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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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...
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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...
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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.
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ... -
John Berger (three films)
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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...
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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...