Two brothers who rescue birds, a man who takes on Vladimir Putin and a couple that chases

volcanoes are only some of the subjects of this year's Oscar nominees for documentary

feature.

From Ukraine to India, Russia to New York City, these films will take you places you couldn't

go otherwise.

And you can stream them all from home.

I'm Aisha Harris.

And I'm Linda Holmes.

On this episode of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour, we've got a guide to this year's Oscar

nominees for documentary feature film.

It's just the two of us today.

Let's dive right in and talk about our first film.

First up is all the beauty and the bloodshed.

It's directed by Laura Poitrus.

It's about the photographer and activist Nan Golden.

She spent decades in New York's art scene and has devoted her recent years to persuading

arts institutions to distance themselves from the Sackler family over its role in the

opioid epidemic.

You can watch this one on HBO Max and HBO starting on March 19th.

Aisha, what did you think of this?

This was by far my favorite of the bunch.

You know, I was familiar with Nan Golden and I was also very familiar with this sort of

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