The 23rd Annual Contemporary Documentaries series is a showcase for feature-length and short documentaries drawn from the 2003 Academy Award® nominations, including the winners, as well as other important and innovative films considered by the Academy that year.

All films in Part One of the series screen at the Academy’s new Linwood Dunn Theater at the Pickford Center in Hollywood on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m., except for the IMAX evening on December 15 (see below). Filmmakers will be present at screenings whenever possible.

Wednesday, October 6, 7:30 p.m. • The Weather Underground (Academy Award® nominee) • The Fog of War (Academy Award winner) Wednesday, October 20, 7:30 p.m. • Foo-Foo Dust • My Flesh and Blood Wednesday, November 3, 7:30 p.m. • Step into Liquid • Comedian Wednesday, November 17, 7:30 p.m. • The Agronomist • Balseros (Academy Award nominee). Wednesday, December 1, 7:30 p.m. • Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin At the Imax Theater, California Science Center, Exposition Park: Wednesday, December 15, 7:30 p.m. • Coral Reef Adventure • Ghosts of the Abyss