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Faculty Resources & Services Guide

Streaming Video Platforms Utilized by FAU Libraries

Academic Video Online (AVON) Collections Held by FAU:

Collections include:

Perpetually Licensed Titles:

Title Expiration
Africa's Great Civilizations (collection) 8/28/2025
Amy - The Tragic Story of Amy Winehouse 1/2/2028
Anthropocene: The Human Epoch - How Humans Have Impacted the Planet 11/12/2027
Bad Hair - Pelo Malo 4/1/2025
Enron: The Smartest Guys In the Room 1/2/2026
Europe on the Brink of the Black Death 11/12/2025
Fatal Distraction 8/9/2027
Harlan County USA 1/2/2028
I Am Human 8/27/2027
Jews of the Wild West 10/28/2027
Kusama - Infinity 6/27/2025
Las Sandinistas 11/13/2025
Little Stones - Women Using Art to Create Positive Change in their Communities 1/22/2025
Loving Vincent 3/20/2028
Lumumba 8/28/2027
NOVA: Becoming Human - Unearthing Our Earliest Ancestors (collection) 1/7/2026
Paris Is Burning 9/6/2025
Reassemblage - A Complex Visual Study of the Women of Rural Senegal 9/6/2025
Small Axe (playlist) 8/22/2025
The Anthropologist 9/6/2025
The Florida Project 1/6/2026
The Last Resort 12/9/2027
The Official Story - La historia oficial 11/13/2025
The Old Oak 12/6/2027
The Pruitt-Igoe Myth  4/6/2026
The Silence of Others - El silencio de otros 7/18/2025
The Story of Plastic 10/4/2027
Tokyo! 1/2/2028
Vinyl Nation 1/3/2026
Willie Velasquez: Your Vote is Your Voice - Fighting for Political Empowerment for Latinos in the U.S. 8/9/2025
Women Art Revolution 11/5/2027
Young Lakota - A Native American Leader Fights for Reproductive Rights 11/13/2025
Zama 11/12/2025

Title License - Valid To
Africa's Great Civilizations (collection) 8/28/2025
Amy - The Tragic Story of Amy Winehouse 1/2/2028
Anthropocene: The Human Epoch - How Humans Have Impacted the Planet 11/12/2027
Bad Hair - Pelo Malo 4/1/2025
Enron: The Smartest Guys In the Room 1/2/2026
Europe on the Brink of the Black Death 11/12/2025
Fatal Distraction 8/9/2027
Girlhood 1/15/2026
Harlan County USA 1/2/2028
I Am Human 8/27/2027
Jews of the Wild West 10/28/2027
Ken Burns: The National Parks - America’s Best Idea (collection) 1/14/2026
Kusama - Infinity 6/27/2025
Las Sandinistas 11/13/2025
Lilya 4-ever 3/19/2025
Loving Vincent 3/20/2025
Lumumba 8/28/2027
Maestra - The Women of Cuba's National Literacy Campaign 1/30/2026
Manufactured Landscapes - The Art of Edward Burtynsky 1/30/2026
NOVA: Becoming Human - Unearthing Our Earliest Ancestors (collection) 1/7/2026
Paris Is Burning 9/6/2025
Peggy Guggenheim - Art Addict 1/24/2026
Reassemblage - A Complex Visual Study of the Women of Rural Senegal 9/6/2025
Small Axe (playlist) 8/22/2025
The Anthropologist 9/6/2025
The Florida Project 1/6/2026
The Freshmen - Première année 3/21/2025
The Last Resort 12/9/2027
The Official Story - La historia oficial 11/13/2025
The Old Oak 12/6/2027
The Pruitt-Igoe Myth  4/6/2026
The Silence of Others - El silencio de otros 7/18/2025
The Story of Plastic 10/4/2027
The Women on the 6th Floor - Les femmes du 6e étage 3/19/2025
Tokyo! 1/2/2028
United in Anger: A History of ACT UP - The Grassroots Movement to End the AIDS Crisis 3/20/2025
Vinyl Nation 1/3/2026
When I Stutter 2/4/2026
Willie Velasquez: Your Vote is Your Voice - Fighting for Political Empowerment for Latinos in the U.S. 8/9/2025
Women Art Revolution 11/5/2027
Young Lakota - A Native American Leader Fights for Reproductive Rights 11/13/2025
Zama 11/12/2025

Titles Licensed by FAU:

Featured Streaming Collections

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Searching for Videos

  • Verify video information at IMDB. Take note of title, director, year, and actors.
  • Look for videos - Try these steps
  1. Type the title of the film in the Electronic Journal Search Box.
  2. Check the FAU Library Catalog.
  3. If film is not in catalog, check each of the streaming video collections below.
  4. Check the links in the Free Film Websites box to the right for additional options.
  • To request a video or DVD, utilize the General Materials Suggestion Form.
  • If borrowing a DVD from another FAU campus, instructor must request DVD from FAU Library Catalog using their FAU account (see request at bottom left side of catalog record).
  • Other ideas for videos: Check for alternative videos in the DVD and streaming video collections we currently have available.

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Last updated on Mar 21, 2025 8:34 AM