Subject Guides: Film Studies: Videos

Finding and Playing Videos

The University of Alberta Library have videos in North American and foreign formats. Use the library catalogue to find videos in the collections. The Multi-zone DVD player in the microform reading room (Rutherford Library North 2nd floor) will play videos in foreign formats.

For questions about playing videos in public, including classroom use, please contact the UA Copyright Office.
Alberta Filmmakers Collection at the UA Libraries
Find videos by Alberta filmmakers in the UA Libraries' collections.

Streaming Video Databases

Alexander Street - All Collections This link opens in a new window
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Anthropology This link opens in a new window Includes full text and streaming video content in |Ethnographic Video Online| and |Anthropology Online| from Alexander Street Press.
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Includes streaming video content in Afar, Afrikaans, Ainu, Akan, Albanian, Altai, Amhara, Arabic, Armenian, Aromanian, Asuriní do Xingú (de Koatinema), Austronesian, Aymara, Azerbaijani, Baka (Baka Pygmies), Balinese, Baralong, Baruya, Basque, Bengali, Berber, Bislama, Bosnian, Brazilian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Buryat, Chakma, Cherokee, Chibchan, Chinese, Cree, Créole, Croatian, Crow, Czech, Danish, Dari, Dené, Dutch, Egyptian, English, Estonian, Farsi (Western -Persian), Fijian, Finnish, French / Français, French Creole, Fula, Fulfulde, Ga, Gaelic, Georgian, German, Greek, Guarani, Gujarati, Hamer-Banna, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong, Hopi, Huli, Hungarian, Icelandic, Igbo, Indonesian, Innu, Inuktitut, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Ju/'hoan, Kalash, Kannada, Karamojong, Kayapo, Kazakh, Kelabit, Keresan, Khmer, Korean, Krio, Kuikuro, Kyrgyz, Ladakhi, Lakota Sioux, Lamnso, Latin, Lau, Lengua, Lepcha, Limbu, Maasai, Macedonian, Majhi, Malagasy, Malay, Malayalam, Mandarin, Mandingo, Māori, Marathi, Marshallese, Maya, Mehinaku, Mentawai, Mixteco, Mofu-Gudur, Mongolian, Mursi, Myene, Navajo, Naxi, Ndebele, Nepali, North Saami, Norwegian, Oriya, Oromo (Borana-Arsi-Guji), Oto-Mangue, Owa, Paez, Pamona, Pashto, Pidgin, Portuguese, Punjabi, Quechua, Raji, Rendille, Romani, Romanian, Rotuman, Rukai, Russian, Sami, Samoan, Sanskrit, Serbian, Sherpa, Shilluk, Sinhala, Solomon Pijin, Somali, Southern Nambikuára, Spanish, Sunwari, Swahili, Swati (Swazi), Swedish, Tagalog, Tarok, Thai, Thami, Tharu, Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Tigrigna, Tok Pisin, Tokelauan, Tonga, Tongan, Toraja, Totonac, Truku, Tsou Kanakanavu, Tswana, Turkish, Tuvan, Vietnamese, Wichi, Wolof, Yami, Yanomamö, Yawalapiti, Yolngu, Yupik (Central Siberian), Zande, Zanskari and Zuni languages.
Criterion-on-Demand This link opens in a new window Criterion-on-Demand issues and solutions: If you encounter a "redirect error" when accessing a film in Firefox, there are two issues that may be causing the problem. Attempt #1 first, followed by #2 (also works in Safari). In Safari, please also ensure that the security plugin is enabled for MS Silverlight. #1: Disable Add-ons that may be causing endless redirects that can't be resolved. #2: Clear the cache and cookie history in Firefox.
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Filmakers Library Online This link opens in a new window A collection of documentaries on a number of subjects, including race and gender studies, human rights, globalization and global studies, multiculturalism, international relations, criminal justice, the environment, bioethics, health, political science and current events, psychology, arts, literature, and more. It presents points of view and historical and current experiences from diverse cultures and traditions world-wide.
