Op-Docs

Season 13

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 13

21 Episodes

  • Under the White Mask: The Film That Haesaerts Could Have Made
    E1
    Under the White Mask: The Film That Haesaerts Could Have MadeIn this short film, Congolese artworks voice the poet and author Aimé Césaire’s words: “Colonization is thingification.”
  • Letter to San Zaw Htway
    E2
    Letter to San Zaw HtwayAfter the 2021 military coup in Myanmar, loved ones of the deceased artist and political prisoner San Zaw Htway wrote him letters as an act of remembrance and hope.
  • To Become a Lion
    E3
    To Become a LionA martial arts master traces the evolution of lion dancing mapped through his path to teaching.
  • Two by Louis Johnson
    E4
    Two by Louis JohnsonLouis Johnson, the choreographer of “The Wiz,” could “outdance anyone.” Watch two rarely seen performances here.
  • Roswell
    E5
    RoswellWhy did a U.F.O. allegedly crash in Roswell, N.M., of all places? In 1994 the filmmaker Bill Brown set out on a road trip to explore the 1947 incident.
  • An Act of Service
    E6
    An Act of ServiceRob C., a firefighter in Idaho, undergoes psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy in an attempt to address his PTSD.
  • Everything’s Fine, Potatoes in Line
    E7
    Everything’s Fine, Potatoes in LineIn the midst of a political and environmental dispute between the Czech Republic and Poland over a coal mine, a potato salad contest is held in a small border town.
  • Roaches' Lullaby
    E8
    Roaches' LullabyIn the 1970s, the filmmakers Claudia Weill and Eli Noyes interviewed New Yorkers across the city about their unwanted roommates: roaches.
  • Will You Look at Me
    E9
    Will You Look at MeWhen a young Chinese filmmaker returns to his hometown in search of himself, a long-due conversation with his mother dives the two of them into a quest for acceptance and love.
  • Ellis Island
    E10
    Ellis IslandIn the early 1970s, two high school filmmakers ventured out in a rowboat to make a 16-millimeter film about an abandoned space nearby: Ellis Island.
  • Where Am I From?
    E11
    Where Am I From?In this short film, the new media artist Nouf Aljowaysir asks A.I. a question she’s struggled with since childhood.
  • Contractions
    E12
    ContractionsIn Memphis, a doctor and a volunteer driver contemplate the discontinuation of abortion services at a women’s health clinic two years after the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
  • A New Wave
    E13
    A New WaveMichael February, a boundary-breaking surfer and the first Black South African on the World Surf League Championship Tour, embarks on a transformative journey.
  • Not for Money, Not for Love, Not for Nothing
    E14
    Not for Money, Not for Love, Not for NothingIn this animated short film, women who work in the sex trade in Wales anonymously share their experiences.
  • To Live in a Wild Sea
    E15
    To Live in a Wild SeaAn 86-year-old woman’s decision to end her life raises complex questions about life and death for a filmmaker.
  • Modern Goose
    E16
    Modern GooseThere’s a natural world trapped within our cities.
  • The Final Chapter
    E17
    The Final ChapterHow do you cope when an abusive family member becomes terminally ill?
  • más y más y más flores
    E18
    más y más y más floresDuring the Day of the Dead, the cempasúchil, or marigold, is believed to guide spirits back home. In Mexico City, people who lost a loved one to Covid use the flower to honor their dead.
  • Instruments of a Beating Heart
    E19
    Instruments of a Beating HeartA look into the Japanese educational system’s delicate balance between teamwork, discipline and personal growth.
  • A Move
    E20
    A MoveInspired by the movement for women’s rights in Iran, Elahe Esmaili returns to her hometown to start her own resistance.
  • Christmas, Every Day
    E21
    Christmas, Every DayTwo preteen girls market fashion and beauty products to thousands of online fans from their Alabama home.

 

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