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10/17/2025

INFLATABLE S*X DOLL OF THE WASTELANDS (dir. Atsushi Yamatoya)

“Supported by great cinematography, a provocative script and a wonderfully manic score, this film deserves to be explored and rediscovered by cinephiles all around the world.” —Asian Movie Pulse

on OVID courtesy Deaf Crocodile MVD Entertainment Group

10/16/2025

“Demystifies what can be a uniquely alienating form of labor… captures the solitary routines of these three truck drivers with unforced warmth and curiosity.” —Filmmaker Magazine

Amy Reid's LONG HAULERS is on OVID courtesy New Day Films

10/15/2025

THE FALLING SKY (dir. Eryk Rocha & Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha) was made in collaboration with Brazil’s indigenous Yanomami people about their profound connection to nature and their struggle against deforestation — a grave threat to their way of life and the ecosystem they call home.

“One of the most necessary and scorching pieces of nonfiction storytelling in recent memory.” —Variety

“Tragically topical.” —IndieWire

on OVID courtesy KimStim Aruac Filmes

10/14/2025

“With a mix of humor and clever insight, MELLODRAMA does a very fine job of opening your eyes to what the Mellotron means to a lot of people in addition to how and why it became what the musical oddity that it is today.” —Rock! Shock! Pop!

MELLODRAMA by Dianna Dilworth explores the rise and falling fortunes of the Mellotron. From the Beatles’ “Strawberry Fields” to Black Sabbath to Opeth and Maroon 5, Mellodrama is a 70-year odyssey of musical invention, revolution, betrayal, and rediscovery.

“Perfectly put together… Captivating.” —TapeOp

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10/10/2025

PROJECT Q: WAR, PEACE AND QUANTUM MECHANICS:

“A tour de force that will provoke your senses in ways that change the way you look at our world.” (Sebastian Kaempf, Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Queensland)

As governments, corporations, and universities pour funds into quantum science, and breakthroughs in quantum technology gather pace, important questions about the reality of a quantum future remain unanswered. In a notoriously complex field where ignorance is matched by hype, Project Q seeks to develop a multidisciplinary fluency in all things quantum.

Directed by James Der Derian ONLY on OVID courtesy Bullfrog Films

10/10/2025

“Poignant, brave, and inspiring ... May this film be viewed far and wide!” —Susan Grundy, Author, Mad Sisters

For World Mental Health Day, OVID presents DRUNK ON TOO MUCH LIFE (dir. Michelle Melles). This intimate documentary follows a young woman's mind-opening journey from locked-down psych wards and diagnostic labels towards expansive worlds of connection.

courtesy New Day Films

10/09/2025

“A truly great film. Not only for the breadth of themes it broaches – from cancer to green activism, from le***an love to arts therapy – but also for the intensity with which she deals with these themes.” —Gibson Ncube, The Conversation

DANCE ME TO THE END OF TIME is a deeply personal film about love in the face of death. Set against the backdrop of Rachel Carson and her seminal book, The Silent Spring, award-winning filmmaker Melanie Chait documented the last four years of her life partner, London theatre director Nancy Diuguid’s life, as she fought breast cancer.

courtesy Bullfrog Films

10/09/2025

“A truly great film. Not only for the breadth of themes it broaches – from cancer to green activism, from le***an love to arts therapy – but also for the intensity with which she deals with these themes.” —Gibson Ncube, The Conversation

DANCE ME TO THE END OF TIME is a deeply personal film about love in the face of death. Set against the backdrop of Rachel Carson and her seminal book, The Silent Spring, award-winning filmmaker Melanie Chait documented the last four years of her life partner, London theatre director Nancy Diuguid’s life, as she fought breast cancer. Carson’s book exposed the health danger of pesticides as far back as 1962.

courtesy Bullfrog Films

10/08/2025

WATER FOR LIFE tells the story of three extraordinary individuals who refuse to let government-supported industry and transnational corporations take their water and redirect it to mining, hydroelectric projects, and large-scale agriculture. Despite reassurances from companies and the authorities, they knew what lay ahead: contaminated water, environmental devastation, and the destruction of their communities.

“Compelling and heartfelt… a documentary that reminds us of the power of ordinary people to defend their rights and the land they call home.” —Film Threat

Directed by Will Parrinello courtesy Bullfrog Films

10/07/2025

CITIZEN GEORGE (dir. Glenn Holsten) presents the life and work of Philadelphia-based Quaker activist George Lakey, a non-violent revolutionary who has worked his entire life for justice and peace, guided by his ideal of societal transformation. The film moves back and forth in time, highlighting specific events of George’s activist life—including fighting for civil rights, anti-Vietnam War activism, LGBTQ rights, human rights in Sri Lanka and climate justice.

“One of the most hopeful and inspirational films you’ll ever see.” —Stephen Zunes, Professor of Politics, University of San Francisco

Now Streaming on OVID courtesy Bullfrog Films

10/07/2025

Seen primarily through the eyes of women and children of color living through housing insecurity in California’s Alameda County, A RISING TIDE aims to identify how and why homelessness occurs.

“Moving and compelling… illustrates homelessness as a consequence of policymaking, not personal choice.” —Emmy Tiderington, Professor of Social Work, Rutgers University

“A deeply engaging film … speaks to the country’s structural racial discrimination and injustices that have set the stage for the current housing and homelessness disaster.” —Jeff Karabanow, Author, Homeless Youth and the Search for Stability

Directed by Cheryl Fabio on OVID for courtesy Bullfrog Films

10/06/2025

WAR FOR THE WOODS

When Texas billionaire Charles Hurwitz takes control of the last company town in America and begins clear-cutting the largest privately-owned stand of ancient redwoods in the world in a blind pursuit of profit, it sparks a thirty-year battle until a group of people band together to fight back, and in the process rediscover their own power.

“Beautiful… Evocative… an inspirational reminder of the value of ancient forests across time and cultures. Its message is clear that we need to seek reciprocity with nature and stop cutting old-growth forests everywhere on earth.” —David Foster, Director Emeritus of Harvard Forest, Harvard University

Directed by Sean Stiller & Geoff Morrison ONLY on OVID for courtesy Bullfrog Films

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The Roman poet Ovid wrote in Metamorphoses “Let me sing to you now, about how people turn into other things.”

Little could he have imagined but isn’t that why we watch movies, to be transformed?

And in the face of a handful of enormous media companies consolidating and expanding, while ironically reducing spaces for alternative, provocative visions, isn’t it time for the media to be transformed too?

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