Op-Docs

Säsong 9

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 Op-Docs • Säsong 9

25 Episodes

  • Music and Clowns
    A1
    Music and ClownsWhat I wish people understood about having a family member with Down syndrome.
  • Betye Saar: Taking Care of Business
    A2
    Betye Saar: Taking Care of BusinessIn the first film from our Sundance 2020 series, meet Betye Saar, who says her weapon is art.
  • Now Is the Time
    A3
    Now Is the TimeIn the next film from our Sundance 2020 series, two brothers carve their community’s first totem pole in nearly a century.
  • Single in China
    A4
    Single in ChinaDating is hard. A government campaign to get you married is worse.
  • Self-Quarantined for the Holidays
    A5
    Self-Quarantined for the HolidaysI was stuck inside with my parents during Chinese New Year. Here’s what we did.
  • Hysterical Girl
    A6
    Hysterical GirlOp-Docs is premiering one of SXSW’s picks, which re-examines Freud through the lens of his female subject.
  • Messages From Quarantine
    A7
    Messages From QuarantineIn the age of coronavirus, the only way you can see Milan is to fly through it.
  • The Sound of Gravity
    A8
    The Sound of GravityAlbert Einstein had a theory. These scientists proved it a century later.
  • Container
    A9
    ContainerThe agony and anxiety of living in a migrant camp.
  • How to Be Alone
    A10
    How to Be AloneI was struggling with quarantine — until I found the polar explorers.
  • All I Have to Offer You Is Me
    A11
    All I Have to Offer You Is MeLarry Callies comes from a long line of black cowboys living and working on the frontier.
  • Forgiveness Day
    A12
    Forgiveness Day“I was young and in denial of my own sexuality.”
  • The Torture Letters
    A13
    The Torture LettersFrom unjustified stops of Black teenagers to a device to torment people in custody, racist police brutality runs deep.
  • Huntsville Station
    A14
    Huntsville StationFor these former inmates in Texas, the rush of emotions that accompany freedom play out at a Greyhound bus station.
  • The Lonely Goalkeeper
    A15
    The Lonely GoalkeeperArsenal legend Bob Wilson on the loneliest role in soccer.
  • Tears Teacher
    A16
    Tears TeacherA teacher travels across Japan to encourage adults to cry more.
  • Dying in Your Mother's Arms
    A17
    Dying in Your Mother's ArmsA palliative care doctor on finding a “good death” for children in the worst situations.
  • Gods From Space
    A18
    Gods From SpaceThe Aetherius Society believes in selflessness and extraterrestrial life.
  • All Cats Are Gray in the Dark
    A19
    All Cats Are Gray in the DarkThe star of this short documentary calls himself "Catman."
  • Club Quarantine
    A20
    Club QuarantineWhen the coronavirus shut down clubs around the world, I found community in a queer dance party on Zoom.
  • All Her Dying Lovers
    A21
    All Her Dying LoversOne woman’s revenge against the Nazis has become legend in a small Czech town.
  • The Spiritual Exercises
    A22
    The Spiritual ExercisesThe story of a priest who left the Catholic Church for love.
  • Attención! Murderer Next Door
    A23
    Attención! Murderer Next DoorWhat to do when your neighbors have carried out crimes against humanity.
  • A Concerto Is A Conversation
    A24
    A Concerto Is A ConversationA virtuoso jazz pianist and film composer tracks his family’s lineage through his 91-year-old grandfather from Jim Crow Florida to the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
  • Menopause Stories
    A25
    Menopause Stories"There are still many women who think that menopause is the end of your life."

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