Educational Films Collection: Licensed Streaming Film Sources

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Videos on American history that include commercial and governmental newsreels, archival footage, public affairs footage, and documentaries. You may also be interested in the University Libraries own Moving Image Research Collections.

In partnership with California Newsreel, the database provides unique access to their African American Classics collection, and includes films covering history, politics, art and culture, family structure, social and economic pressures, and gender relations.

Streaming video for the study of social work, psychotherapy, psychology, and psychiatric counseling.

Online streaming video of hundreds of dance productions and documentaries by the most influential performers and companies of the 20th century.

The collection covers every region of the world and features the work of many of the most influential documentary filmmakers of the 20th century, including interviews, previously unreleased raw footage, field notes, study guides, and more.

Hours of the most important opera performances, captured on video through staged productions, interviews, and documentaries. Selections represent the world’s best performers, conductors, and opera houses and are based on a work’s importance to the operatic canon.

Video content is pulled from commercial and governmental newsreels, archival footage, public affairs footage, and important documentaries. Historical eras range from prehistory through the late 20th century. You may also be interested in the University Libraries own Moving Image Research Collections.

Streaming videos including BBC Shakespeare plays and episodes from Alistair Cooke's America and The Ascent of Man series.

Streaming source of independent, documentary, educational and social issue video and films.

Streaming videos on a wide range of topics such as art, business, education, film studies, gender studies, global studies, health, language, media and communications, and social sciences.

A collection of streaming feature films and documentaries that cover topics such as film studies, literature, film noir, communications, history, foreign language, and politics.

Viewing apps available from the App Store (iOS) and Google Play (Android)