New York Times OpDocs

  • Interview

    Interview with Connor Hurley (The Naturalist)

    With science fiction story-lines and topics of sexuality proving to be big discussion starters here on Short of the Week, it would have seemed like an opportunity missed if we didn't speak to emerging filmmaker Connor Hurley about his short film The Naturalist. Based around concepts of genetically altering sexual orientation and set in an unspecified dystopian future, we talked to the director about the influence of existing work on his narrative/tone and looked at how he went about creating a timeless aesthetic for his film: It's hard not talk about The Naturalist without first looking at the concept - where did the idea for the narrative come from? I remember I was probably around 12 years old, pursuing both my passion for filmmaking and facing questions of my own sexuality.

  • Filmmaker Update

    Alumni Roundup: January 2016

    We share some of the cool stuff Short of the Week featured filmmakers have been up to this past month.

  • Filmmaker's Guide

    How I Made a Short Film with Netflix

    From pitching to production, director Seán Mullan joins us to discuss creating a short for Netflix's inaugural Documentary Talent Fund in the first of a new series of Educational posts here on Short of the Week.

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    Drama Sam Davis

    You Know Where To Find Me

    **LINK OPENS IN NEW TAB** - Frankie’s waited for this day for 23 years, but as he packs up everything he owns and sets out to start a new life alone the euphoria of newfound independence is short-lived and as night falls, he misses his mom.

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    Documentary Michal Pietrzyk

    All on a Mardi Gras Day

    In a gentrifying New Orleans, Demond sacrifices to be Big Chief in a secret 200-year culture known as Mardi Gras Indians; African-American men who spend all year sewing feathered suits they’ll wear only once, in a battle to decide who’s “the prettiest.”

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