“Oscar’s Docs” Revisits 1986 Tie

Beverly Hills, CA —The Oscar®-winning documentaries “Artie Shaw: Time Is All You’ve Got” and “Down and Out in America,” which tied in the Documentary Feature category in 1986, will screen on Monday, November 12, at 7:30 p.m. at 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.” Oscar-winning actress Lee Grant will join Oscar-winning producers Brigitte Berman and Joseph Feury in post-screening discussions.

“Artie Shaw: Time Is All You’ve Got,” produced by Berman, spotlights the legendary bandleader and clarinetist in an insightful and energetic portrait. This screening will feature a new print from the original negative.

“Down and Out in America,” produced by Feury and Milton Justice and directed by Grant, examines a cross-section of luckless Americans and the societal factors that contributed to their poverty. This screening will feature a new print.

“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.

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.

Editors: Please note that downloadable images are available at http://photos.oscars.org.

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