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.

All films in the series screen at the Linwood Dunn Theater at the Academy’s Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. The filmmakers will be present at screenings whenever possible. Admission for all screenings is free.

Click on each of the following film titles for additional information.

Wednesday, March 14, at 7 p.m.
March of the Penguins**
Grizzly Man

Wednesday, March 28, at 7 p.m.
The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club*
KordaVision

Wednesday, April 11, at 7 p.m.
Abused
After Innocence

Wednesday, April 25, at 7 p.m.
Waging a Living
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room*

Wednesday, May 9, at 7 p.m.
Rize
Favela Rising

Wednesday, May 23, at 7 p.m.
Positively Naked
The Mushroom Club*
Unknown White Male

Wednesday, June 6, at 7 p.m.
God Sleeps in Rwanda*
Darwin’s Nightmare*

*Academy Award Nominee
**Academy Award Winner