This year’s Special Collections showcases feature works by artist’s between 1979 and 1993.

Choose a collection to view:

Historic British Columbia Video Art + Documentary Collection
Indigenous Video Art + Documentary Collection
Japanese Video Art Collection
Early Feminist Video
Historical Collection

Early Video Digitization Project Excerpts of selected early BC based documentary and video art from 1973-1985 are now viewable thanks to funding support of the I.K Barber Learning Centre at the University of British Columbia Library.

To view the full work please contact us to request preview DVDs or visit our 4,000+ title collection 11-6 Tuesday through Saturday.

TitleArtistDurationYearCountryAcc. #
   Vancouver Co-op Radio C.R.T.C. Application Palladin Portapacks Canada 1973 20:00 0182
   Gutter Paul Wong (et-al) Canada 1975 8:00 0773a
   Crossing Over​ Oliver Hockenhull Canada 2018 2:32 7022
   Catalyst Kent Tate Canada 2017 3:30 6045
   Subway Loop (installation) Paul Wong Canada 1974 11:00 1079
   The Glow is Gone Ryan Ermacora Canada 2016 16:37 6044
   North East False Creek Mariane Bourcheix-Laporte Canada 2011 28:11 5383b
   Vertical Club Gerard Olivier (et-al) South Africa 2014 3:08 5435
   Untitled (Travels) Maria Antelman United States 2009 5:36 4637
   The Common Fag Michael V. Smith (et-al) Canada 2018 4:22 7021
   Soap Opera With Chocolates Elizabeth Milton Canada 2014 10:29 4610
   18 Carat Affair – Lonely Eyes Leonid Kalyadin Russia 2014 3:29 5433
   The Silence Jae Woo Kang Canada 2017 10:28 6083
   Interstitial Stillness Mariane Bourcheix-Laporte Canada 2011 93:00 5382
   Dadaloop Francesca Fini Italy 2014 10:00 5413
   Scissors Cindy Mochizuki Canada 2016 19:38 7007
   mom and her music Rajee Paña Jeji Shergill Canada 2015 14:56 7020
   Crosscuts Tijmen Hauer (et-al) Canada 2010 4:00 5014
   Waterside (The Crossing) Russell Wallace Canada 2013 2:38 5381
   Duster Eric Metcalfe (et-al) Canada 1991 37:00 1857