Two themes emerge among the doc short nominees, as voters decide between hard-hitting issue docs and lighter portraits on the unifying power of music.

I have seen two films by the Cutler-Kreutzes (I programmed their latest short film “Trapped” at last year’s Chicago Critics Film Festival), and I have great admiration for how they manage to craft ...

Adequately developing your characters and themes while establishing a strong ... and ethnic cleansing being examined, these five short films are global and far-reaching, relevant to all of us ...