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 • 季1

48 Episodes

  • The Silent Majority
    第 1 集
    The Silent MajorityConsisting of rare footage filmed by President Richard M. Nixon’s aides, this experimental documentary revisits Nixon’s campaign to win an elusive majority.
  • Focus
    第 2 集
    FocusThe filmmaker Jeff Scher presents an abstract celebration of the New York City Marathon.
  • The Umbrella Man
    第 3 集
    The Umbrella ManOn the 48th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Errol Morris explores the story behind the one man seen standing under an open black umbrella at the site.
  • The Role of Youth
    第 4 集
    The Role of YouthThe filmmaker Matt Wolf and the writer Jon Savage reflect on the history of youth in times of crisis.
  • Texting While Walking
    第 5 集
    Texting While WalkingThe filmmaker Casey Neistat explores the hazards of text messaging while walking in New York City.
  • Dismantling Detroit
    第 6 集
    Dismantling DetroitThe filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady look at young men who salvage scrap metal from Detroit’s derelict buildings, set against the backdrop of globalization.
  • Ai Weiwei: Evolution of a Dissident
    第 7 集
    Ai Weiwei: Evolution of a DissidentThe filmmaker Alison Klayman presents an exclusive look at the Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei and his struggle for the freedom of expression.
  • The Justice of the Occupation
    第 8 集
    The Justice of the OccupationThe filmmaker Ra’anan Alexandrowicz explores the impact of Israel’s High Court of Justice on Palestinian rights.
  • They Will Say We Are Not Here
    第 9 集
    They Will Say We Are Not HereThe filmmakers Katherine Fairfax Wright and Malika Zouhali-Worrall explore the motivations, sorrows and dreams of the slain Ugandan gay rights activist David Kato.
  • El Wingador
    第 10 集
    El WingadorThe filmmaker Errol Morris explores the excessive eating habits of a five-time champion of the Philadelphia Wing Bowl.
  • The Island President Deposed
    第 11 集
    The Island President DeposedThe filmmaker Jon Shenk presents a portrait of Mohamed Nasheed, the first democratically elected president of the Maldives and an environmental activist, who was deposed on Feb. 7.
  • Bike Thief
    第 12 集
    Bike ThiefThe filmmaker Casey Neistat conducts an experiment in New York City, locking up his own bike and brazenly trying to steal it, to determine whether onlookers or the police would intervene.
  • Hi! I’m a Nutria
    第 13 集
    Hi! I’m a NutriaHi! I’m a Nutria In this animated short by the filmmaker Drew Christie, a rodent living in Washington State defends criticism that he is an invasive species and asks, “How long does it take to become a native?”
  • Call Me Ehsaan
    第 14 集
    Call Me EhsaanA look at the war in Afghanistan through the eyes of Lt. Col. John Darin Loftis, one of the U.S. Air Force’s prized experts in Afghan language and culture, who was killed in Kabul on Feb. 25, 2012.
  • Good Night, Ryan
    第 15 集
    Good Night, RyanA filmmaker explores the fate of Specialist Ryan Yurchison, who returned from Iraq with P.T.S.D. and, after seeking help at the local V.A. hospital, died of a drug overdose in a possible suicide.
  • Name Change
    第 16 集
    Name ChangeThe filmmaker Sharon Shattuck recalls the apprehension she experienced when her father, a transgender cross-dresser, decided to legally adopt a woman’s name.
  • Taking the Waste Out of Wastewater
    第 17 集
    Taking the Waste Out of WastewaterDrinking water reclaimed from sewage might sound disgusting, but it could be a necessary solution to our domestic water woes.
  • Mitt Likes Music, Including This
    第 18 集
    Mitt Likes Music, Including ThisThe Gregory Brothers present a musical video mash-up about what Mitt Romney likes — from lakes and trees to music and cars to grits and “Twilight.”
  • Waiting for Health Care
    第 19 集
    Waiting for Health CareThe filmmaker Peter Nicks goes behind the doors of an American public hospital struggling to care for a community of largely uninsured patients.
  • Transition
    第 20 集
    TransitionThe filmmaker Zina Saro-Wiwa presents an Op-Doc on black women’s decision to embrace their naturally kinky hair, rather than use chemical straighteners.
  • The Scars of Stop-and-Frisk
    第 21 集
    The Scars of Stop-and-FriskA short documentary film on New York’s stop-and-frisk policing focuses on Tyquan Brehon, a young man in Brooklyn who says he was stopped more than 60 times before age 18.
  • Songs Against Drilling
    第 22 集
    Songs Against DrillingWith interviews and concert footage, the filmmaker Alex Gibney covers a rally against hydraulic fracturing and accompanying benefit concert featuring Natalie Merchant and Mark Ruffalo.
