Collins Memorial Library: Latin American Studies: Films & Media

Films

The library has a film collection that includes documentaries and feature films related to many topics in Latin American Studies. Do a keyword search on your topic in Primo and use the Advanced Search to see which films are available.

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Search by author/creator if you know the director's name
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Selected Feature Films

Collins Library includes a growing collection of Spanish-language cinema on DVD. You can also request DVDs from SUMMIT and other libraries via ILL.

Desierto by Jonás Cuarón
Call Number: PQ6703.U29 D475 2017 DVD Collection
ISBN: 9786316707505
Publication Date: 2015
The Motorcycle Diaries by Walter Salles
Call Number: F2224 .G7813 2005 DVD Collection
ISBN: 9781417022052
Publication Date: 2004
Roma by Alfonso Cuarón
Call Number: PQ7298.413 .U26 R66 2020 DVD Collection
ISBN: 9781681436579
Publication Date: 2019

Streaming Media

Latin America in Video
Gives researchers of Latin American studies, Spanish, and Portuguese a comprehensive and unique perspective on the region. The first of its kind, the collection’s materials are presented in their original language with abstracts and indexing in Spanish, Portuguese, and English.
Academic Video Online (AVON) This link opens in a new window
Is a video subscription that delivers almost 70,000 titles spanning subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more.
Kanopy
Provides access to thousands of award-winning films, thought-provoking documentaries, latest festival hits, classic films, TV series, and more. Films streamed on Kanopy are provided to the Puget Sound community for classroom and educational purposes only. Films that have been licensed are immediately available on the Kanopy platform. If a film has not been licensed for use, you may submit a Kanopy request form and the library will consider the request.
Theatre in Video
Contains definitive performances of the world's leading plays together with film documentaries, online in streaming video.
Films on Demand - Archival Films & Newsreels Collection
A collection of archival films and newsreels spanning the 1880s to the 21st century.

Telescope Film
Offers a database of 450,000 films and series, with click through access to over 150 streaming services. Users can browse all films with the button in the header, and filter by streaming service, country, language, genre, and more or enter a search term in the search window. Find a film you want to watch? Just click through to the streaming service of your choice.