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Search for specific films by title
To find films by director, do an author search
To find material about a director, try a subject search
Limit your search to Videos & DVDs to find both streaming videos and DVDs.
Select "Subject" from the library catalog's drop-down menu and search for "Motion Pictures," which is the official Library of Congress subject heading for film/ cinema.
Use and to combine terms in your search | hitchcock and women
Use or to expand results | filmmaker or director
Use * to find variant endings, or as a wild card | wom*n theat*
Use " " to search words as a phrase | "cinéma verité"
Video streaming service for educational films and documentaries, focusing on history, music, and dance.
A streaming video collection, including feature films and documentaries from PBS, BBC, Criterion, and more.
A streaming service for opera performances, documentaries, and interviews.
Documentaries, government films, dramas, and more from Soviet, Chinese, Vietnamese, East European, British, and Latin American filmmakers covering Socialist perspectives, countries, and individuals.
Dates: 1918-1988 CE
This database will no longer be available after Dec. 31, 2025. If you have questions, please contact askus@wellesley.edu.
InterLibrary Loan (ILL) services will continue to be available for print books, ebooks, chapters, and articles. If you only need a chapter or two from a book, place a book chapter request and we'll try to get them electronically. Requesting an item through ILL will be more efficient than recalling an item from storage; however, if we are unable to locate an item through ILL, we will pursue other means.
Where do I pick up & return my ILL requests during the renovation?
Pickups: Modulars, Room 103
Returns: Modulars, Room 103, Blue Library Book Drop outside the Modulars or the Art or Music Libraries
How do I Make Requests?
For Loan requests, search the Library Catalog, WorldCat, or SuperSearch and look for one of the following links to place your ILL request. If we already own an item, but it is in off-site storage or checked out, you can still select “Request from another library (InterLibrary Loan)”.
Kill the Documentary: A Letter to Filmmakers, Students, and Scholars
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We welcome faculty, student, and staff recommendations for library materials.
For more information about the Library's collections, contact the subject specialist for your discipline.