  • The Light in Her Eyes
    第 23 集
    The Light in Her EyesThe filmmakers Julia Meltzer and Laura Nix profile Houda al-Habash and her Koran school for women and girls in Damascus, Syria.
  • Taxi Lost and Found
    第 24 集
    Taxi Lost and FoundA video about the process of trying to recover $13,000 worth of items left in a New York City taxi.
  • Allergy to Originality
    第 25 集
    Allergy to OriginalityIn this animated Op-Doc by Drew Christie, two men discuss whether anything is truly original — especially in movies and books.
  • Anosmia
    第 26 集
    AnosmiaConjuring scents on screen, the filmmaker Jacob LaMendola profiles people with a rare condition that renders them unable to smell.
  • The Program
    第 27 集
    The ProgramThe filmmaker Laura Poitras profiles William Binney, a 32-year veteran of the National Security Agency who helped design a top-secret program he says is broadly collecting Americans’ personal data.
  • The Right to Vote
    第 28 集
    The Right to VoteIn the first episode of an Op-Docs series called “Electoral Dysfunction,” the political humorist Mo Rocca explores a curious fact about the U.S. Constitution: why is there no universal right to vote?
  • Voter ID Wars
    第 29 集
    Voter ID WarsIn the second episode of an Op-Docs series, “Electoral Dysfunction,” the political humorist Mo Rocca explores controversial voter identification laws, which could benefit Republicans.
  • Soda Ban Explained
    第 30 集
    Soda Ban ExplainedThe filmmaker Casey Neistat presents a guide to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s proposal to restrict sales of big sugary drinks in New York.
  • Scouted
    第 31 集
    ScoutedThe filmmakers David Redmon and Ashley Sabin examine the lives of teenage girls in Siberia who audition at open casting calls for fashion models.
  • Patriot Game
    第 32 集
    Patriot GameThe Gregory Brothers present a video-game-inspired musical mash-up of President Obama and Mitt Romney’s speeches from the recent nominating conventions.
  • Electoral College 101
    第 33 集
    Electoral College 101In the latest episode of the Op-Docs series “Electoral Dysfunction,” the political humorist Mo Rocca consults a third-grade class on the fairness of the Electoral College.
  • Three Strikes of Injustice
    第 34 集
    Three Strikes of InjusticeA documentary profiles Shane Taylor, one of more than 4,000 nonviolent offenders serving life in California prisons under a three-strikes law.
  • V.P. Debate Highlights, Songified
    第 35 集
    V.P. Debate Highlights, SongifiedThe Gregory Brothers present a musical mash-up of the vice-presidential debate between Representative Paul D. Ryan and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
  • Leaf and Death
    第 36 集
    Leaf and DeathA short animated film by Jeff Scher celebrates the fading (yet somehow glowing) leaves of autumn.
  • Bronx Obama
    第 37 集
    Bronx ObamaIn this short documentary we meet Louis Ortiz, an unemployed man from the Bronx whose life is turned upside down when he discovers his uncanny resemblance to President Obama.
  • Yes We Chant
    第 38 集
    Yes We ChantThe Gregory Brothers present a musical mash-up video of the final presidential debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney.
  • 11 Excellent Reasons Not to Vote?
    第 39 集
    11 Excellent Reasons Not to Vote?The filmmaker Errol Morris speaks with young Americans about the merits of voting and why some resist, from apathy to awkward family dinners.
  • The Black Vote for Gay Marriage
    第 40 集
    The Black Vote for Gay MarriageFocusing on pastors with opposing views on same-sex marriage, the filmmaker Yoruba Richen explores the influence of African-Americans on a ballot initiative in Maryland.
  • Ballot Design With Todd Oldham
    第 41 集
    Ballot Design With Todd OldhamIn Part 4 of the Op-Doc series “Electoral Dysfunction,” Mo Rocca invites the designer Todd Oldham to assess election ballots from across the United States.
  • The Fight Over Medical Marijuana
    第 42 集
    The Fight Over Medical MarijuanaAn Op-Doc profiles Chris Williams, a medical marijuana grower in Montana who now faces life in prison.
  • Lullaby
    第 43 集
    Lullaby
  • A Thanksgiving Eel
    第 44 集
    A Thanksgiving Eel
  • Miseducation
    第 45 集
    MiseducationThe filmmaker Nadine Cloete explores childhood in a part of South Africa plagued by gang culture and violence.
  • Forgotten In Iraq
    第 46 集
    Forgotten In Iraq
  • Solo, Piano - N.Y.C.
    第 47 集
    Solo, Piano - N.Y.C.
  • The Public Square
    第 48 集
    The Public SquareIn Times Square, protesters counter an anti-Islamic speech by pastor Terry Jones ... by singing the Beatles.

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