LibGuides: Hispanic Latino Heritage Month: Videos & Images

Feature Films

A selection of DVD and video feature films with Hispanic themes available at the Wimberly Library media center. Click on the titles for more information.

Documentaries

A selection of DVD and video documentaries with Hispanic themes available at the Wimberly Library media center. Click on the titles for more information.

90 Miles
Balseros
Crossing Arizona
Hispanic Americans : one or many cultures?
Hispanic Americans : the new frontier. [3], Hispanics : the changing role of women
In the land of plenty
Los trabajadores : The workers
Maquilapolis : City of factories
Recalling Orange County
Roberto Clemente (streaming video)
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Tells the story of an exceptional baseball player and committed humanitarian, who challenged racial discrimination to become baseball's first Latino superstar. The film features interviews with David Maraniss, George F. Will, Clemente's wife Vera, Orlando Cepeda, and former teammates, to present an intimate and revealing portrait of a man whose passion and grace made him a legend
Tal como somos : Just as we are
Women of hope : Latinas abriendo camino : twelve ground breaking Latina women

Hispanic Music Films

FAU Video Databases

Search the FAU Libraries databases of videos for award-winning documentaries, historical videos, and more.

Academic Video Online: Premium This link opens in a new window
Academic Video Online brings together over 40 multidisciplinary video collections from Alexander Street Press, covering art and architecture, diversity, health sciences, history, music and performing arts, psychology and counseling, sciences and engineering, and social sciences. See separate collection titles and the mulitmedia platform -Alexander Street Press- within our A-Z Database List.
Ethnographic Video Online This link opens in a new window
Filmakers Library Online This link opens in a new window
This multidisciplinary collection provides award-winning documentaries with relevance across the curriculumrace and gender studies, human rights, globalization and global studies, multiculturalism, international relations, criminal justice, the environment, bioethics, health, political science and current events, psychology, arts, literature, and more. It presents points of view and historical and current experiences from diverse cultures and traditions world-wide.
Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
A web-based digital delivery service that allows you to view streaming educational videos purchased by FAU Libraries from Films Media Group. Users can organize and bookmark clips, share playlists, and personalize folders.
World History in Video This link opens in a new window
World History in Video is a wide-ranging collection of critically acclaimed documentaries exploring human history from the earliest civilizations to the late twentieth century. The videos cover Africa and the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Oceania.

Images

To find the specific images in databases or websites, you may wish to search by:

Artist/Creator
Format (i.e., ceramic, stone, terra cotta)
Location (i.e., Mexico, Latin America)
Subject matter (i.e., Mexican National Band)
Type of Object (i.e., Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Object, Architecture)

Also see our Images Resource Guide for links to many other image collections, websites, and videos.

Image Databases at FAU

Artstor This link opens in a new window
Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new window

Image Websites

British Museum
Louvre
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Google Cultural Institute "Google has partnered with hundreds of museums, cultural institutions, and archives to host the world’s cultural treasures online." This includes artworks, landmarks and world heritage sites, as well as digital exhibitions.

Last updated on Nov 5, 2024 12:20 PM