Op-Docs

Season 7

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 7

36 Episodes

  • Birth Control Your Own Adventure
    E1
    Birth Control Your Own AdventureHow my side effects made me four different people
  • Black Colleges in the Age of Trump
    E2
    Black Colleges in the Age of TrumpThe President’s dealings with these important institutions has ranged from out-of-touch to outright bizarre.
  • My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes
    E3
    My Dead Dad's Porno TapesWas my father’s leftover stuff the key to who he really was?
  • Baby Brother
    E4
    Baby BrotherSometimes coming home is the hardest move of all.
  • Sinking Islands, Floating Nation
    E5
    Sinking Islands, Floating NationRising sea levels are forcing the nation of Kiribati to make difficult choices.
  • Rebel Monk
    E6
    Rebel MonkFive hundred years ago, Martin Luther shook the church — and the world.
  • Arctic Boyhood
    E7
    Arctic BoyhoodComing of age on the Greenland tundra.
  • 2,300 Miles to Work
    E8
    2,300 Miles to WorkAn illustrator captures one of the world's largest migrations.
  • My Grandfather's Memory Book
    E9
    My Grandfather's Memory BookWhen he died, Byron Levy left behind a vast inheritance — of drawings.
  • Sanctuaries of Silence
    E10
    Sanctuaries of SilenceDiscovering quiet in an ever-noisier world
  • Diamenteurs
    E11
    DiamenteursDiamonds and humans have more in common than you might think.
  • Polar Bears of Hudson Bay
    E12
    Polar Bears of Hudson BayPolar bears haunt the landscape around the remote town of Churchill in northern Manitoba.
  • The Happiest Guy in the World
    E13
    The Happiest Guy in the WorldTwo decades ago, Mario Salcedo went on a cruise — and never came back.
  • We Became Fragments
    E14
    We Became FragmentsIbraheem was just a regular kid — until he lost everything.
  • The Pull
    E15
    The PullJohn Bixby was first prescribed opioids when he was 16. Thirteen years later, he’s still struggling to quit.
  • The Last Storm
    E16
    The Last StormMark Zabawa is on a mission: to fight cancer and chase tornadoes.
  • A Town Divided Over Blue Lives Matter
    E17
    A Town Divided Over Blue Lives MatterA blue line intended to show support for police instead turned neighbors against each other.
  • Searching for Saraswati
    E18
    Searching for SaraswatiHindu nationalism reaches new heights in a quest to find a sacred river.
  • Death Metal Grandma
    E19
    Death Metal GrandmaA 96-year-old who fled the Holocaust finds a new way to be heard.
  • How Healthcare Makes Disability a Trap
    E20
    How Healthcare Makes Disability a TrapI have multiple sclerosis. Why can’t I move to be closer to my son?
  • Between Sound and Silence
    E21
    Between Sound and SilenceFor a generation of people with cochlear implants, technology is transforming the experience of deafness.
  • Calving Season
    E22
    Calving SeasonA teenager helps her ranching family save calves during a snowy spring.
  • Sanctuary City Hotline
    E23
    Sanctuary City HotlineICE has triggered a perpetual state of fear among undocumented immigrants in the U.S. — even among those living in so-called sanctuary cities.
  • Where the Towers Stood
    E24
    Where the Towers StoodThe World Trade Center wreckage once smoldered here. Now visitors come from around the world to learn, remember and grieve the loss of 9/11.
  • Dulce
    E25
    DulceIn a small Colombian village, a mother guides her daughter through a rite of passage.
  • Earthrise
    E26
    EarthriseThe first people to see the Earth from the moon were transformed by the experience. In this film, they tell their story.
  • Holding On to the Farm
    E27
    Holding On to the FarmNo one lives there anymore. So what should we do with my family’s land?
  • Volte
    E28
    VolteIn the sport of equestrian vaulting, even a 12-year-old girl can be “too big.”
  • What if He Falls?
    E29
    What if He Falls?Alex Honnold took a huge risk when he made his free solo climb of El Capitan. Did making a film about it make it even riskier?
  • While I Yet Live
    E30
    While I Yet LiveA close-knit group of rural African-American women have perfected the distinctive art of quilting.
  • Tungs and the Chicken From Hell
    E31
    Tungs and the Chicken From HellA cautionary tale about the epic power struggle between humans and poultry.
  • A Moment in Mexico: A Prisoner in the Family
    E32
    A Moment in Mexico: A Prisoner in the FamilyOut of desperation, a woman has kept her mentally ill son under lock and key for over twenty years.
  • A Moment in Mexico: Justice in Translation
    E33
    A Moment in Mexico: Justice in TranslationMany indigenous people who enter the Mexican justice system must navigate it without a translator — even if they don’t speak Spanish.
  • A Moment in Mexico: Ruptured City
    E34
    A Moment in Mexico: Ruptured CityIn the aftermath of a major earthquake in Mexico City last year, aerial footage captures the resilience of the city’s response.
  • A Moment in Mexico: The Diver
    E35
    A Moment in Mexico: The DiverMexico City employs a diver to clear out clogs and snags from its gigantic sewer system. And he loves it.
  • A Moment in Mexico: Children of the Narco Zone
    E36
    A Moment in Mexico: Children of the Narco ZoneWhat it’s like to grow up as the child of an avowed gangster.

 

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