Film Club

Short documentary films and related discussion questions.

Highlights

Film Club: ‘A Day With a Dishwasher at a Top NYC Restaurant’
What are the unsung jobs that make the world a better — and tastier — place?
By The Learning Network
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Film Club: ‘Criminalizing Homelessness Won’t Make It Go Away’
There is a public and political push to criminalize homelessness. Is it the wrong approach to deal with the problem?
By The Learning Network
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25 Short Films for Exploring the Joys and Challenges of Growing Up
A collection of mini-documentaries about young people’s coming-of-age.
By Jeremy Engle and Michael Gonchar
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8 Ways to Teach With Short Documentary Films From The Times
How to use our weekly Film Club feature to teach close reading and critical thinking skills via an eclectic mix of nonfiction videos.
By Jeremy Engle
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Film Club: ‘There’s a Tax Season Villain, and It’s Not the I.R.S.’
Why is it so difficult and expensive for Americans to pay taxes every year? Should it be easier?
By The Learning Network
Film Club: ‘Island in Between’
What is life like for the Taiwanese people caught between two superpowers — China and the United States?
By The Learning Network
Film Club: ‘The Math Behind This $10 Chicken Over Rice’
What can a food cart in New York City tell us about the national problem of inflation?
By The Learning Network
Film Club: ‘Motaz Azaiza Captured Gaza’s Suffering. But ‘Nothing Changed.’’
A Palestinian photographer has been documenting the war in Gaza while also trying to survive it. What can we learn from his story and about the role of photojournalists during wartime?
By The Learning Network
Film Club: ‘Go Behind the Scenes of All 10 Best Picture Oscar Nominees’
Directors walk viewers through pivotal scenes from their Academy Award-nominated films. What does it take to create a Best Picture nominee?
By The Learning Network
Film Club: ‘To Become a Lion’
A martial arts master traces the evolution of lion dancing. What can we learn from this physical and spiritual art?
By The Learning Network
Film Club: ‘Things Fall Apart: How the Middle Ground on Immigration Collapsed’
A Times Opinion video explores why Republicans and Democrats have moved so far apart on immigration. Is there any hope for a political compromise?
By The Learning Network
Film Club: ‘Letter to San Zaw Htway’
After the 2021 military coup in Myanmar, loved ones of the deceased political prisoner wrote him letters as an act of remembrance and hope. What can we learn from his life and story?
By The Learning Network
Film Club: ‘The Life Span of Loneliness’
Why are some many Americans feeling lonely?
By The Learning Network
Film Club: ‘How to Protect Millions of Workers Without a Union’
In a Times Opinion video, Jeff Seal, a journalist and comedian, makes a colorful case that there’s more than one way for workers to organize. Is he convincing?
By The Learning Network