Short Attention Span Cinema: New York Times’ Op-Docs

Friday, January 3 - Thursday, January 30, 2025

A series of short documentaries from The Times’ acclaimed video initiative, playing before our regular features. Begun in November 2011, The New York Times’s Op-Docs series invites both renowned and emerging filmmakers to contribute new short opinion documentaries reflecting a wide range of styles and subject matter, including current affairs, contemporary life and historical subjects.

Jan 3-9: Opinion | New Yorkers vs. Cockroaches: ‘It’s Them or Me.’ – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Jan 10-16: Opinion | Louis Johnson Could ‘Outdance Anyone.’ This Rare Performance Shows How. – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Jan 17-23:Opinion | In 1974, Two Film Students Rowed to Ellis Island. Here’s What They Captured. – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Jan 24-30: Opinion | During Lunar New Year, the Lion Dance Reigns – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Series Films