A socially charged film on the taboos around menstruation is nominated for an Oscar. The film titled Period. End Of Sentence. has India as its backdrop, and was announced in the Oscar nominations on January 22. It delves into the life and work of Arunachalam Muruganathan, the real 'Pad Man', whose low-cost sanitary napkin making machine started a revolution in India.

The film was nominated under the Documentary Short Subject category and is one of the top five nominees. The other nominees include Black Sheep, End Game, Lifeboat and A Night At The Garden.