Streaming Video Subscriptions
- Swank Digital Campus This link opens in a new windowThe 1,000 most popular films on the Swank streaming platform; includes both feature & documentary films, from major Hollywood studios, plus independent, foreign and art producers.
- Kanopy This link opens in a new windowStreaming educational & feature films across all disciplines, with films from the BBC, California Newsreel, Criterion, PBS & many others. Create a free Kanopy account on campus, then connect to a Kanopy app and watch on your mobile device or smart TV. See Kanopy Help.
- Counseling and Therapy in Video [Alexander Street] This link opens in a new windowVideos relating to social work, psychotherapy, psychology & psychiatric counseling, including footage of consultations, counseling sessions, demos, interviews, lectures, personal narratives & dramatizations.
- Academic Video Online (AVON) [Alexander Street] This link opens in a new windowStreaming video across all subject areas. Includes documentaries, and content from a variety of news sources, including PBS and BBC.
Performing Arts Video Subscriptions
- BBC Shakespeare Plays This link opens in a new windowStreaming video; BBC production of every Shakespeare play.
- Dance in Video: Vol. 1 & 2 [Alexander Street] This link opens in a new windowProductions & documentaries by performers & companies of the 20th century in ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental & improvisational dance.
- Medici TV This link opens in a new windowClassical music video broadcasts of live concerts, programs (including operas and ballets), documentaries, and master classes in collaboration with the greatest orchestras and concert halls in the world.
- Met Opera on Demand (Student Access) This link opens in a new window450+ Metropolitan opera performances, including most of the Met Live in HD productions.
- Naxos Video Library This link opens in a new windowClassical music performances, opera, ballet, etc.
- OntheBoards.tv This link opens in a new windowPerformances by artists working in dance, theater, music, etc.
- Opera in Video [Alexander Street] This link opens in a new windowMajor opera performances, including staged productions, interviews & documentaries
- Theatre in Video Vol. I [Alexander Street] This link opens in a new windowLeading plays, and film documentaries. Users can bookmark specific scenes, monologues and staging.
Mixed Content Free Sites
- YouTubeVideo sharing website where users can upload and watch videos. Some content is contributed by major media organizations, but most is created or appropriated by individuals.
- Moving Image ArchiveThousands of digital movies including classic full-length films, alternative news broadcasts, home movies, cartoons, and concerts.
- American Memory: Migrated CollectionsPrimary source materials relating to U.S. history and culture.
- The Open Video Project. UNC Chapel Hill4,000 videos on a wide variety of subjects.
Commercial Sites
Searching is free, but these sites charge a fee to download video.
- Vanderbilt Television News Archive 1968+Listings, summaries and descriptions of 30,000+ individual network evening news broadcasts and more than 9,000 hours of special news-related programming.
- Getty Images / FootageFootage to license from editorial, news, archival, and entertainment sources.
- FotosearchRoyalty free and rights managed stock video to license.
Internet Search Engines for Video
Use search engines to find free video on the internet: