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. #
   Catalyst Kent Tate Canada 2017 3:30 6045
   My Friend Martin: The Short Story About CineCycle Pedro Ferreira Canada 2013 21:00 4606
   Every Day is a Gift Estrail Boiso United States 2017 2:45 6088
   Nobuo Kubota At The Western Front Nobuo Kubota Canada 1990 14:00 1839
   ComposingYou_Chinatown Judy Jheung Canada 2017 7:44 6065
   Second Sun Leslie Supnet Canada 2013 3:10 5411
   At the Heart of a Sparrow Barry Doupé Canada 2005 29:00 6092
   Wind and Snow Leslie Supnet Canada 2010 4:46 5412
   Degeneration Laurence Chan United Kingdom 2014 1:00 5438
   A Boy on a Dock Blowing His Nose Barry Doupé Canada 2003 15:43 6090
   Influences of My Mother Sara Diamond Canada 1981 26:00 1052
   Sax Island (WF) Western Front Video (et-al) Canada 1983 12:00 1161
   Line In The Sand Tomas Borsa (et-al) Canada 2014 80:00 5404
   Miami Vice – Air Deluxe Leonid Kalyadin Russia 2013 2:30 5429
   Thalé Barry Doupé Canada 2008 5:00 7000
   Outeretina Daniel Wechsler Israel 2014 4:05 4578
   Canada Park Razan AlSalah Canada 2019 8:04 7255
   Chinese Cafes In Rural Saskatchewan Anthony Chan Canada 1984 26:00 1573
   Soap Opera With Chocolates Elizabeth Milton Canada 2014 10:29 4610
   The Common Fag Michael V. Smith (et-al) Canada 2018 4:22 7021