“Oscar’s Docs” Returns to 1982

Beverly Hills, CA — The Oscar®-winning documentaries “If You Love This Planet” and “Just Another Missing Kid” will screen on Monday, October 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Linwood Dunn Theater as the next installment of “Oscar’s Docs, Part Three: Academy Award®-Winning Documentaries 1977–1988.” The 10-week series showcases the short and feature-length documentaries honored each year by the Academy.

“If You Love This Planet,” the 1982 Documentary Short Subject winner, follows Dr. Helen Caldicott as she traces the development of atomic weapons from the devastating bombs of the 1940s to the even more dangerous, apocalyptic weapons of today.

In “Just Another Missing Kid,” the 1982 Documentary Feature winner, Eric Wilson’s family takes up the search for him after the Canadian and U.S. police are unable to find the missing Ottawa teenager.

“Oscar’s Docs” is a comprehensive screening series of every short subject and feature to win the Academy Award for documentary filmmaking since the category was established in 1941.

The retrospective will present the best available prints, often featuring newly struck or restored editions from the documentary collection of the Academy Film Archive. The series will continue each Monday evening through November 19 and will be complemented on many nights with onstage discussions with the filmmakers (schedules permitting).

Tickets to “Oscar’s Docs” are $5 for the general public and $3 for Academy members and students with a valid ID. Tickets are available for purchase online at www.oscars.org, by mail, or at the Academy box office during regular business hours. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. All seating is unreserved.

The Linwood Dunn Theater is located at 1313 Vine Street in Hollywood. Free parking is available through the entrance on Homewood Avenue (one block north of Fountain Avenue). For additional information, visit www.oscars.org/events or call (310) 247-3600.

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