Library Guides: Film Studies: Films

Media Collection Information

Using the Media Collection -- Information on how to search for films, borrow videos, and more.

Streaming Video -- Guide with links to the film collections available for streaming via UW Libraries

Media Collection Information for Students -- How to borrow videos and show films in class or on campus.

Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
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Educational films and documentaries on a variety of subjects.
Film Index International This link opens in a new window
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Index of films, biographical information, film prizes and awards, and article citations, 1900 to present.
Asian Film Online This link opens in a new window
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Interdisciplinary collection of narrative feature films, documentaries and shorts curated by film scholars and critics.
AVON - Academic Video Online This link opens in a new window
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Documentaries, educational films, and news clips in many subject areas.
Silent Film Online This link opens in a new window
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Streaming video collection covers silent features, serials, and shorts from the 1890s to the 1930s.
LGBT Studies This link opens in a new window
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Films, documentaries, interviews, and archival footage exploring LGBT topics.
New World Cinema: Independent Features and Shorts, 1990-Present This link opens in a new window
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Award-winning features and short films from leading independent distributors.
Kanopy This link opens in a new window
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Streaming documentaries and feature films

Asian Film Online This link opens in a new window
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Interdisciplinary collection of narrative feature films, documentaries and shorts curated by film scholars and critics.
Filmakers Library Online This link opens in a new window
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A collection of award-winning documentaries in the humanities and social-sciences.
Kanopy This link opens in a new window
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Streaming documentaries and feature films
National Film Board of Canada | L’Office National du Film du Canada This link opens in a new window
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Thousands of online films, in both English and French, from Canada’s National Film Board/L’Office National du Film. Films marked with a CAMPUS icon are UW restricted.
Silent Film Online This link opens in a new window
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Streaming video collection covers silent features, serials, and shorts from the 1890s to the 1930s.