Streaming Media
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AVON: Academic Video Online This link opens in a new window
This database is a multidisciplinary collection of streaming videos spanning a wide range of subject areas, including anthropology, business, psychology, film, history, music, and more. Resources include acclaimed and award-winning interdisciplinary documentaries, independent films, training and instructional videos, foreign films and shorts, newsreels, and other educational titles.
Note: AVON video access is mediated. Any video not currently licensed for use will require the user to request access. Access is enabled for class use with instructor approval.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Kanopy Streaming Video This link opens in a new window
Provides access to streaming video supporting classes in the arts, business, health, media/communication, science, humanities and education.
Note: Kanopy video access is mediated. Any video not currently licensed for use will require the user to request access. Access is enabled for class use with instructor approval.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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National Theatre Collection I and II This link opens in a new window
National Theatre Collection I and II include 50 live theatre productions from the UK's National Theatre. The collection includes digitized archival materials such as scripts, costume designs, and photographs. Productions range from Greek legend and Shakespeare to a wealth of literary adaptations and contemporary plays. Highlights from collection I include Frankenstein staring Benedict Cumberbatch and Johnny Lee Miller, A Streetcar Named Desire starting Gillian Anderson, King Lear starring Sir Derek Jacobi and directed by Tony award winning Michael Grandage, and One Man, Two Guvnors featuring James Corden's Tony award winning performance. Highlights from collection II include All My Sons staring Sally Field and Bill Pullman, After Life, adapted from Hirokazu Kore-eda's award-winning film, and Shakespeare's Paradise performed by an all female company.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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New World Cinema: Independent Features and Shorts This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1990-present
Streaming full-length feature films from leading independent distributors and award-winning short films.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Shakespeare's Globe on Screen I and II This link opens in a new window
Shakespeare's Globe on Screen I (2008-2015) and Shakespeare's Globe on Screen II (2016-2018) include 30 landmark productions from the theater's 2008-2018 seasons. Opened in 1997, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre is dedicated to the exploration of Shakespeare's work and the theatre for which he wrote. Recorded live on the Globe stage in high definition and surround sound, the videos in this collection feature performances from leading actors including Stephen Fry, Gemma Arterton, and Mark Rylance. Highlights include Twelfth Night, Macbeth, Henry IV, The Tempest, and Measure for Measure.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Shakespeare in Video This link opens in a new window
Provides access to streaming videos of BBC Shakespeare plays on the Ambrose Digital website.
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American Film Institute (AFI) FilmsStream films by students of the AFI Conservatory.

Poster from The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919). Directed by Robert Wiene. In Kanopy.
Iranian Collection
The library has a substantial collection of films from Iran, mostly in DVD or Blu-Ray, but some streaming. See this page for details.