Carleton Licensed Video Collections
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Academic Video OnlineA comprehensive streaming video collection including documentaries, newsreels, theater, musical performances, and much more from across the disciplines.
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Digital Theatre Plus(Searches through citations and abstracts)
View video recordings of contemporary British theater productions, including those by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Using the Chrome browser is recommended for best playback. -
Docuseek Complete CollectionIndependently made documentary films focusing primarily on global health, environmental, and socio-economic issues.
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Films on Demand(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and transcripts)
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KanopyA streaming video platform of current and classic documentaries and feature films.
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National Theatre CollectionFilmed productions plus exclusive digitized archival materials such as photographs, scripts, costume designs, and more from Britain's Royal National Theatre.
Online Media Resources
More and more films and television shows are available for online viewing. Here is a selection of sites providing free or ad-supported viewing:
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Pluto TV (ad-supported)Free live and on-demand TV, including news, movies, documentaries, and TV series.
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Internet Archive: Moving Image ArchiveOver 150,000 films and videos including classic feature films, alternative news broadcasts, educational and industrial films, cartoons, concerts, and more.
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National Film Board of CanadaHundreds of films produced by the National Film Board of Canada, including documentaries, animation, and feature films, available in high-quality online video.
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PBSPrograms from several current and classic PBS series are available for viewing online: Antiques Roadshow, Bill Moyers Journal, Charlie Rose, Great Performances, NOVA, NOVA scienceNOW, Frontline, Frontline/World, Julia Child, Masterpiece, Nature, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, American Masters, and American Experience.
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C-SPAN Video LibraryCongressional proceedings, public affairs programming, and coverage of political events, from 1987 to the present. You can create and share clips, and all videos are fully transcribed.
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British Film Institute: YouTube ChannelMore than 200 short films and videos from the world's largest film and television archive. Selections include early documentary and comedy films, rare early color films, cartoons, experimental films, and wartime propaganda films.
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British Pathe Newsreels, 1896-197690,000 videos covering newsreel, sports footage, social history documentaries, entertainment and music stories from 1896 to 1976.
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UbuWeb: Film & VideoHundreds of avant-garde and experimental film and video works by artists both famous and obscure.
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University of North Texas' Online Media Resources guideAdditional links to online film and video sites.
