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Film provides essential streaming video titles to support teaching and research in film studies and related disciplines. The collections include a comprehensive offering of silent era films, which together represent the basis of modern cinematic technique and film theory. Additionally, a contemporary collection offers award winning selections from over 60 countries, providing a window into a wide range of cultures and sociological issues around the world. Film, from Alexander Street, gives access to more than 3900 videos and 2500+hours of video content to support the study of Film.
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This playlist contains some highlights of the feature films in Academic Video Online. These are just a handful of the thousands of titles available in this rich resource.
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An extraordinary work of both cinematic and political activism, 5 Broken Cameras is a deeply personal, first-hand account of non-violent resistance in Bil'in, a West Bank village threatened by encroaching Israeli settlements. Shot almost entirely by Palestinian farmer Emad Burnat
directed by Guy Davidi, 1978-; (New York, NY: Kino Lorber, 2011), 1 hour 31 mins
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This silent film, directed by Rupert Julian and featuring Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, and Norman Kerry, is about a disfigured madman in love with an opera understudy.
directed by Edward Sedgwick, 1892-1953;(Los Angeles, CA: Flicker Alley, 1925), 1 hour 32 mins
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Graceful, enigmatic, and often frightening, DOGTOOTH is an ingenious dark comedy that won the Prix Un Certain Regard at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.
directed by Giorgos Lanthimos, 1973-; (New York, NY: Kino Lorber, 2009), 1 hour 37 mins
Almost a century after its release, The Birth of a Nation remains one of the most controversial films ever made... a landmark achievement that continues to fascinate and enrage audiences. It is the epic story of two families, one northern and one southern, during and after the Civil War.
Directed by D. W. Griffith, 1875-1948; (New York, NY: Kino Lorber, 1915), 3 hours 13 mins
Chaplin and Purviance are immigrants who meet on the boat to America, broke but in love.
directed by Charlie Chaplin, 1889-1977;(Los Angeles, CA: Flicker Alley, 1917), 25 mins
