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Ben Affleck and Matt Damon-produced documentary ruled ineligible for Oscars... though filmmakers insist it qualified


A new documentary produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon is being ruled ineligible to compete for Best Documentary at the upcoming Oscars .

The film - Kiss the Future - screened in 139 AMC Theatres cinemas nationwide, including several Oscar-qualifying markets like Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Atlanta. The film - Kiss the Future - screened in 139 AMC Theatres cinemas nationwide, including several Oscar-qualifying markets like Los Angeles , New York, San Francisco and Atlanta And the existence or non-existence of that rule does not speak to the filmmakers’ larger argument — that if the Academy’s goal is to get people to watch films in theaters, Kiss the Future more than met the mark.

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