New York Times Op-Docs

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Explore the latest offerings from one of the most exciting producers of short-form nonfiction work. Op-Docs is the New York Times editorial department’s award-winning section for short, opinionated documentaries, produced with wide creative latitude and a range of artistic styles, covering current affairs, contemporary life, and historical subjects. Several of this year’s offerings provide intimate and unique personal perspectives on pressing current issues, including the international refugee crisis and women’s health care rights.  

Bad Hombres, Nasty Women: The Presidential Debate in Song
The Gregory Brothers and Weird Al Yankovic, USA, 4 min.
Weird Al Yankovic and the Gregory Brothers stage an apocalyptic musical at the final debate of the 2016 presidential campaign.

The Chosen Life
Dawn Porter, USA, 12 min.
In this film, Yashica Robinson, Alabama’s only local abortion provider, bravely faces the many obstacles that impede her doing her job. 

4.1 Miles
Daphne Matziaraki, USA, 22 min.
This film depicts with harrowing immediacy the manifold difficulties faced by the refugees who risk their lives daily on the Aegean Sea and the intrepid people and communities who help them when their journeys go awry.

Late December
Joe Callander, USA, 8 min.
This moving short portrays one man’s devotion to his wife of 63 years who is suffering from Alzheimer’s.
 
Shampoo Summit
Iris Zaki, Israel, 7 min.
In a hair salon in Israel, Arab and Jewish women find common ground… in a sink.
 
Taller Than the Trees
Megan Mylan, USA, 17 min.
Japanese men haven’t traditionally been caregivers. But for Masami Hayata, it’s a crucial part of raising his family.