The Case for Short Films
Though the competition is just as fierce, you never hear people discussing their nomination picks for the short categories at the Oscars, even us here at “Watch Dawg.” Theaters often screen Oscar-nominated shorts in blocks, but they’re rarely advertised, and I honestly don’t know who goes to see them. Frankly, the only people who really pay attention to short films are filmmakers themselves or people with a Criterion subscription. I say: Let’s bring them into the mainstream…