The New York Times Op-Docs acquires ‘The Revolution Against Death’

The New York Times Op-Docs has acquired the documentary short film "The Revolution Against Death" by acclaimed filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer. The film, which premiered at the Tampere Film Festival and recently screened at the Telluride Film Festival, will be coreleased with MUBI globally.

The documentary takes place at the Revolution Against Aging and Death Festival, an annual longevity conference. At the sessions, fear is in the air - of illness, of invisibility, of dying alone. Directed by Oppenheimer, the film offers a visceral portrait of aging, death and the quest for immortality.

"Haunted by a fear of death since I was a child, I traveled to a gathering of would-be immortals. I recognized myself, clinging white-knuckled to the hope that I might defeat death. In the years that followed, I discovered that because nothing lasts, everything matters - and eternity lies in change itself. This film is my poem about that journey," Oppenheimer said.

"We are honored to bring Joshua Oppenheimer's work to the Op-Docs audience with this unique film that is a haunting, observational look at the fundamental human conflict between the reality of death and the relentless drive for immortality," said Alexandra Garcia, the executive producer of Op-Docs.

"The Revolution Against Death" joins seven other films on Op-Docs's 2026 slate of awards contenders, including "Living With a Visionary," winner of the Short Film Jury Award for Animation at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival; "The Tuners," winner of a Silver Dragon at the 2026 Krakow Film Festival; and "A Wolf in the Suburbs," which premiered at SXSW this year.

About the Filmmaker

Named a "decade-defining filmmaker" and a MacArthur fellow, Joshua Oppenheimer is a two-time Oscar nominee and acclaimed filmmaker whose celebrated documentaries "The Act of Killing" and "The Look of Silence" won dozens of international awards and prompted the U.S. government to declassify files on the Indonesian genocide. In 2024, Oppenheimer made his fiction debut with "The End," a postapocalyptic musical thriller starring Tilda Swinton.

About Op-Docs

Op-Docs, The New York Times's award-winning short documentary film series features works by both renowned and emerging filmmakers. The collection of more than 450 short films have sparked global conversations, influenced national policies and garnered an array of industry distinctions, including Emmy Awards, Peabody Awards and an Oscar. Alexandra Garcia is the series' executive producer and Yvonne Ashley Kouadjo is the producer.

About MUBI

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