Films in this collection,which contains currently 250 streaming online titles and will more than double in size by completion, represent the foundation of modern cinematic technique and film theory. Silent Film Online covers silent feature films, serials, and shorts from the 1890s to the 1930s. It includes the most complete, authoritative versions of the highest quality from leading distributors. The collection highlights works from legendary filmmakers such as Georges Melies, Buster Keaton, Fritz Lang, Charles Chaplin, F.W. Murnau, Luis Bunuel, Ernst Lubitsch, Victor Sjostrom, Erich von Stroheim, Carl T. Dreyer, Edwin S. Porter, and many others. And the perspective is global, delivering examples of the silent film movement from Germany, Britain, the Soviet Union, and France. Alongside the feature films and shorts is a selection of related documentaries.

Independent documentary films covering topics in the arts, social sciences and sciences; a large number having their focus on social issues as well as on the environment. Film distributors include Bullfrog Films, First Run Features, Icarus Films, and other independent filmmakers from around the world. Generally, 1950s-current

An online video streaming service distributing films from Criterion, First Run Features, California Newsreel as well as many other producers.

Projectr partners with educational institutions and public libraries throughout North America to present a curated and ever-expanding collection of acclaimed movies, archival restorations, award-winning documentaries and artist-made works from around the world

A multilingual collection of films from Spain, France and other European countries, North American Classic films, and Latin American films from South America, Central America and Caribbean including Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guatemala and others.

The top 1000 films most requested by colleges in Swank’s feature film catalog. These films are available for individual viewing to the entire Wesleyan community. The Library also arranges streaming access to course-related films at faculty request.