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
  • Dead French Philosophers

    8 items

    A collection of documentaries about influential philosophers.

  • How to Fight Back!

    74 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...

  • 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...

  • Science & Scientists

    25 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.

  • Summer Days

    23 items

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

  • Five Sisters

    5 items

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

  • Growing Up

    71 items

    A bittersweet collection of documentaries and a few fiction films on a wide range of childhoods and childhood experiences around the world, from the adventures and idylls of growing up, to coping with personal challenges, and facing terrible tragedies.

  • School Days

    37 items

    Stories of growing up, going to school and learning about life.

  • Latin American Cinema

    48 items

    Feature films from Latin America

  • National Film Registry

    10 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.

  • 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

    8 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 ...

  • 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...

  • Vietnam - Here and There

    22 items

    Explore Vietnam with this collection of films. You’ll find Nguyễn Thị Thấm’s verite documentary “Madam Phung's Last Journey” about a former monk who becomes a guiding hand to a largely transgender troupe and “Which Way is East,” Lynne Sachs’ travel diary turned political discourse on Vietnam.

    T...

  • The Sporting Life

    25 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...

  • Mothers
    39 items

    Mothers

    39 items

    A collection of films about moms, moms-to-be, motherhood and relationships between mothers and children. Documentaries and fiction, from funny to sad -- and everything in between.

  • Sisters
    11 items

    Sisters

    11 items

    As Juliana Hatfield sang in the 1993 pop song, "My Sister", people can both love and hate their sister. These films explore both sides of the emotional currents that run between sisters, from a documentary on the musicians Kate and Anna McGarrigle, to an exploration of the effects of the one chil...

  • Women Working

    30 items

    “I was determined to do what I was going to do at any cost. I kept plugging away. Whatever I had to do, I did it.” —Madeline Anderson

    From the first half-hour documentary directed by an African American, unionized, female director, I AM SOMEBODY, to precarious gig workers living hand-to-mouth ...

  • Domestic Labor (six films)

    6 items

    Films on (paid) domestic labor, and the fraught relationships that follow.

  • Explorers & Explorations

    22 items

    A selection of films of travel and adventure, discovery and cultural encounters, here and there, past and present!

  • John Berger (three films)

    3 items

    Three very different documentaries feature British art critic and poet, John Berger (1926-2017). Working on an astonishing range of topics and art-forms, his groundbreaking insights on seeing shaped the public for decades.

    Realized as a portrait in works and collaborations, JOHN BERGER OR THE AR...

  • The Balkans

    11 items

    A selection of films from or about Balkan countries.

  • The Hundred Years’ War

    15 items

    Amid continuing carnage there and increasing silence from most media, streaming services, and television outlets here, OVID remains committed to keeping attentive eyes on Israel, Palestine, and Gaza in particular. The films in this collection boldly face the history and politics of Zionism and Is...