Research, Citation, & Class Guides: Theatre 110: Introduction to Theatre: Find Videos

Finding Film Clips & Videos

Note: Remember to properly credit information taken from the Internet when used for research purposes, even if the material is considered to be in the public domain. See the Cite It Right section of this guide for access to examples of MLA Style citations.

Films on Demand
Streaming video library with over 38,000 documentaries, lectures, and historical primary source videos, covering a wide range of academic subjects.
Partial funding provided by UW System Shared Electronic Collection.
Internet Archive: Moving Image Archive
This is Internet Archive's Moving Images library of free movies, films, and videos containing thousands of digital movies ranging from classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to cartoons and concerts. Broad subject coverage includes: art, music, news, science, sports, cartoons, animation, advertising, trade films and many other genres.
Kanopy Streaming: All Collections
Thousands of documentaries and feature films from many of the leading producers.

Note: Any film not included in our subscription must be requested by the instructor.
Some producers include the Criterion Collection, PBS, Kino Lorber, New Day Films, The Great Courses, California Newsreel, and hundreds more.

Partial funding provided by Student Technology Fees
National Theatre Collection
Materials from the UK National Theatre’s archive: high definition streaming video of world-class productions and unique archival material.
Partial funding provided by UW System Shared Electronic Collection
PBS Video Collection: Fourth Edition
Streaming library provides video documentaries and series from PBS on topics that range from science to history, art to Shakespeare, diversity to business & economics, and more.
Partial funding provided by UW System Shared Electronic Collection.
Research@UWW
A discovery tool for most of the Library's articles, books, multimedia, and digital repositories.

YouTube
This site started with free, original video content, but has blossomed to contain movies and series, some with a fee attached. Available to a worldwide audience, with some nation level banning.
YouTube Movies & Shows
Offering a mix of free, rent, or purchase, this YouTube channel may have what you need. Based upon the movie rating, you may be required to sign into your YouTube account. This is a free account with a valid email address.