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Streaming Film Collections by Subject

This guide is designed to help faculty and students identify streaming films for use in classes, projects, or even as secondary sources.

International Studies Featured Film (Asian, Caribbean)

The danger is palpable as maverick activist Ye Haiyan (a.k.a Hooligan Sparrow) and her band of colleagues travel to Hainan Province in southern China to protest the case of six elementary school girls who were sexually abused by their principal. 

Streaming Service Videos

Avon

  • Global Issues Videos
    • This link has already set the videos to include those from 2010 to the present with over 900 videos ranging from a few minutes to full documentaries.
  • International Relations Videos
    • This link has already set the videos to include those from 2010 to the present with over 130 videos ranging from a few minutes to full documentaries.
  • Banyan Archive
    • Caribbean - This collection features more than 1,100 hours of music, dance, interviews, cultural programming, and more that has been housed in the Banyan Archives in Trinidad & Tobago for over forty years.

Films on Demand

  • World Languages Videos
    • Over 1,700 videos that allows for easy filtering of topic, ex. Chinese, French, German, etc. Majority of videos are episodes, documentaries or TED Talks. 
  • Films San Frontieres D
    • Films Sans Frontières distributes many titles and tries to find quality movies, especially art house films and classics from all over the world. Acquires library titles for TV & DVD worldwide distribution (catalog of 2000 titles). FSF distributes the greatest masterpieces of cinema's history, many Oscar and Golden Palm winner. 

DOCUSEEK

  • Cultural and Ethnic Studies
    • This collection has an eclectic array of content.  This particular link will take you to the list of films under Cultural and Ethnic Studies, but there is much.  This will get you started.