Back when the Oscar nominees were announced I lamented the difficulty of tracking down the various short nominees. It seems the fine people at salon.com agreed, and yesterday they put five of them (3 animated shorts, 2 live action) on their site. There are some real gems amongst them, and when you consider that all five will take well under an hour to watch, it’s well worth a look.
My personal favourites are " Ryan" (further proof that documentaries come in many guises) and " Little Terrorist" (the best political gestures don’t claim to be anything of the sort) but they’re all deserving of more attention.