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Kanopy: cinema, documentaries and academic content at a click

09 Nov 2026
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The UAB community now has access to Kanopy, a streaming video platform specializing in quality cinema, documentaries and academic content.

Kanopy offers an extensive catalog of audiovisual resources to support teaching, learning, and research, while also providing access to a wide selection of films and documentaries.

What will you find?

• Top-tier cinema: independent films, great classics, international cinema, short films, and acclaimed collections such as The Essential Campus Collection or The Criterion Collection.

• Documentaries and academic content: thousands of titles covering communication, history, the arts, the humanities, gender studies, and the social sciences, as well as science, health, and medicine—including landmark productions from the BBC and PBS.

• Free, ad-free access: all content is included thanks to the UAB’s institutional subscription.

• Available on any device: access it from your computer, mobile phone, tablet, or smart TV.

Kanopy combines educational and informative resources with an extensive film selection, making it a useful tool for both academic work and cultural discovery.

Explore Kanopy and start enjoying it.

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