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
   South East False Creek Mariane Bourcheix-Laporte Canada 2011 21:11 5383a
   Ten Dollars or Nothing Sara Diamond (et-al) Canada 1988 12:00 1680a
   I Am My Own Laboratory Oliver Hockenhull Canada 2018 43:00 7025
   Degeneration Laurence Chan United Kingdom 2014 1:00 5438
   sin∞fin - Performances at the End of the World VestAndPage Chile 2009 38:52 5387
   Empire Valley Ryan Ermacora Canada 2016 12:43 6083
   Les Barricades Mysterieuses Stuart Pound United Kingdom 2009 2:36 4069
   Circular Motion Laurence Chan United Kingdom 2014 5:48 5437
   My Heart the Travel Agent Wayne Yung Canada 2009 1:30 5025
   Falling Down: A Ballet for My Bedroom Elizabeth Milton Canada 2013 5:07 4611
   Pixelord - Biorobots Leonid Kalyadin Russia 2013 3:48 5430
   Vertical Club Gerard Olivier (et-al) South Africa 2014 3:08 5435
   mom and her music Rajee Paña Jeji Shergill Canada 2015 14:56 7020
   Miami Vice – Air Deluxe Leonid Kalyadin Russia 2013 2:30 5429
   Whaty Barry Doupé Canada 2011 00:30 6096
   A Boy on a Dock Blowing His Nose Barry Doupé Canada 2003 15:43 6090
   The Negotiating Table Mona Hatoum (et-al) Canada 1982 20:00 1792
   Presenting Letters of the Alphabet: "P" Sarah Shamash Canada 2017 2:02 6071
   Upstream Russell Wallace Canada 2013 2:23 5380