Five of the bravest international filmmakers working today tell thoughtful, compelling stories in this year’s documentary short film program.

One of the most entertaining categories at the Academy Awards — and one of the least heralded — is for the Best Animated Short Subject. We are screening the five nominees in that category along with three films short-listed for a nomination.

In a field that has historically embraced few women film critics, Kael was controversial, witty, and fiercely discerning. Her turbo-charged prose famously championed films that were dismissed by most other critics (Bonnie and Clyde, Taxi Driver).