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My Enemy, My Brother is a 2015 Canadian documentary film about two war veterans who met twenty-five years later after the Iran–Iraq War in 1980s. It is directed by Ann Shin and produced by Melanie Horkan, Hannah Donegan and Fathom Film Group. The documentary was well received by critics and earned wide spread critical acclaim. My Enemy, My Brother was shortlisted with ten other documentaries from 74 entries submitted to 88th Academy Awards in Documentary Short Subject category. The final five nominations were scheduled to be announced on January 14, 2016.
These are the lists of documentary films that were shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in recent years.
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- ↑ Coil, Carolyn (Aug 26, 1974). "Mark Hicks - A Determined Man, Picasso Provides New Way Of Life". The Beaver County Times . p. A11. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ↑ "1977 (50th) Academy Awards, Documentary (Short Subject), Gravity Is My Enemy". Academy Awards Acceptance Speeches, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
