Means TV
At a time when five companies control the vast majority of US media and entertainment, and distrust of the media is at an all-time high, consumers are hungry for truly independent media and contextualizing content. A leading source of revolutionary entertainment and news, Means TV is a worker-cooperative entirely funded by its viewers and owned and operated by its workers. OVID is proud to share a selection of their films and series.
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Preserving Worlds S2 Ep2: Meridian 59 - A Culture of Absolute Conflict
Directed by Derek Murphy and Mitchell Zemil • Documentary • 2023 • 41 minutes
Meridian 59 was one of the first graphical massively multiplayer online RPGs, and it's still one of the most violent. For almost 30 years, its players have enjoyed all the scheming, backstabbing, and intrigue of a neve...
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Preserving Worlds S2 Ep3: Hundeparken - A Pixel Talking To Another Pixel
Directed by Derek Murphy and Mitchell Zemil • Documentary • 2023 • 41 minutes
In the early 2000's, the Danish Public Broadcasting Company ran Hundeparken, an entirely non-profit social browser game where cute but crude pixelated dogs could chat, play minigames, and trade rare hats. We spoke with...
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Preserving Worlds S2 Ep4: Active Worlds - Cyberspace With A Human Face
Directed by Derek Murphy and Mitchell Zemil • Documentary • 2023 • 46 minutes
In the mid 90's, a group called the Contact Consortium brought together technologists, scientists, and artists to try and shepherd early virtual worlds into the mainstream. We spoke with the group's founder about the s...
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Preserving Worlds S2 Ep5: Furcadia - We're Still Running On One Machine
Directed by Derek Murphy and Mitchell Zemil • Documentary • 2023 • 36 minutes
The 1996 chat game Furcadia is still run by its original creators, and almost entirely staffed by long-time players. One of the game's creators, Dr. Cat, tells us about how they've cultivated a welcoming environment fo...
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Preserving Worlds S2 Ep6: Gemstone IV / Final Fantasy XIV
Directed by Derek Murphy and Mitchell Zemil • Documentary • 2023 • 55 minutes
The history of online games is short enough that some players have seen nearly their entire evolution first-hand. We spoke with one such player about their history with MMOs, from text-based worlds to the newest one we...
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Preserving Worlds S2 Ep7: DIY - You Gotta Put in the Work
Directed by Derek Murphy and Mitchell Zemil • Documentary • 2023 • 45 minutes
Anyone who spends too much time on the internet knows that the design of an online space can profoundly influence the types of interactions that occur there. Unsatisfied by the options available on the market, some sma...
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Sarasota Half In Dream
Directed by Derek Murphy • Documentary • 2018 • 70 minutes
Sarasota Half in Dream is a surrealist nature documentary about growing up in the American suburbs, specifically Sarasota, Florida. This trippy, meditative film explores the shifting landscapes, the parking garages, and the microscopic h...
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The Winds That Scatter
Directed by Christopher Jason Bell • Drama • 2015 • 79 minutes
Ahmad Chahrour, in his acting debut plays a refugee from Syria that shares his name. After he loses his menial employment at a gas station, he does his best to navigate the American economy with optimism and good faith. Soon, reality...
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Yell, Stomp, Hiss
Directed by Nick Hayes • Documentary • 2023 • 74 minutes
Before the modern dirtbag left, or the huge wave of people joining DSA, there was Street Fight Radio.
Two middle-aged dads out of Ohio have for ten years been at the center of the burgeoning anarchist and socialist movement in the Unite...
