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. #
   Eye Witness Lynn Hershman United States 1985 2:08 1562c
   Rio-me porque és da aldeia e vieste de burro ao baile Sandra Araujo Portugal 2013 2:52 5428
   Digit Compilation Elizabeth Vander Zaag Canada 1979 19:30 5026
   Scissors Cindy Mochizuki Canada 2016 19:38 7007
   Sax Island (WF) Western Front Video (et-al) Canada 1983 12:00 1161
   Canada Park Razan AlSalah Canada 2019 8:04 7255
   Empire Valley Ryan Ermacora Canada 2016 12:43 6083
   Falling Down: A Ballet for My Bedroom Elizabeth Milton Canada 2013 5:07 4611
   PC Museum – Model Version Leonid Kalyadin Russia 2013 2:20 5432
   The Negotiating Table Mona Hatoum (et-al) Canada 1982 20:00 1792
   The Snows Russell Wallace Canada 2013 5:21 5378
   Crossing Over​ Oliver Hockenhull Canada 2018 2:32 7022
   Interstitial Stillness Mariane Bourcheix-Laporte Canada 2011 93:00 5382
   Ways + Means Leslie Supnet Canada 2014 12:44 5439
   A Boy on a Dock Blowing His Nose Barry Doupé Canada 2003 15:43 6090
   Pixelord - Biorobots Leonid Kalyadin Russia 2013 3:48 5430
   Second Sun Leslie Supnet Canada 2013 3:10 5411
   Catalyst Kent Tate Canada 2017 3:30 6045
   Whaty Barry Doupé Canada 2011 00:30 6096
   The Common Fag Michael V. Smith (et-al) Canada 2018 4:22 7021