Thu June 04 - 8:30 PM
Op-Docs: Extraordinary Times, Real Lives
| 68 MINUTESFrom a look into dating in a country with over 30 million more men than women to middle schoolers making sense of the world through one of history’s most notorious dictators, this program features four new Op-Docs films that show the breadth of stories and styles in the program’s collection of over 450 films.
Op-Docs is The New York Times’s Oscar-winning series of short documentaries by both renowned and emerging filmmakers from around the world. For nearly 15 years, Op-Docs films have sparked global conversations, influenced national policies and garnered an array of industry distinctions.
Q&A following the screening with filmmakers and the Op-Docs team.
Only the Lonely
Director: Violet Du Feng
China’s one-child policy left the country with over 30 million more men than women. These men face fierce competition in an uneven dating pool. Can a weeklong dating camp help them find love?
A New Inferno
Directors: Nita Blum-Reddick and Jonathan Pickett
Filmed during the hottest weeks of Phoenix’s summer heatwave, emergency workers race to save the lives of heatstroke victims.
Living With a Visionary
Director: Stephen P. Neary
After 50 years of marriage, John must care for Diana, his wife, while learning to live alongside her vivid hallucinations.
Stalin Boys
Directors: Bianca Giaever and Ora DeKornfeld
Four middle school boys in a Texas border town have developed an unusual obsession: Joseph Stalin. As the boys write and rehearse their play about Stalin for the Texas State History Fair, they are forced to confront their own relationships with power and control.
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