Program Description

SFFILM’s partnership with the New York Times’ Op-Docs, a short-form documentary series, presents its 11th-annual iteration with a curated program of five short films that invite you to see from new perspectives. From an international ensemble of filmmakers and subjects, these films interrogate vital current topics, spanning artificial intelligence, disability, climate change, and beyond. Expanding digital frontiers allow unprecedented access to create and consume, but also to manipulate images and viewers. From the confessions of a mutli-hyphenate performer in a wheelchair to the whimpers of melting glaciers in Switzerland, these films are a magnifying glass to the underside of this era of globalization and technology. This program encourages reflection: seeing not only the screen, but also what the screen reflects back to us as individuals and collectives. - Sabrina Kim

Content Warning: This program includes graphic depictions of body dysmorphia.

Films are in alphabetical order rather than order of play. The total runtime is 78 min.

Am I the Skinniest Person You've Ever Seen?
Eisha Marjara (Canada 2025, 24 min)
In this immigrant coming-of-age story, Eisha Marjara recounts her lively upbringing in a Punjabi-Canadian family, which takes a dangerous turn when she embarks on a strict diet with her sister, Seema.

Crying Glacier
Lutz Stautner (Switzerland 2025, 10 min)
The ever-growing urgency of the climate crisis yields a slow and sensorial experience as Swiss artist Ludwig Berger memorializes the Morteratsch Glacier through recording the sound of it melting.

Death of a Fantastic Machine
Maximilien Van Aertryck and Axel Danielson (Sweden 2025, 17 min)
A dynamic and probing portrait of the camera, raising questions about its future in media and skepticism of the image—and how to tell fact from fiction.

Their Eyes
Nicolas Gourault (France 2025, 22 min)
Where do self-driving cars learn how to drive? This film exposes the harsh contrast between the lives of people who enjoy cutting-edge technology in Silicon Valley and the laborers in the Global South who teach the machines to see.

View from the Floor
Megan Griffiths, Mindie Lind (USA 2025, 5 min)
Multi-hyphenate artist and musician Mindie Lind recalls her experience with exploitation in the media industry as a young performer born without legs—and destined for the limelight.

Accessibility Information

Closed Captions are not currently confirmed for this program
Audio Descriptions are not currently confirmed for this program
American Sign Language Interpretation is not currently scheduled for this program

SFFILM thanks the Consulate General of Switzerland in San Francisco for their support of Doc Stories.