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Contains streaming video content in Abkhazian, Afar, Afrikaans, Ainu, Akan, Albanian, Altai, Amhara, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Aromanian, Asuriní do Xingú (de Koatinema), Austronesian, Aymara, Azerbaijani, Baka, Balinese, Bambara, Baralong, Baruya, Basque, Belarusian, Bengal, Berbe, Bislama, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Buryat, Cantonese, Catalan, Chakma, Chechen, Cherokee, Chibchan, Chinese, Cree, Créole, Croatian, Crow, Czech, Danish, Dari, Dené, Diola, Dutch, Egyptian, English, Old English, Estonian, Faroese, Farsi, Western Farsi (Persian), Fijian, Finnish, Flemish, French / Français French Creole, Fula, Fulfulde, Ga, Gaelic, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Guarani, Gujarati, Hakka, Hamer-Banna, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong, Huli, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Interlingua, Inuktitut, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Ju/'hoan, Kalash, Kannada, Karamojong, Kayapo, Kazakh, Kelabit, Khmer, K'iche', Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Korean, Krio, Kuikuro, Kurdis,h Kyrgyz, Ladakhi, Lakota Sioux, Lamnso, Laotian, Latin, Latvian, Lau, Lepcha, Limbu, Lingala, Maasai, Macedonian, Majhi, Malagasy, Malay, Malayalam, Mandarin, Mandingo, Māori, Marathi, Marshallese, Maya, Mehinaku, Mentawai, Mixteco, Mofu-Gudur, Mongolian, Mursi, Navajo, Naxi, Ndebele, Nepali, North Saami, Norwegian, Norwegian Bokmål, Oriya, Oto-Mangue, Owa, Paez, Pamona, Panjabi, Pashto, Pidgin, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese Creole, Punjabi, Quechua, Raji, Rendille, Romani, Romanian, Rotuman, Rukai, Russian, Sami, Samoan, Sanskrit, Scottish Gaelic, Serbian, Serbo Croatian, Sherpa, Shilluk, Sinhala, Sino Tibetan, Slavonic, Slovak, Slovenian, Solomon Pijin, Somali, Southern Nambikuára, Spanish, Sunwari, Swahili, Swati (Swazi), Swedish, Tagalog, Tahitian, Taiwanes,e Tamil, Tarok, Tetum, Thai, Thami, Tharu, Tibetan, Tibeto Burman, Tigrigna, Tok Pisin, Tokelauan, Tonga, Tongan, Toraja, Truku, Tsou Kanakanavu, Tswana, Turkish, Tuvan, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uyghur, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Wayampi, Welsh, Wichi, Wolof, Xhoisa, Yami, Yanomamö, Yawalapiti, Yiddish, Yolngu, Yupik (Central Siberian), Zande, Zanskari and Zulu languages.
Films on Demand This link opens in a new window Contains instructional and educational streaming videos from sources such as Films for the Humanities & Sciences and Cambridge Educational in addition to a number of news outlets such as PBS, CNBC, and National Geographic.
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Includes streaming video content in English and French / Français.
Kanopy This link opens in a new window
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Film Studies
Experimental/Alternative Media
Early Film
Includes streaming video content in Afrikaans, Amharic, Arabic, Bambara, Cantonese, Chinese, Farsi, Filipino, Flemish, French / Français, German, Hebrew, Italian, Jula, Kinyarwanda, Korean, Kurdish, Japanese, Maa, Mooré, Maltese, Mandarin, Morisyen, Nama, Persian, Pidgin English, Portuguese, Pular, Quechua, Romanian, Russian, Songhay, Spanish, Tagalog, Turkish, Vietnamese, Wolof, Xhosa, Yoruba and Zulu languages.
New World Cinema: Independent Features and Shorts, 1990-Present This link opens in a new window The collection includes full-length feature films from leading independent distributors.
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Includes streaming video content in Bulgarian, Cantonese, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, Farsi, Finnish, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Quechua, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Xhosa and Zulu languages.
NFB Campus This link opens in a new window
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NFB films available to the general public can be found at NFB.ca
SAGE Video This link opens in a new window Communication and Mass Media Studies videos
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Theatre in Video This link opens in a new window This database provides video content types used in theatre education (filmed stage performances, master classes, documentaries, and training material) with teaching tools (playlists, video clips, on-screen transcripts).
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Includes content in Arabic, English, French / Français, German, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Pashto, Russian, Spanish and Yiddish languages.