OVID's Collections

OVID's Collections

We try and make some sense for you of OVID's bountiful selection of films. And we keep thinking of new themes or subjects or combinations that go together, so check back!

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OVID's Collections
  • Architecture & Design (collection)

    37 items

    From chairs mass-produced to hand-crafted, architects and architecture, buildings made of mud to high-rises, landscapes, cities and city planning, OVID offers a wide-ranging collection of over thirty films exploring our built environments, and how to live in them.

  • Summer Days

    23 items

    Appreciate summer with this collection of films that evoke warmth, sun and long days.

  • The Atomic Age

    9 items

    Eighty years ago this week, the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan on Aug. 6, 1945. Three days later, another fell on the city of Nagasaki. To mark this grim anniversary, OVID is premiering HIROSHIMA BOUND by Martin Lucas, the latest addition to OVID’s collection spotlighting the Ato...

  • Labor Day
    36 items

    Labor Day

    36 items

    What would the end of summer be without Labor Day? So here we are again, happy for the long weekend, and for the reminder to turn our attention at least once a year to, well, the working class. Which if the U.S. is still not ready to celebrate May Day (by the way marking a specifically American h...

  • How to Fight Back!

    60 items

    For the elections, we did DEMOCRACY AND ITS DISCONTENTS, for the inauguration we did EAT THE RICH. And now, in this era of the lawless Trump-Musk power grab and their brazenly cruel and incompetent actions, we ask: how far can civilian resistance and revolt go? These films look at the long game f...

  • Five Sisters

    5 items

    Rebellious nuns, anyone? These films explore faith, desire, defiance, and soul searching.

  • Science & Scientists

    26 items

    These films range from being about nuclear war and health to outer space, but what they have in common are people who are in thrall to the universe that surrounds us.

  • The Camp Collection

    13 items

    "There is very little agreement on what is camp because camp is in the eye of the beholder... because of the spontaneity and individuality of camp, camp taste is always changing." —Esther Newton, Mother Camp: Female Impersonators in America

    Where do the Queer films go when it's not Pride Month?...

  • Latin American Cinema

    48 items

    Feature films from Latin America

  • Latin American Docs

    88 items

    Discover a wide array of documentaries from Latin America.

  • African Directors

    52 items

    A collection of films ranging from Morocco to South Africa.

  • Science Fiction

    14 items

    From planet Pluke in the Kin-Dza-Dza galaxy to H.R. Giger’s biomechanical aliens to the feral-femme planet called After Blue, this collection feeds our wild escapist fantasies while reminding us that other possible worlds can be just as brutal and unwieldy as our own. And while some stories take ...

  • From the Middle East & North Africa

    57 items

    A mix of narrative and documentary, this collection of films from the Middle East and North Africa runs the gamut from love stories like Empire M and A Tale of Love and Desire, to hard-hitting political documentaries with Palestinian-American intellectual Edward Said.

  • Japanese Ghost Stories

    3 items

    OVID brings you three chilling ghost stories to haunt you into your weekend! These atmospheric films from bygone Daiei film studios are adapted from stories that have spooked people for centuries.

  • Japanese Mob Films

    6 items

    These visually stylish Yakuza classics by gangster film masters on the dealings of Japanese organized crime syndicates blend conventions of neo-noir thrillers with edge of your seat action hero films. The modern yakuza are depicted not as honorable heirs to the samurai code, but as ruthless (and ...

  • National Film Registry

    9 items

    Every year, the Library of Congress selects 25 films for the National Film Registry to showcase the range and diversity of American film heritage and increase awareness for its preservation. OVID is proud to present the following films which are included on its list.

  • France Before the New Wave

    13 items

    From just before World War II until the dawn of the "New Wave" here is a small group of enjoyable, curious, sometimes unexpected black & white films with many of the major stars of the period. (Also we've included the much earlier first film by Marc Allégret, one of the most prolific French direc...

  • The Fifth Estate

    28 items

    This is a collection of films about the newspaper industry, intrepid reporters, photojournalists and the important work that they do. Ranging from a profile of photographer Gerda Taro, who lost her life covering the Spanish Civil War, to films dealing with the role of mass media and journalism in...

  • Dead French Philosophers

    4 items

    A collection of documentaries about influential philosophers.

  • Regarding Buddhism

    14 items

    This collection of films on Buddhism spans the globe with the stories told. From SUNRISE/SUNSET, a portrait of the Dalai Lama to SAVING MES AYNAKS, where archaeologists struggle to stop the destruction of ancient treasures in Afghanistan by the Taliban, these films show the role that Buddhism pla...

  • Top Films of 2024

    52 items

    Happy New Year from OVID! Here's a roundup of our most-watched films and programs in 2024. The list is based upon the total minutes watched for each film. Look out for surprises, and some great films you may have missed!

  • Pride 2025

    90 items

    It’s that pride-thang time of year again, and as good a time as any to bask in our spectacularly wide-ranging collection of LGBTQ+ films for Pride 2025. From classic docs and risqué dramas, to off-kilter experimental films, we offer John Cameron Mitchell's erotic romp Shortbus, Wayne Koestenbaum'...

  • The Sporting Life

    23 items

    Films about sports and the barriers people have overcome to succeed.

  • Game On!

    5 items

    OVID presents our Game On basketball collection! From JUMP SHOT: THE KENNY SAILORS STORY, the true story of the forgotten basketball legend who introduced the jump-shot (exec produced by Stephen Curry), to A CINDERELLA SEASON: THE LADY VOLS FIGHT BACK, by Jon Alpert and Maryann De Leo, who were a...