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November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM PT
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Shorts Block: NYT Op-Docs

SFFILM’s partnership with the New York Times’ Op-Docs, a short-form documentary series, presents its 11th-annual iteration with a curated program…
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Am I the Skinniest Person<br>You've Ever Seen?
Directed by Eisha Marjara Canada | Short Film | 24
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.

Am I the Skinniest Person<br>You've Ever Seen?

Crying Glacier
Directed by Lutz Stautner Switzerland | Short Film | 10
The ever-growing urgency of the climate crisis yields a slow, sensory cinematic experience as Swiss artist Ludwig Berger memorializes the Morteratsch Glacier through recording the sound of it melting.

Crying Glacier

Death of a Fantastic Machine
Directed by Maximilien Van Aertryck and Axel Danielson Sweden | Short Film | 17
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.

Death of a Fantastic Machine

Their Eyes
Directed by Nicolas Gourault France | Short Film | 22
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.

Their Eyes

View from the Floor
Directed by Megan Griffiths, Mindie Lind USA | Short Film | 5
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.

View from the Floor

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.