Film Courses & Research

Finding books, documentaries, and actual films

Search OneSearch and WorldCat for films and films resources:

You can add "motion picture" or "motion pictures" as a keyword or subject term when searching...

However, it's hard sometimes to guess the other words that might be used in the book, so use this judiciously.

We have a growing collection of non-US films--look for the language label on the spine of the DVD on the shelf:

Search AVON and Kanopy for streaming documentaries and actual films

Browse the General 1st floor shelves to find more books on similar topics

Film sources are largely in the 790-792 section (entertainment); you may also find film sources in the 800's (when considered as "literature" of a certain culture), the 300's (if the primary topic is sociology), and other areas.