Kanopy
- Kanopy
Kanopy is a "streaming service for quality, thoughtful entertainment. Find movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films and educational videos that inspire, enrich and entertain."
Click on Browse (at the top of the website) for a drop-down menu of subject areas and types of films.
Use Search for titles, topics, and types of films.
Explore the links -- genres, tags, etc. -- at the bottom of each film to find like films.
Click the Share tab to link or embed a film in Canvas.
A note on Chromebooks and Kanopy: Not all films play on Chromebooks (the system is not currently supported).
Try downloading the Kanopy app from Google Play to view films.
Getting Started with Kanopy and Creating an Account
*Kanopy requires that account holders declare that they are 18 years or older.
Alexander Street Academic Video Online (AVON)
Use OneSearch (below) or go directly to the database (at the above link). Collections are linked below.
If a title is marked Get Full Access, it may not be in our subscription. Please ask a librarian for help finding an alternative.
for Alexander Street / AVON films
- Alexander Street: Film Platform DocumentariesFilm Platform brings the finest documentary films to an academic audience. This international selection of films introduces new concepts, exposes students to fresh perspectives, and enhances classroom discussions. The collection is curated by film experts and leading academics to showcase meaningful documentaries of social, political, and cultural importance by some of the world’s top international filmmakers.
- Alexander Street: PBS CollectionThe Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and television program distributor. It is a nonprofit organization and the most prominent provider of educational television programming to public television stations in the United States.
- Alexander Street: Sony Pictures ClassicsSony Pictures Classics is an American film production and distribution company that is a division of Sony Pictures. It distributes, produces and acquires specialty films such as documentaries, independent and art films in the United States and internationally.
- Alexander Street: BBC Landmark VideoFor courses in science, natural history, geology, geography, earth science, climate science, environmental science, biology, anthropology, and more.
- Alexander Street: CNNSpecial reports and series from CNN.
Documentary Area
Documentary Area
Not a library database, but a website that links to documentaries in the public domain.