In case my recent posts on the Oscar-nominated short films have piqued your interest in seeing the little gems for yourself, there's good news: The films start making their way around the country today thanks to Magnolia Pictures. One program shows all five of the live-action short films, while the other combines the five animated shorts. I went to both shows last year and highly recommend them: It's great to see films like this that so rarely make it into theaters.

If your city doesn't have the shorts yet, don't worry — they'll be touring around the country even after the Oscars are handed out. To see where they're playing so far and what other cities already have planned stops, just read more.

IN THEATERS NOW

Alaska
Anchorage: Out North

Arizona
Tempe: Valley Art 1 Theatre
Tucson: The Loft Cinema

California
Berkeley: Shattuck Cinemas
Los Angeles: The Landmark
Pasadena: Laemmle's One Colorado Cinemas
Sacramento: Crest Theatre
San Diego: Hillcrest Cinemas
San Francisco: Embarcadero Center Cinema
San Rafael: Smith Rafael Film Center
Santa Cruz: Nickelodeon Theatres

Colorado
Boulder: International Film Series
Denver: Chez Artiste

Connecticut
Hartford: Real Art Ways Cinema
Norwalk: Garden Cinemas Norwalk 4
Stamford: Avon Twin Theatre

Delaware
Wilmington: Theater N at Demours

Florida
Bradenton: Lakewood Ranch 6
Fort Lauderdale: Cinema Paradiso
Lake Worth: Lake Worth Playhouse
Tallahassee: Tallahassee Film Society, Inc

Georgia
Atlanta: Midtown Art Cinemas 8

Hawaii
Honolulu: Doris Duke Theatre

Illinois
Chicago: Landmark's Century Centre Cinema

Indiana
Indianapolis: Key Cinemas

Iowa
Iowa City: University of Iowa, Bijou Theater

Kansas
Salina: Salina Art Center

Maine
Brunswick: Frontier Cafe
Ellsworth: Grand Theatre
Rockland: Strand Theatre

Maryland
Baltimore: Landmark Harbor East 7

Massachusetts
Brookline: Coolidge Corner Theatre
Pittsfield: Colonial Theatre

Michigan
Detroit: Detroit Institute of Art
Ann Arbor: Michigan Theater

Minnesota
Minneapolis: Lagoon Cinema

Missouri
Kansas City: Tivoli @ Manor Square
Springfield: Moxie Cinema
University City: Tivoli Theatre

Nebraska
Omaha: Film Streams at the Ruth Sokolof Theater

New Hampshire
Concord, NH: Red River 3

New Jersey
Cape May: Cape May Beach 4

New Mexico
Santa Fe: The Screen

New York
Albany: Spectrum
Glens Falls: Charles R. Wood Theater aka Wood Theatre
Hudson: Time and Space Limited
Hunter: The Mountain
Ithaca: Cornell Cinema
New York: IFC Center
Rochester: Little Theatre

North Carolina
Charlotte: Ballantyne Village 5
Wilmington: Cucalorus Film Foundation

Ohio
Columbus: Gateway 8
Cleveland Heights: Cedar Lee Theatres

Oklahoma
Oklahoma City: Oklahoma City Museum of Art
Tulsa: Circle Theatre

Oregon
Portland: Hollywood Theatre

Pennsylvania
East Stroudsburg: Pocono
Harrisburg: Midtown Cinema
Philadelphia: Ritz 5 Movies
Pittsburgh: Regent Square Theater

Tennessee
Nashville: Belcourt Theatre

Texas
Austin: Alamo South Lamar
Dallas: Magnolia Theatre - Dallas
San Antonio: Santikos Bijou @ Crossroads 6

Utah
Salt Lake City: Tower Theatre

Washington
Seattle: Varsity Theatre

Washington, DC
E Street Cinema

Wisconsin
Madison: Sundance Cinemas 608

COMING SOON

Feb. 22
Boulder, CO: International Film Series
Norwalk, CT: Garden Cinemas Norwalk 4
Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa, Bijou Theater
Rochester, NY: Little Theatre
Salt Lake City, UT: Tower Theatre

Feb. 23
Tallahassee, FL: Tallahassee Film Society, Inc
Wichita, KS: Wichita Public Library

Feb. 25
Durham, NC: Carolina Theatre - Durham

Feb. 28
Boston, MA: Barbara Lee Family Foundation Theater

Feb. 29
Santa Rosa, CA: Rialto Cinemas Lakeside
Pelham, NY: Pelham Picture House
Fort Worth, TX: Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Milwaukee, WI: Times Cinema

March 4
Utica, NY: Munson Cinema

March 6
Hollywood, CA: Egyptian Theatre

March 7
Provincetown, MA: New Art Cinema

March 8
Napa, CA: Jarvis Conservatory

March 13
Reno, NV: Reno Film Festival

March 14
Amherst, MA: Amherst Cinema Arts Center 3

March 18
Reno, NV: Nevada Musuem of Art

March 19
Bryn Mawr, PA: Bryn Mawr Film Institute

March 28
Albuquerque, NM: Guild

April 18
Fresno, CA: Fresno Filmworks c/o Tower Theatre

April 27
Grande Prairie, AB: Grande Prairie Live Theatre