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Watch Films @CapU Library
Includes Criterion on-Demand, streaming, DVD and BluRay.
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Criterion-on-Demand
Criterion-on-Demand allows subscribers to screen films for educational purposes. With more than 1500 English-language feature films, the library is large and extensive. Titles are available to stream.

Most titles from 20th Century Fox & Dreamworks Animation are only available for viewing on campus while at a wired computer (like the Library workstations). A notice will appear on the film's Criterion page if it has restricted viewing. Streaming not working? Try Chrome or Firefox.
Kanopy
CapU Library Kanopy provides access to a unique collection of feature films, documentaries, training films, and theatrical releases, including award winners. Streaming titles available with Kanopy include Criterion Collection, PBS, BBC, Kino Lorber, New Day Films, Great Courses, Media Education Foundation, and more.

System requirements for streaming is an up to date web browser and a good internet connection. For full details on supported browsers please see this page from Kanopy help.

Kanopy is a "lease-on-demand" service for students and faculty. If you have questions about Kanopy, contact the library.
NFB.ca
Access to NFB films online, including documentaries, animation and alternative dramas.

The National Film Board CAMPUS service provides access to more than 2,500 Canadian films, including films freely viewable from the NFB site and access to films not available on the public website.
Films on Demand
Web-based digital video delivery service. If you're experiencing problems connecting to or playing this resource, please contact the Library.

Paramount Vault
Paramount has posted 175 titles to Youtube for viewing. Some old, some new(ish), all free. A few won't screen in Canada.
Internet Archive - Moving Images
Repository for public domain media, including impressive archive of copyright-free and creative commons motion pictures. Hollywood and US Government content, as well as independent and amateur films, available for download (multiple formats) and streaming.
Free Silent Films
Open Culture provides a list of links to watch free silent films online.

Other Guides of Interest

Motion Picture Arts / Filmmaking
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Queer Issues (LGBTQ2+)
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Browse the Shelves

Film related materials are shelved in the PN classification sections. Some specific areas are:

PN 1993 - PN 1999
Motion Pictures

PN 2101 - PN 3307
History of the Film & Motion Picture Production

Queer titles are located in many different sections, including:

HQ 73-78 Bisexualism, Homosexualism, Lesbianism, Transsexualism

RC558 Psychiatry

Film Collection - Reference

CapU Library Resource

Online Glossary of Gender Terms

Qmunity's Queer Terminology Guide
Glossary of Gender and Transgender Terms
From Fenway Health, a non-profit provider of health care services in Boston, MA

Online Encyclopedia

Media Queer
The goal of the Queer Media Database Canada-Québec Project is to maintain a dynamic online catalogue of LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) Canadian film, video and digital works, their makers, and related institutions.
GLBTQ Archives
Contains 2,000 signed articles on literature, the arts, and the social sciences written by academics and other experts.

Print Resources

Handbook of Lesbian and Gay Studies by Diane Richardson (Editor); Steven Seidman (Editor)
Call Number: HQ75.15.H36 2002
The No-Nonsense Guide to Sexual Diversity by Vanessa Baird
Call Number: HQ76.25.B35 2007

Credo Reference Topic Page - LGBT

Credo Reference has created a topic page for LGBT. On this topic page, you'll find a collection of articles and entries from their reference texts as well as searches in the Library catalogue and relevant databases.

LGBTQ Topic Page

Zotero - Organize and Cite Your Sources

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