Streaming full-length documentaries from Media Education Foundation. Films cover critical thinking on the social, political, and cultural impact of American mass media, with a special focus on representations of gender and race. Please note: users may also access the streaming video collection on the MEF site. On December 13, 2025 access will permanently move from the Kanopy platform to MEF.
Over 70 documentary films are available for immediate access. Includes some of the most requested titles for classroom use to include: "Killing Us Softly," "Dreamworlds" "Joystick Warriors: Video Games, Violence & the Culture of Militarism," "Game Over: Gender, Race & Violence in Video Games," and "Tough Guise: Violence. Media and the Crisis in Masculinity."
If you chose to setup a Kanopy user account to access additional features and used your indiana.edu email address, you will need to update it to your iu.edu email address before December 31, 2025.
These instructions are also available with screenshots on Kanopy's support site.