Documented Screening Program: Agents of Change Shorts

 

Op-Docs is The New York Times’ award-winning series of short documentaries by independent filmmakers. It’s curated from works by both renowned and emerging filmmakers from all over the world, with a collection of more than 370 short films that have sparked global conversations, influenced policies, and garnered an array of industry distinctions.

In collaboration with ACMI and AIDC, New York Times Op-Docs editorial staff have curated a striking collection of award-winning films that respond to the theme ‘Agents of Change’, including an Oscar-winning short about a trailblazing female basketballer, and an animated trip back to middle school.

 

Shorts:

A Ship from Guantánamo
Dara Kell and Veena Rao | 2021 | U.S.A. | 6 min | digital | colour

Moath al-Alwi has never been charged with a crime, but has spent over 19 years at the U.S. military detention camp in Cuba, making art to survive. 

Hysterical Girl
Kate Novack | 2020 | U.S.A. | 13 min | digital | colour

Sigmund Freud’s sole case study of a female patient is re-examined from a modern feminist perspective.

Perfecting the Art of Longing
Kitra Cahana | 2021 | Canada | 11 min | digital | colour

A rabbi in a long-term-care facility reflects on what it means to be alive in a state of profound isolation.

H.A.G.S. (Have A Good Summer)
Sean Wang | 2021 | U.S.A. | 9 min | digital | colour
Sean Wang didn’t know how he felt about adulthood, so he called his middle school friends.

The Queen of Basketball
Ben Proudfoot | 2021 | U.S.A. | 22 min | digital | colour
Lusia Harris led her team to three national championships, scored the first basket in women’s Olympic history and was officially drafted by the New Orleans Jazz in 1977.

Tickets: Free screening (tickets required). A limited number of tickets will be made available to registered AIDC 2023 delegates. If not at capacity, standby tickets may be available 30 minutes prior to screening.

Image Credit: The Queen of Basketball, Breakwater Studios, 2021

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