Oscar Nominations for Short Films - Documentary

Every year, the Oscars are given for three categories of short films - documentary, live action and animation. And every year I have the same thought, wouldn't have been nice to have an opportunity to have seen  them. And then a year later, these short films are released on DVD. Of course by that time, the awards for short films have long been forgotten. I'm happy to report that the Criterion Cinemas in New Haven are showing the short films this week. I have just gotten back from watching the five films in the documentary category - each film is 40 minutes or less so I took just about three hours to watch all five. I will be blogging a review of each of the shorts in the order of my preference starting with my least favorite.