Films

Many documentaries, including not only recent releases but also classics from previous decades, are easily available as DVDs or streaming online, through vendors such as Amazon, Hulu, Netflix, Intelliflix, and/or through distributor websites, including the channels on which they aired (such as PBS, or National Geographic, and the National Film Board of Canada). Please do not use pirate sites.

Through the web, readers will likely be able to find official information about specific films, including press kits, teachers’ guides, and public engagement plans. This is especially true for theatrically released documentaries. Otherwise, be careful of web-based information about films and filmmakers. IMDB, for example, is a user-generated site, ...

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