This year's Oscar-nominated short documentaries are remarkably varied, revisiting our recent political history, examining the roots of terrorism at home and sharing snapshots of a young person's development. Even the two nature-based entries wildly differ in approach and tone.
'The Elephant Whisperers'
A man and a woman are assigned by an Indian governmental agency to care for an orphaned baby elephant. They grow to love the elephant — and each other. Sounds like a Hollywood movie, but the true story of caretakers Bomman and Bellie and young Raghu is the subject of "The Elephant Whisperers."
