The A/V Geeks Film Archive is a collection of over 24,000 films gathered from school auctions, thrift stores, closets and dumpsters. Predominantly made up of old educational films and commercials, these are not contemporary videos, but can provide interesting videos in the public domain.
Streaming Video: Multi-Subject Databases
Most of these videos are protected under copyright: if you want to incorporate clips of them into your own videos, make sure that you understand Fair Use and ensure that your use meets the terms of Fair Use. (See Copyright.)
Swank Motion Pictures distributes over 18,000 movies from major Hollywood studios, which are available online to Penn State instructors for classroom teaching, via a University Libraries license with Swank Motion Pictures.
Kanopy distributes online documentaries from a variety of filmmakers, including the Media Education Foundation. Search for specific movie titles, or browse a list of all the online documentaries licensed by the Penn State University Libraries
Kanopy distributes online documentaries from a variety of filmmakers, including the Media Education Foundation. Search for specific movie titles, or browse a list of all the online documentaries licensed by the Penn State University Libraries.
Docuseek2 distributes online documentaries from a variety of filmmakers, including Bullfrog Films, Collective Eye Films, Icarus Films, and Terra Nova Films. Search for specific movie titles, or browse a list of all the online documentaries licensed by the Penn State University Libraries.
Docuseek2 provides exclusive educational streaming access to content from Bullfrog Films, Collective Eye Films, Icarus Films (including The Fanlight Collection and dGenerate Films), Kartemquin Films, Sincerely Films, Terra Nova Films and Villon Films. Docuseek2 allows you to search through its database in both traditional and unique ways. Docuseek2 supports traditional key word searches, but expands it to include searching through descriptions and transcripts. Docuseek2 also adds an expanded subject taxonomy, and allows you to combine subject category searches with grade level, length, filmmaker, awards, format and other characteristics to focus your search.
Films Media Group distributes online documentaries from a variety of producers, including Films for the Humanities and Sciences, A&E Television Networks, Bill Moyers, BBC, Cambridge Educational, and Open University. Search for specific movie titles, or browse a list of all the online documentaries licensed by the Penn State University Libraries.
Films Media Group distributes online documentaries from a variety of producers, including Films for the Humanities and Sciences, A&E Television Networks, Bill Moyers, BBC, Cambridge Educational, and Open University. Search for specific movie titles, or browse a list of all the online documentaries licensed by the Penn State University Libraries.
245 documentary films from the Public Broadcasting Service. Selected from series such as Frontline, NOVA, American Experience, and Odyssey.
The PBS Video Collection assembles hundreds of the greatest documentary films and series from the history of the Public Broadcasting Service into one convenient online interface. A core of 245 titles, selected for their high quality and relevance to academic curricula, covers many educational disciplines, including history, science and technology, diversity studies, business, and current events. This collection provides access to the films and series users already know and trust, including Frontline, NOVA, American Experience, Odyssey, and films by Ken Burns and Michael Wood.
The Media Education Foundation produces and distributes documentary films to inspire critical thinking about the social, political, and cultural impact of American mass media.
The Media Education Foundation produces and distributes documentary films and other educational resources to inspire critical thinking about the social, political, and cultural impact of American mass media.
Documentary films and other educational resources focused on the social, political, and cultural impact of American mass media.
Over 1200 video titles distributed by Filmakers Library are available through this online streaming service. Topics covered include: race and gender studies, human rights, globalization and global studies, multiculturalism, international relations, criminal justice, the environment, bioethics, health, political science and current events, psychology, arts, literature, and more.