October 18, 2024 at 5:00 PM PT

New York Times Op-Docs

Documentary  |  81 min

SFFILM’s celebrated collaboration with the New York Times continues into its tenth year to present another showcase of their award-winning…
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Christmas, Every Day
Directed by Faye Tsakas USA | Documentary Short | 14 min
A quotidian exploration of what it means to be an influencer, from the perspective of two tween girls from rural Alabama.

Christmas, Every Day

A Move
Directed by Elahe Esmaili Iran | Documentary Short | 26 min
Iranian filmmaker Elahe Esmaili challenges long-standing cultural norms when she arrives at her family’s gathering without a hijab.

A Move

Contractions
Directed by Lynne Sachs USA | Documentary Short | 12 min
Reproductive rights activists present a timely and poetic expression of grief and dismay in the midst of the overturning of Roe v Wade.

Contractions

The Final Chapter
Directed by Frøydis Fossli Moe Norway | Documentary Short | 14 min
Frøydis receives a phone call that her father is dying from cancer which forces her to confront her past traumas experienced during her upbringing.

The Final Chapter

Madeleine
Directed by Raquel Sancinetti Canada | Documentary Short | 15 min
Madeleine stubbornly refuses to leave her retirement home. Her friend Raquel, who is 67 years her junior, finds a creative way to take her on the journey of a lifetime.

Madeleine

Program Description

SFFILM’s celebrated collaboration with the New York Times continues into its tenth year to present another showcase of their award-winning short-form documentary series, NYT Op-Docs. This year, SFFILM has curated five films that provocatively explore the complex and precarious spaces that various women occupy in an ever-modernizing world. The constant ebb and flow of progress and regression characterizes these stories of perseverance in the midst of trauma and heartache, collision with antiquated tradition, the murkiness of a new digital frontier, a fight for bodily self-determination, and a friendship uncompromised by generational boundaries. As women continue to fight for autonomy globally, we invite you to this appropriately bold addition to our festival program.