It wasnt the only shortlist honor for the film directed by Josh Greenbaum.
Two previous Oscar winners got snubbed: Errol Morris for his documentarySeparated, and Asif Kapadia for2073.
(Coincidentally or not, both of those films incorporate fictionalized elements into their narratives).
Clockwise from top left: ‘Will & Harper,’ ‘Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story,’ ‘Dahomey,’ and ‘No Other Land’Everett Collection
The doc feature shortlist of 15 was culled from 169 qualifiers this year.
The film recently joined Jolt, a new streaming platform.
Despite having no U.S. distribution, the film has won about four dozen awards around the world.
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Oscar-qualifying short documentaries also saw their number culled to 15.
Actor-filmmakerRashida Jonesmade it with shortA Swim Lesson, co-directed with Will McCormack.
Smriti Mundhra, an Oscar nominee forSt.
Louis Superman, saw her latest short documentary,I Am Ready, Warden, make the list.
Nominations voting begins on Wednesday, January 8 and end Sunday, January 12.
Nominations for the 97th Academy Awards will be announced on Friday, January 17.
