NyTimes Op/Docs

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    A Playlist About Work

    From migrant farmers to workers in the gig economy, the changing face of labor in short films is both celebratory and disconcerting

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    Sci‑Fi Michael Lukk Litwak

    Alpha Squadron

    From Michael Lukk Litwak (The Life and Death of Tommy Chaos and Stacey Danger), the story of a fighter pilot trying to keep his group of friends together as they grow apart.

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    Drama Trevor Jimenez

    Weekends

    **CURRENTLY OFFLINE** - Nominated for an Annie Award, and one of 10 films on the Oscar shortlist, 'Weekends' is an animated short film about a young boy shuffling between the homes of his recently divorced parents in 1980's Toronto.

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    Documentary Rona Segal

    Mission: Hebron

    Six former Israeli soldiers offer firsthand accounts of their recent service in Hebron, the largest Palestinian city in the West Bank.

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    Documentary Josh Izenberg

    Slomo

    Disillusioned with his life, Dr. John Kitchin abandons his career as a neurologist and moves to Pacific Beach. There, he undergoes a radical transformation into SLOMO.

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    Documentary Jonathan David Kane

    Papa Machete

    An aging master keeps alive the art of "Tire Machèt", a style of machete fencing that overthrew the Napoleonic forces in the famous Haitian slave rebellions.

  • Filmmaker Update

    The Short List: Oscar Hudson Interview

    Recent recipient of 'Short of the Year' at the 2019 Short of the Week Awards, Director Oscar Hudson joins us to discuss our favourite short from 2018, his path into filmmaking and what we can expect from future projects

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    Documentary Frank Stiefel

    Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405

    **Currently Offline** - A 2018 Oscar nominee for Best Short Documentary, this profile captures the inspiring story of Mindy Alper, who traversed a life of crippling phobias and profound mental illness to find redemption and belonging as a successful artist

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    Documentary Miloš Tomic

    Musical Traumas

    A rhythmic compilation of traumatic, but amusing confessions of former music school students.

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