For the 18th consecutive year, ShortsTV presents the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on Feb. 17^th. 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 12^th.

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.