Browsing Collections: DVDs

Contains over 67,000 scholarly videos in diverse subject areas for streaming. Includes documentaries, interviews, performances, news programs, field recordings, commercials, demonstrations/training videos, and more. Contains thousands of award-winning films as well as archival material. May be used for on-campus showings by student groups and co-curricular programs for which no admission is charged. Sony Pictures Classics films are unavailable for users located outside of the U.S. due to distribution restrictions. Coverage: Contains primary sources. Full text.

Contains over 35,000 streaming films from across the disciplines, and includes HBO documentaries. You can use Films On Demand to search for specific video segments, organize videos into folders, and create personal playlists. Closed captioning is available for many films. May be used for on-campus showings by student groups and co-curricular programs for which no admission is charged. Coverage: 1950s - present, contains primary sources. Full-Text.

Provides streaming access to documentary and feature films on diverse topics. May be used for on-campus showings by student groups and co-curricular programs for which no admission is charged. No guest access: Dickinson login required. If you are looking for a specific film, please first check Academic Video Online and Films on Demand. Those databases provide unlimited subscription access; use of the same film in Kanopy may result in additional charges for the library. Instructions for using the Kanopy app.

Streaming online newsreels, archival films, and documentaries covering all periods of U.S. history. May be used for on-campus showings by student groups and co-curricular programs for which no admission is charged. Coverage: 1700s to present, contains primary sources. Full-Text.

Features award-winning documentaries, newsreels, interviews and archival footage surveying the evolution of black culture in the United States. Includes films covering history, politics, art and culture, family structure, social and economic pressures, and gender relations. May be used for on-campus showings by student groups and co-curricular programs for which no admission is charged. Coverage: 20th century to present, contains primary sources. Full-Text.

Provides 500 hours of video content for studying modern dance, ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, and more. May be used for on-campus showings by student groups and co-curricular programs for which no admission is charged. Coverage: contains primary sources.

Streaming video of documentaries, interviews, archival footage and select feature films exploring LGBT history, gay culture, civil rights, and other issues. Part of LGBT Studies, which includes LGBT Thought and Culture, though the collections can be searched or browsed separately. May be used for on-campus showings by student groups and co-curricular programs for which no admission is charged. Coverage: contains primary sources.