Dr. Angelou’s incredible journey, through never-before-seen footage, rare archival photographs and videos, and her own words.
Acclaimed British director Terence Davies exquisitely evokes Dickinson’s spiritual convictions of her time that she struggled with and transcended in her poetry.
Through his search for personal and creative expression, Ginsberg writes Howl and must contend with its bizarre obscenity trial.
Louder Than A Bomb tells the story of four Chicago high school poetry teams as they prepare to compete in the world's largest youth slam.
Deaf Jam is the story of deaf teen Aneta Brodski's bold journey into the spoken word slam poetry scene.
Simon Armitage goes on the trail of one of the jewels in the crown of British poetry - Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive draws on the rich palette of Poe’s evocative imagery and sharply drawn plots to tell the real story of the notorious author.
This documentary offers rare interviews with over 15 major Asian-Pacific American women poets.
This Database contains more than 66,000 streaming video titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. They are all immediately available. All documentaries formerly on Film Platform are now available in this database. Collections on the platform include PBS (1,500 films), Documentaries (3,000 films), and Sony Picture Classics (350 films).
The collection consists of streaming films, which can be watched on or off campus, that cover a full range of disciplines including documentaries, tutorials, and TV shows on academic topics. A number of classic and popular films from the Criterion Collection are also included. If you are a faculty member and you cannot find the film you need for your course, please fill out our Request Form. The library will need notice so that we can purchase the film licence from Kanopy or order a DVD, depending on your classroom needs.
This collection of streaming videos connects academic audiences with leading documentary films from across the world. It includes a wide variety of meaningful documentaries of social, political and cultural importance, in many subjects. Film highlights include RBG, Dolores, and films in many languages. All films are accessible immediately, without special request. These films now are on a new Alexander Street platform!
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