November 6, 2021 at 11:30 AM PT

New York Times Op-Docs

Name: New York Times Op-Docs
Start: 2021-11-06T11:30:00-07:00
End: 2021-11-06T13:00:00-07:00
Location: Castro Theatre

Always a Doc Stories highlight, this year’s selection includes work that showcases art from an inmate of Guantánamo Bay and profiles an unforgettable Black female basketball player.

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Guests Expected

Directors Rona Segal and Sean Wang are expected to attend. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with both filmmakers.

Description

Op-Docs is the New York Times’ award-winning series of short-form documentaries by independent filmmakers. Always a Doc Stories highlight, this year’s selection includes work that showcases art from an inmate of Guantánamo Bay, profiles an unforgettable Black female basketball player, and animates a series of phone calls a young Asian American man makes to friends who signed his high school yearbook. The program features the following 2021 Op-Docs: 57 Days (Mario Lumbreras, Laura Brasero), H.A.G.S. (Sean Wang), JOBS FOR ALL! (Maximilien Van Aertryck, Axel Danielson), Mission: Hebron (Rona Segal), The Queen of Basketball (Ben Proudfoot), and A Ship from Guantánamo (Dara Kell, Veena Rao).