What is it?
Kanopy is a collection of streaming films available for free to Williams students, faculty, and staff. It includes films for courses, entertainment purposes, or exploration of various interests.
What features does it have?
You can search and browse for films in many ways, including:
- Browsing by subject or media type
- Filtering and sorting by:
- Subject
- Supplier
- Filmmaker
- Features
- Language
- Captions
- Year of production
- Public Performance Rights
Bonus feature:
- You can search or scan through the film transcript, making it easy to capture direct quotes to use in papers or presentations instead of having to type out the transcript word for word.
What else should I know?
With the Kanopy app, you can stream films from your device to your Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV, or Android TV.
Where do I find it?
Access Kanopy at https://libguides.williams.edu/kanopy or download the app on the App Store or Google Play and login with your Williams username and password.