Calendar – Past Event

The 28th annual Contemporary Documentaries series is a showcase for feature-length and short documentaries drawn from the 2008 Academy Award nominations, including the winners, as well as other important and innovative films considered by the Academy that year.

All films in the series screen at the Linwood Dunn Theater at the Academy's Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study on Wednesdays at 7 p.m., except for the IMAX presentations on December 9. The filmmakers will be present at screenings whenever possible. Admission for all screenings is free.

Wednesday, October 21, at 7 p.m.

ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD
Directed by Werner Herzog
Produced by Henry Kaiser
Antarctica is a breathtaking and surreal world within a world. Herzog examines the forces of human nature and Mother Nature, as they come head-to-head in Earth’s most remote continent. 35mm. 99 mins.
Academy Award nominee: Documentary Feature

FLOW
Directed by Irena Salina
Produced by Steven Starr
The growing privatization of the world’s dwindling fresh water supply is a political, environmental and human rights crisis. "Flow" identifies not only the culprits, but also the crusaders who are fighting for change. 35mm. 84 mins.

Location Name:  Linwood Dunn Theater

Address: 1313 Vine St., Hollywood, CA 90028

Tel: (310) 247-3600

Contact:  (310) 247-3600