An Evening With The New York Times Op-Docs 2026, Part 2

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Join us for a special presentation of five acclaimed short documentaries from The New York Times Op-Docs, followed by a discussion with the filmmakers. This program features:

 

A WOLF IN THE SUBURBS (Amélie Hardy) — Welcome to Mississauga, Ontario, where lawns are clipped, neighbors are watchful and no blade of grass dares misbehave. Except at Wolf Ruck’s place. His lawn grows wild, and so does the trouble.

 

THE REVOLUTION AGAINST DEATH (Joshua Oppenheimer) — A faded rococo resort hosts a revolution against aging and death. Amid turquoise pools, gilt and chintz, fear is in the air — of illness, of invisibility, of having no one to hold or hear us, of dying alone. A film poem about mortality, fear, the longing to remain when you know you can’t.

 

SANYI KAKAS (SANYI THE ROOSTER) (Lotte Salomons) — In 2020, a rooster escapes in Békéscsaba, Hungary. For four years, the locals care for him as a beloved symbol of hope and unity — until his sudden, mysterious death replaces harmony with suspicion and division.

 

THE TUNERS (Pawel Chorzepa) — In the shadows of the International Chopin Piano Competition, the world’s most important piano contest, expert tuners spend a month trying to achieve the perfect pitch.

 

LISTEN (Taliesin Black-Brown) — As his mother slips away into dementia, an Alaskan sound recordist listens for what remains.

  • Running Time 96 minutes
  • Format DCP
  • Distributor The New York Times Op Docs
  • Director Amélie Hardy, Joshua Oppenheimer, Lotte Salomons, Pawel Chorzepa, Taliesin Black-Brown

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