NYTimes Op/Docs

  • Best of the Month

    Best of the Month: December 2019

    Our final 'Best of the Month' playlist of the year features a BAFTA-winning animation, a festival-favourite drama and a NYTimes Op-Doc.

  • News

    Oscar Short Film Nominees

    Just announced! We've got trailers for the Oscar Short Film Nominees in the Live-Action, Animation and Documentary categories, + info on how you can watch the full version of many of these short films right now

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    Documentary Ben Proudfoot

    The Final Copy of Ilon Specht

    From two-time Oscar® winner Ben Proudfoot comes THE FINAL COPY OF ILON SPECHT, an intimate deathbed account of the unsung advertising genius who coined L'Oréal's iconic "Because I'm Worth It" slogan in 1973, a four word feminist manifesto that, against all odds, changed advertising forever.

  • Article

    Oscar Short Films 2023: A Voter's Guide

    With nominee voting for the 2023 Academy Awards opening today (Thu 12th Jan), the S/W team highlights the five standout films from each short film category.

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    Drama Michael Forstein

    Meat

    Desperate for work, an idealistic college student agrees to a one day trial as a door to door meat salesman.

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    Documentary Joris Debeij & Mike S. Smith

    Tailwhip

    A young BMX-rider has the chance to make it as a professional. For Erik and his father, this is the prequel to a story of hope blooming in an unlikely place.

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    Documentary Brandon Kapelow

    An Act of Service

    Rob, a fire captain living in the Mountain West, has been diagnosed with PTSD after experiencing a series of traumatic events at work. In an attempt to better manage his symptoms, he decides to undergo a new form of treatment: ketamine-assisted psychotherapy.

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    Documentary Kate Novack

    Hysterical Girl

    Sigmund Freud's only major case history of a female patient is revisited with a feminist lens.

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    Documentary Ben Proudfoot

    The Queen of Basketball

    She is one of the greatest living women’s basketball players. 3 national trophies. Scored the first basket in women's Olympic basketball at the ‘76 Olympics. Drafted to the NBA. But have you ever heard of Lucy Harris?

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