Women’s History Month 2021: Films to Watch

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For Women’s History Month, the UNT Media Library invites you into the lives of women throughout time, both real and fictional, as they strive to pave their own lanes and walk in their truth.   DOCUMENTARIES   Zora Neal Hurston: Jump at the Sun (Produced by Kristy Andersen) “This definitive film biography, eighteen years in… Read more »

10 Films to Watch Now

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These 10 timely documentaries provide context and information for understanding both current events and the history of civil rights in America. UNT students, faculty and staff can access each through the Media Library streaming collection.  I Am not your Negro  https://unt.kanopy.com/node/542401 I Am Not Your Negro explores the continued peril America faces from institutionalized racism…. Read more »

New at the Media Library: The Barbara Hammer Collection

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  The UNT Media Library recently purchased the full collection of films by filmmaker Barbara Hammer. She was a pioneer of her time, documenting LGBT+ history often with an autobiographical viewpoint and creating over 80 feature length and short films over the span of her lifelong career. Experimental in nature, her films often tested the limits… Read more »

Staff Recommendations: Media About the Future

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It’s a new year, and that means most of us are looking forward as we come up with resolutions for 2019, and goals we want to accomplish. With that in mind, we thought that this month, the Media Library Staff Recommendations would focus on media about THE FUTURE.    DISTRICT 9 (CALL # DVD 10918)… Read more »

The “Family” Films of 2018

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We’re at the peak of holiday season, and for most people, that means presents, food, praying for snow, and getting together to enjoy the company of family. This year was a big one for movies that focused on the drama of family life. From funny rom-coms to new horror classics, the ties that bind were… Read more »
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