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Finding Books - Indigenous Peoples' Cinema

Search with Subject Headings in the Library Catalogue

  1. Go to UTL LibrarySearch Advanced Search
  2. Enter any of the Subject Heading found below exactly as it appears in the Search Box 
  3. Choose Subject from the Search Filters drop-down menu on the left
  4. Press Enter or click on the Magnifying Glass icon

For additional information on subject headings in LibrarySearch, visit How can I use subject headings to improve my searching?

Subject Headings

  • Aboriginal Australians in motion pictures
  • Aboriginal television broadcasting Canada
  • Barclay, Barry Criticism and interpretation
  • Documentary films Production and direction New Zealand
  • Documentary television programs Production and direction New Zealand
  • Indian mass media Canada
  • Indian motion pictures Canada
  • Indians in motion pictures
  • Indians in the motion picture industry canada
  • Indigenous films
  • Indigenous films British Columbia Vancouver
  • Indigenous peoples British Columbia Vancouver
  • Indigenous peoples in motion pictures
  • Maori (New Zealand people) Ethnic identity
  • Motion pictures in ethnology British Columbia Vancouver
  • Motion pictures Production and direction New Zealand
  • native mass media canada
  • Native peoples and mass media Canada
  • Video art Canada, Northern
  • Video recordings Production and direction Canada, Northern
  • Visual anthropology British Columbia Vancouver

 

Finding Journal Articles

How To Find Journal Articles

Research Databases

Film-specific databases

Interdisciplinary databases

Film Indexes

Profiles on films and some film industry companies and people 

A pre-cursor to resources like IMDb, film indexes contain profiles on specific films with information on the production and people involved. Often there are overviews about the film's production and release as well as citations for key reviews and articles on the film (not linked, articles titles are not always provided, must look up the publication). 

  • The American Film Institute (AFI) Catalog covers the history of American cinema comprehensively from 1893 to 1975, with full or short records for films from 1976 to present.
    • Use the AFI Catalog to find detailed production information about specific films (incl. release dates and other production-related information), as well as citations to contemporaneous reviews from newspapers (e.g., New York Times); trade & industry publications (Variety); popular magazines (Motion Picture Herald, Photoplay); and review publications (Monthly Film Bulletin), among others.
    • Note: There are no direct links to online content from the AFI Catlog. See How to Find Journal Articles (above) for instructions on how to use a citation to find a journal article.
  • Film Index International (British Film Institute).
    • Coverage: 1900 - current. The directors selected for inclusion are a) those who have made a fiction film shown theatrically that is over 50 minutes in duration, released between 1928 and 1965, and b) those who have made a fiction film over 60 minutes in duration, post-1965.
    • Note: There are no direct links to online content from Film Index International. See How to Find Journal Articles (above) for instructions on how to use a citation to find a journal article.

Other Resources - Indigenous Peoples' Cinema