NYT Op-Docs Acquires Oppenheimer's Immortality Film — SkimNews
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- NYT Op-Docs acquired "The Revolution Against Death," a new short film by two-time Oscar nominee Joshua Oppenheimer, set at the annual Revolution Against Aging and Death Festival
- The documentary will be co-released globally in early December by Op-Docs and MUBI, after premiering at Finland's Tampere Film Festival and screening at Telluride
- Oppenheimer framed the film as a personal reckoning: "Haunted by a fear of death since I was a child," he wrote that "because nothing lasts, everything matters — and eternity lies in change itself"
- Op-Docs Executive Producer Alexandra Garcia called the film "a haunting, observational look at the fundamental human conflict between the reality of death and the relentless drive for immortality"
- The film joins seven other titles on Op-Docs's 2026 awards slate, which includes Sundance winner "Living With a Visionary" and SXSW premiere "A Wolf in the Suburbs," as Op-Docs pushes for its first Oscar since 2021's "The Queen of Basketball"
- Oppenheimer — a MacArthur Fellowship recipient whose 2024 fiction debut "The End" starred Tilda Swinton, Michael Shannon, and George MacKay — has upcoming screenings at Chicago International Film Festival (Saturday) and IDFA Amsterdam next month
Why it matters: Op-Docs adds a personal essay on death anxiety to a 2026 awards slate that already includes Sundance, Krakow, and SXSW winners, positioning the platform for its second Oscar after 2021's "The Queen of Basketball." For Oppenheimer, a two-time nominee and MacArthur fellow, the Op-Docs banner unlocks global distribution via MUBI ahead of IDFA — the documentary world's largest festival — strengthening his awards-season visibility beyond his 2024 fiction pivot.
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