For the 18th consecutive year, ShortsTV presents the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on Feb. 17th. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. The Academy Awards take place Sunday, March 12th.

DOCUMENTARY SHORTS (to be offered as one program of 165 minutes)

Rating equivalent of PG-13/R for adult themes.

How Do You Measure a Year? – Jay Rosenblatt, USA, 29 min.

The Elephant Whisperers – Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga, India, 40 min.

Stranger at the Gate – Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones, USA, 29 min.

Haulout – Evgenia Arbugaeva and Maxim Arbugaev, UK, 25 min.

The Martha Mitchell Effect – Anne Alvergue and Debra McClutchy, USA, 40 min.