Op-Docs

Season 5

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 5

37 Episodes

  • Summer's Choice
    E1
    Summer's ChoiceIn this short documentary, a talented teenager in the Mojave Desert is torn between ​​​her goal of attending art school and wanting to help support her family.
  • Another Kind of Girl
    E2
    Another Kind of GirlIn this short documentary, a 17-year-old Syrian films an intimate portrait of life in her refugee camp.
  • Object: Diving Below the Ice
    E3
    Object: Diving Below the IceThis short film follows a diver on a search below the ice.
  • How to Win an Election
    E4
    How to Win an ElectionA leading political strategist explains how candidates use the art of storytelling to help swing elections.
  • A Conversation With Latinos on Race
    E5
    A Conversation With Latinos on RaceIn this short documentary, Latinos grapple with defining their ethnic and racial identities.
  • Games You Can't Win
    E6
    Games You Can't WinA​ transgender woman, a sufferer of severe mental illness​, and the parents of a child with cancer transform their experiences into intensely personal video games.
  • Unsilenced
    E7
    UnsilencedAn activist is murdered on-air while hosting a radio show for fellow displaced residents of a rural town in Mexico.
  • Late December
    E8
    Late DecemberAfter 63 years of marriage, a man’s devotion to his wife is unbroken by Alzheimer’s.
  • A Conversation With Asian-Americans on Race
    E9
    A Conversation With Asian-Americans on RaceAsian-Americans confront stereotypes about their community.
  • Fashion vs. Art
    E10
    Fashion vs. ArtFashion occupies a prime position in our culture and economy. But is it art?
  • Manufacturing China's Future
    E11
    Manufacturing China's FutureA mayor tries to secure his city’s future… by tearing it down.
  • I Think This Is the Closest to How the Footage Looked
    E12
    I Think This Is the Closest to How the Footage LookedA man brings objects to life in a struggle to recreate the lost memory of his mother’s last day.
  • Demon in the Freezer
    E13
    Demon in the Freezer
  • The Shampoo Summit
    E14
    The Shampoo SummitIn a hair salon in Israel, Arab and Jewish women find common ground… in a sink.
  • Afghanistan by Choice
    E15
    Afghanistan by ChoiceHow do you make the wrenching decision of whether to leave your homeland?
  • The Chosen Life
    E16
    The Chosen LifeThere are only a few doctors left in Alabama who provide abortions. Yashica Robinson is one of them.
  • Who Makes the Bronx
    E17
    Who Makes the BronxAntonio Guzmán makes a living by knowing how to peel the perfect orange. Part of a series about the workers of Jerome Avenue, in the Bronx.
  • Not Dead Yet
    E18
    Not Dead YetAt the age of 93, Norman Lear is still entertaining America. What’s his secret?
  • Slow to Show
    E19
    Slow to ShowEvery year, the city of Odessa, Tex., is witness to a strange phenomenon: cars that fly.
  • I, Destini
    E20
    I, DestiniA racist system. A brother in jail. One teenage girl turned to animation to make sense of it all.
  • My Deadly, Beautiful City
    E21
    My Deadly, Beautiful CityThe arctic mining city of Norilsk is one of the most polluted in the world — but many residents are still proud to call it home.
  • Long-Term Parking
    E22
    Long-Term ParkingAn airport parking lot in Los Angeles has become an improvised village of airline workers.
  • I'm Not From Here
    E23
    I'm Not From HereDay after day, an elderly woman recalls the Spanish Basque country of her youth — while forgetting she is consigned to a retirement home in Chile.
  • The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano
    E24
    The Many Sad Fates of Mr. ToledanoPhillip Toledano was terrified of growing old. So he decided to do it as many times as possible.
  • 4.1 Miles
    E25
    4.1 MilesA coast guard captain on a small Greek island is suddenly charged with saving thousands of refugees from drowning at sea.
  • Supreme Court v. the American Voter
    E26
    Supreme Court v. the American VoterThis year’s election will be the first in over 50 years without the full protection of the Voting Rights Act.
  • Taller Than the Trees
    E27
    Taller Than the TreesJapanese men haven’t traditionally been caregivers. But for Masami Hayata, it’s a crucial part of raising his family.
  • The Presidential Debate in Song: Who's Gonna Work It Out?
    E28
    The Presidential Debate in Song: Who's Gonna Work It Out?Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the Gregory Brothers team up to present a musical mashup of highlights from the second 2016 presidential debate.
  • "Never Trump." But Then What?
    E29
    "Never Trump." But Then What?At the annual RedState gathering, prominent conservatives reflect on how Donald Trump has divided their party.
  • Bad Hombres, Nasty Women: The Presidential Debate in Song
    E30
    Bad Hombres, Nasty Women: The Presidential Debate in SongWeird Al Yankovic and the Gregory Brothers stage an apocalyptic musical at the final debate of the 2016 presidential campaign.
  • Pashtana's Lesson
    E31
    Pashtana's LessonA teenage girl resists her arranged marriage so she can stay in school.
  • The Price of Certainty
    E32
    The Price of CertaintyThere's more to what you believe than you think.
  • Pickle
    E33
    PickleA couple builds an unlikely menagerie of obese chickens, paraplegic possums, and bodyless fish.
  • Dangerous Curves
    E34
    Dangerous CurvesThe plus-size women who pole dance.
  • Indefinite
    E35
    IndefiniteIn Britain, some immigrants face a future of indefinite detention.
  • Policing Flint
    E36
    Policing FlintStep inside a police department struggling with budget cuts and public distrust.
  • Errol Moris: "Demon in the Freezer"
    E37
    Errol Moris: "Demon in the Freezer"

 

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