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Film and Filmmaking

Credible information dealing with Film studies or Filmmaking.

Videos from Library Databases

Films On Demand Collection This link opens in a new window
A large collection of streaming video with academic, vocational and life-skills content. Topics include: Art, Biology, Careers, Communication, Computers, Earth Science, Education, etc. Try it for FILM topics like directing, etc.

Feature Films (Films on D.)
Provides some popular feature films, like the Grapes of Wrath, Fight Club, Ford v. Ferrari, etc.
Contact me if you need a title not in this collection.
AVON (Acad. Videos Online)
Find experimental films and others on various topics. Includes some rare Animation films. [Try Kirikou (African).]

Films on Demand Top Directors series

Films on Demand database has a series: Hollywood's Top Directors (2007). 13 directors are featured, including:

Francis F. Coppola, Rob Reiner, & Adrian Lyne. Each are less than a half-hour.

FREE ONLINE VIDEOS

Here are sources of free online streaming videos on the open Web.

C-Span videos and series, etc.
Current political news and videos from various series, such as American History.
EVIA (Ethnographic Video ... )
Documentary videos on Ethnography topics (Anthropology or studies of world cultures).
Internet Archive -- Movies area
Movies, TV shows, animation, etc.
WGBH Open Vault
Open access items from WGBH in Boston, a public station affiliated with PBS.