Research Guides: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning (LGBTQ): Films

Film Databases

These resources are made available to the VCU community (students, staff, faculty, and other groups) by VCU Libraries.

LGBTQ + Source
Indexing, abstracts, and select full text for international scholarly and popular publications on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues, with historically important primary sources, including monographs, magazines, and newspapers.
Kanopy Streaming
Streaming documentaries, feature films, shorts, and more. Includes films from The Criterion Collection, California Newsreel, Media Education Foundation, First Run Features, Green Planet Films, Michael Blackwood, Kino Lorber and many more.
Black Studies in Video
Documentaries, interviews, and archival footage covering African American history, politics, art and culture, family structure, gender relationships, and social and economic issues.
Films on Demand Master Academic Collection
Streaming films covering core academic subjects. Also includes archival films and newsreels.