The 25th annual Contemporary Documentaries series is a showcase for feature-length and short documentaries drawn from the 2005 Academy Award® nominations, including the winners, as well as other important and innovative films considered by the Academy that year.

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Wednesday, September 27, at 7 p.m.
Mr. Mergler’s Gift
Mad Hot Ballroom

Wednesday, October 11, at 7 p.m.
Murderball*
39 Pounds of Love

Wednesday, October 25, at 7 p.m.
On Native Soil: The Documentary of the 9/11 Commission Report
Occupation: Dreamland

Wednesday, November 1, at 7 p.m.
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin**
The Devil and Daniel Johnston

Wednesday, November 15, at 7 p.m.
Street Fight*
The Last Campaign

Wednesday, November 29, at 7 p.m.
Dimmer
The Boys of Baraka

Wednesday, December 13, at 7 p.m.
At the IMAX Theater, California Science Center, Exposition Park
Aliens of the Deep
Wild Safari 3D: A South African Adventure

*Academy Award® Nominee
**Academy Award® Winner