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. #
   Sketch Christopher Logan Canada 2005 1:13:35 6042
   Nash The Slash Stokely Seip Canada 1981 17:00 1021
   Dadaloop Francesca Fini Italy 2014 10:00 5413
   Duster Eric Metcalfe (et-al) Canada 1991 37:00 1857
   Rio-me porque és da aldeia e vieste de burro ao baile Sandra Araujo Portugal 2013 2:52 5428
   Every Day is a Gift Estrail Boiso United States 2017 2:45 6088
   So Much I Want To Say Mona Hatoum (et-al) Canada 1982 5:00 1655
   sin∞fin - Performances at the Holy Centre VestAndPage India 2010 37:14 5386
   Phonics Abrogate Erik Zepka Canada 2014 5:22 5427
   At the Heart of a Sparrow Barry Doupé Canada 2005 29:00 6092
   B Movie Jocelyn Robert Canada 2014 7:42 5400
   Canada Park Razan AlSalah Canada 2019 8:04 7255
   Upstream Russell Wallace Canada 2013 2:23 5380
   Desire Control Elizabeth Chitty Canada 1980 12:00 1297
   Line In The Sand Tomas Borsa (et-al) Canada 2014 80:00 5404
   Sunken Cave and a Migrating Bird Qiuli Wu China 2019 10:31 7101
   General Public Identity Robert Hamilton Canada 2013 1:08 5376
   Waterside (The Crossing) Russell Wallace Canada 2013 2:38 5381
   Sin∞Fin-Performances at the Core of the Looking-Glass VestAndPage Argentina 2011 45:42 5385
   Influences of My Mother Sara Diamond Canada 1981 26:00 1052