After its premiere at Sundance Film Festival , '' American Experience Films '' acquired the distribution rights of the film , in association with PBS Distribution for DVD releases . The film had a theatrical release in New York City on September 5 , 2014 before expanding nationwide in the United States during September and early October . The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 87th Academy Awards . It also garnered a nomination for Best Documentary Screenplay from the Writers Guild of America . It premiered on PBS television on April 28 , 2015
87th Academy Awards
87th Academy Awards
Last Days in Vietnam