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. #
   The Glow is Gone Ryan Ermacora Canada 2016 16:37 6044
   Vertical Club Gerard Olivier (et-al) South Africa 2014 3:08 5435
   Vancouver Co-op Radio C.R.T.C. Application Palladin Portapacks Canada 1973 20:00 0182
   Every Day is a Gift Estrail Boiso United States 2017 2:45 6088
   Outeretina Daniel Wechsler Israel 2014 4:05 4578
   Phonics Abrogate Erik Zepka Canada 2014 5:22 5427
   Sketch Christopher Logan Canada 2005 1:13:35 6042
   My Heart the Travel Agent Wayne Yung Canada 2009 1:30 5025
   Chinese Cafes In Rural Saskatchewan Anthony Chan Canada 1984 26:00 1573
   In-Between Mariane Bourcheix-Laporte Canada 2011 28:11/21:11/15:51/16:39 5383
   Life and People Barry DoupĂ© Canada 2013 22:00 6098
   A Boy on a Dock Blowing His Nose Barry DoupĂ© Canada 2003 15:43 6090
   Crosscuts Tijmen Hauer (et-al) Canada 2010 4:00 5014
   VERB FRAU TV: Season 4 (Poland) Margaret Dragu Canada 2015 1:11:27 7084b
   Ways + Means Leslie Supnet Canada 2014 12:44 5439
   Two Soft Things, Two Hard Things Mark Kenneth Woods (et-al) Canada 2015 71:00 4592
   Signed- K.K. Ken Kuramoto Canada 1978 15:00 887
   Sunken Cave and a Migrating Bird Qiuli Wu China 2019 10:31 7101
   Gutter Paul Wong (et-al) Canada 1975 8:00 0773a
   The Splits Allison Hrabluik Canada 2014 15:00 4609