New York Times OpDocs

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    Fantasy Tim Rauch

    Mushroom Park

    Two friends locked in a love-hate relationship bury a dead frog as rain beings to fall. They make a fateful decision to wait out the storm under a tree and wake up in a world quite unlike the one they left behind.

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    Sci‑Fi Moin Hussain

    Naptha

    **PLAY LINK OPENS IN NEW WINDOW** - Faraz’s quiet life working at an isolated petrol station is turned upside down when his ageing father Malik begins to speak in a long-forgotten language and insists on returning back home.

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    Sci‑Fi Neil Harvey

    Robbie

    Robbie, NASA's sentient robot astronaut, relates his life and times in the space program. A powerful narrative constructed entirely of archival footage.

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    Drama Sam Gainsborough

    Facing It

    As a man anxiously awaits a meeting in the local pub, he is forced to explore his own difficult memories and relationships in an evening that will leave him changed forever.

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    Experimental August "Poul" Niclasen

    Deepness of the Fry

    Living in a world where everything’s already been said, felt, and done before, can anyone truly be unique? And is thinking about this too much really a good idea?

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    Documentary Michael Lucid

    Dirty Girls

    A group of 8th grade girls 'notorious for their crass behaviour and allegedly bad hygiene' share their beliefs in Michael Lucid's 1996 candid doc 'Dirty Girls'

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    Drama Simon Duong Van Huyen & 4 Others

    Hors de l’eau

    Through the eyes of a macaque mother, a group of snow monkeys has to face the strict rules which govern their community.

  • Oscar Films

    Oscar Short Films 2022: A Voter's Guide

    With nominee voting for the 2022 Academy Awards opening tomorrow (Thu 27th Jan), we highlight the five standout films from each short film category.

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    Documentary Andrew Sales

    Aleatoric

    Typically incorporating samples of obscure sounds and speech, records like "The Lemon of Pink" have made "The Books" seminal 21st century music artists. A short profile that fascinatingly matches the tone of its filmmaking to the pleasures of their music.

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    Drama Alison James

    Judas Collar

    CURRENTLY OFFLINE - In outback Australia a wild camel is captured and fitted with a tracking device known as a Judas Collar. A scripted, no-dialogue, live action short that explores the story of a camel used to betray her kind.

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