New York Times Op-Docs Acquires Oppenheimer's The Revolution Against Death
The short documentary, set at the annual Revolution Against Aging and Death Festival, will be co-released globally in early December by Op-Docs and MUBI.
The New York Times Op-Docs has acquired The Revolution Against Death, a short documentary directed by Joshua Oppenheimer. The film will be co-released globally in early December by New York Times Op-Docs and MUBI.
The documentary is set at the annual Revolution Against Aging and Death Festival. It premiered at the Tampere Film Festival in Finland and later screened at the Telluride Film Festival, according to Deadline.
The short will screen Saturday at the Chicago International Film Festival and next month at IDFA in Amsterdam.
Oppenheimer made his fiction debut in 2024 with The End, a post-apocalyptic musical thriller starring Tilda Swinton, Michael Shannon, and George MacKay.
New York Times Op-Docs won an Academy Award for its 2021 short The Queen of Basketball, directed by Ben Proudfoot. The platform has claimed seven Oscar nominations, including in 2025 for Instruments of a Beating Heart, directed by Ema Ryan Yamazaki, and in 2024 for Island In Between, directed by S. Leo Chaing.
Quick answers
When will The Revolution Against Death be released?
The short documentary will be co-released globally in early December by New York Times Op-Docs and MUBI.
Where has The Revolution Against Death screened?
It premiered at the Tampere Film Festival in Finland, screened at the Telluride Film Festival, and will screen at the Chicago International Film Festival and IDFA in Amsterdam.
Who directed The Revolution Against Death?
The short documentary is directed by Joshua Oppenheimer.