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ENGL 3860: Film Genre: Streaming Media

Streaming Video Resources

Walker Library licenses access to streaming videos from a number of vendors.  

  • This list focuses on feature films and movies of interest to English 3870: Film History and English 3860: Film Genres.
  • All licensed video databases will be found in the Databases A-Z tab on the Library homepage. 

For a more comprehensive guide to media at Walker Library see Media Resources.

MTSU Licensed sites:

  • Swank Digital Campus (works best in Chrome)
    • Streaming collection of films and documentaries both classic and contemporary.
  • Kanopy 
    • Kanopy is an on-demand streaming video service for educational institutions providing students, faculty and staff, with access to more than 26,000 films each year. Kanopy works directly with filmakers and film distribution companies to offer collections including titles from PBS, BBC, Criterion Collection and more. 
  • Drama Online Library
    • Video content includes titles from BBC Drama, Shakespeare's Globe on Screen, and more. 

Other Streaming Sources (Note: MTSU is not responsible for content linked from free Internet sites. There is no guarantee of availability and functionality of the sites. )  

  • Feature Films (Internet Archive)
  • UbuWeb Film & Video
    • Presents hundreds of experiment/avant-garde films and videos in streaming format. International scope. 
  • YouTube
    • YouTube has become the de facto respository for clips and full-length films of all kinds, including commerical releases. Some content has not been added legally, so content does disappear.