Salvador Allende, the Chilean president who was overthrown by a coup on September 11, 1973, is the focus of both Patricio Guzmán's SALVADOR ALLENDE and Marcia Tambutti Allende's BEYOND MY GRANDFATHER ALLENDE. The death of Allende and the years of military dictatorship that followed have left deep...

Two documentaries detail the life of legendary Italian photographer, Tina Modotti, while she was living and working in Mexico.

Films about the critically acclaimed Argentine film director and screenwriter.

"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?...

A unique collection of films that explore the largely forgotten history and boundaries of a radical politics that once shook the power structure of this country, led to waves of bloody repression, and the advancement of workers’ rights.

Whether animated or experimental, these four films and one series with Pablo Picasso showcase his talent and personality often in surprising, unexpected ways.

True to its name, this is a collection of narrative films based on real-life stories.

All of these films push the boundary of what constitutes a musical. Whether they are documentaries or unconventional narrative films, they use music in surprising and inventive ways.

For more films about music, check out the overall Music collection.

From the fight for gay rights to basement recording studios, to people making their home in dark subway tunnels and the energy of Williamsburg, Brooklyn in the '80s, these films transport the viewer to a different time in New York City's history. There might have been graffiti covering the subway...

Travel to the world’s most populous metropolitan area with an eclectic trilogy of films all set in Tokyo.

These powerful films signal the emergence of a vital Basque cinema in Spain.

OVID presents a collection of films about indigenous people from around the world. From documentaries about Native Americans, like MORONI FOR PRESIDENT and AMÁ, to films like Charlie's Country about Aboriginal Australians, this collection explores and celebrates the range of experiences had by cu...

Explore OVID's growing collection of binge-worthy horror films.

Prismatic Ground is a New York festival centered on experimental documentary. Hosted by Maysles Documentary Center and online NYC film resource Screen Slate, the festival will be primarily virtual for its first year barring a timely end to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

We seek work that pushes ...

Hyperallergic is one of the few sites with dedicated coverage for nonfiction film and art. Documentary editor Dan Schindel has gathered a series of works expressing both sides of the political and personal split—often mixing the two. From an in-depth examination of Nazi history to a train acting ...

We proudly present a new playlist curated by Brian Hu, the artistic director of Pacific Arts Movement. His latest selections include the deeply personal ALL ABOUT MY SISTERS, Indonesian western/thriller hybrid MARLINA THE MURDERER IN FOUR ACTS, and Oscar-winning filmmaker Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s epic...

SUNU: Journal of African Affairs, Critical Thought + Aesthetics, publishes works dealing with an array of themes and ideas from a Pan-African perspective. It is rooted in the intersectionality of the global Black experience, and recognizes that a Pan-African perspective must be inclusive and repr...

"What happens when you take an independent American filmmaker, a fetish for Communist memorabilia, and subtract all irony? Pretty much the films of Jim Finn." —Filmmaker Magazine

This trilogy of films is part of MoMA's permanent collection.

This vast collection of experimental films proves just how boundless the genre can be. From Chantal Akerman's aesthetically minimalist and humanist reflection on 'the Israel question' in DOWN THERE, to Robert Kramer and John Douglas's free-associative document of American life in MILESTONES, to p...

The "Food, Glorious Food" collection invites viewers to discover food from Cuba to Taiwan. Other films explore the highs and lows of winemaking, mushroom hunting in Oregon, and the pleasures of a New York City egg cream. Joining the collection are eight new additions to OVID's slate, including JO...

Each March in Washington, D.C., the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital (DCEFF) hosts the largest environmental film festival in the world. To celebrate the festival's 30th anniversary, OVID is proud to partner with DCEFF and share this selection of films that have screened there ...

Carlos Gutiérrez of Cinema Tropical picks his favorite films on OVID. New York-based Cinema Tropical is a non-profit media arts organization that has become the leading presenter of Latin American cinema in the United States. Founded in 2001 with the mission of distributing, programming and prom...

When writing my book on Slow Cinema, I found myself time and again drawn to films coming from Asia. There is something very specific about them: their density, their observation of fast-paced changes, their portraits of what it means to be human today differs from films from other continents. Per...