Op-Docs

Season 11

Op-Docs is The New York Times editorial department's award-winning section for short, opinionated documentaries, produced with wide creative latitude and a range of artistic styles, covering current affairs, contemporary life and historical subjects.

Where to Watch Season 11

20 Episodes

  • Think About the Beautiful Future Ahead
    E1
    Think About the Beautiful Future AheadWhen a beloved uncle died, he left behind an inheritance made of love.
  • Perfect the Art of Longing
    E2
    Perfect the Art of LongingA rabbi in a long-term-care facility reflects on what it means to be alive in a state of profound isolation.
  • You Can't Stop Spirit
    E3
    You Can't Stop SpiritFor a community of Black women, dressing up as baby dolls is a Mardi Gras tradition and a celebration of freedom.
  • Yaren and the Sun
    E4
    Yaren and the SunYaren, age 10, lost her mother at 6. She felt alone in her grief — until she attended a camp for kids who have lost someone important.
  • Not Even for a Moment Do Things Stand Still
    E5
    Not Even for a Moment Do Things Stand StillMourners from across the country gathered among hundreds of thousands of white flags to honor those lost to Covid.
  • Prosopagnosia
    E6
    ProsopagnosiaProsopagnosia means “face blindness.” But what does it mean to live with it?
  • My Disability Roadmap
    E7
    My Disability RoadmapThe path to adulthood is a precarious one for those with disabilities. So Samuel Habib, 21, seeks out guidance from America’s most rebellious disability activists.
  • Five Days of Fear
    E8
    Five Days of FearDo you worry about the same things as these Warsaw residents?
  • Mink!
    E9
    Mink!Throughout her life, Representative Patsy Mink challenged the status quo. As a leading advocate of Title IX, she defended the bill against those who sought to weaken it.
  • Tuesday Afternoon
    E10
    Tuesday AfternoonAfter nearly 33 years in prison — and over two decades in solitary confinement — Jack Powers embarks on the first day of his new life.
  • The Score
    E11
    The ScoreFleeing war, a pianist left her dreams behind. Thirty years later, she returns to her piano.
  • The Best Chef in the World
    E12
    The Best Chef in the WorldSally Schmitt sold her successful Napa Valley establishment, the French Laundry. Then it became “the best restaurant in the world.”
  • Pony Boys
    E13
    Pony BoysTwo brothers from the Boston suburbs set out on an improbable journey to Montreal’s Expo 67 by hoof.
  • Svonni v. the Swedish Tax Agency
    E14
    Svonni v. the Swedish Tax AgencyIndigenous Sami tradition versus Swedish bureaucracy — which one wins this dogfight?
  • Long Line of Ladies
    E15
    Long Line of Ladies In Northern California, the Karuk people celebrate a girl’s first period in a coming-of-age ceremony.
  • The Benevolents
    E16
    The BenevolentsVolunteers at a Montreal call center train to be an ear for a lonely society.
  • Party Poster
    E17
    Party PosterIn Mumbai, India, science, religion and politics collide when a group of laundry workers sets out to design a poster in time for a major festival.
  • Happiness Is £4 Million
    E18
    Happiness Is £4 MillionAn idealistic journalist and a prosperous real estate guru question each other’s worldviews.
  • My Duduś
    E19
    My DuduśA filmmaker documents his mother’s bond with an abandoned baby squirrel.
  • Blue Room
    E20
    Blue RoomIncarcerated men and women watch nature videos on a loop in a mental health program.

 

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