Film Collection
The library’s collection of video recordings support and enrich the curriculum and include a core of classic motion pictures important to a liberal arts education. The library purchases representative films of many periods, genres, and countries in an effort to document the history of film. The library also collects video recordings that support the curriculum and are directly related to classroom instruction. All of our videos are listed in the library catalog and can be checked out of the library for home use.
Foreign Language Films
The Tale of the Three Lost JewelsCall Number: Hatfield Library AV Video (DVD) PN1995.91.A8 T2 2001Shot in the final, turbulent days of the Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip, this first-ever Palestinian feature film centers upon a love story between two adolescents in a time of war and danger.
Notre MusiqueCall Number: Hatfield Library AV Video (DVD) PN1995.91.F7 N675 2005A witty and lyrical reflection on war through the ages. The film is structured into three Dantean Kingdoms: Hell, Purgatory and Heaven...also follows the parallel stories of two Israeli Jewish women, one drawn to the light and one drawn towards darkness.
La petite JerusalemCall Number: Hatfield Library AV Video (DVD) PN1995.91.F7 P34 2006The story of two Sephardic Orthodox immigrant sisters living in a Jewish suburb of Paris, both of whom are struggling to reconcile their philosophical & religious ideologies with their romantic desires.
The Band's VisitCall Number: Hatfield Library AV Video (DVD) PN1995.91.H4 B55 2008The Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra arrives in Israel from Egypt for a cultural event. Once there, they find the expected delegation is not there to meet them...
Ushpizin (Guests)Call Number: Hatfield Library AV Video (DVD) PN1995.91.H4 U84 2006An ultra-Orthodox Jewish couple experiences a very eventful Succoth.
Musical Films
West Bank StoryCall Number: Hatfield Library AV Video (DVD) PN1995.9.E96 C65 2007A short musical film about falafel stands, based on Romeo and Juliet in A Collection of 2006 Academy Award Nominated Short Films
Slingshot Hip HopCall Number: Hatfield Library AV Video (DVD) ML3918.R37 S55 2009Palestinian hip hop groups DAM (from Lydd or Lod), PR (Gaza), along with young women Abeer (Lydd), and duo Arapeyat (Akka or Acre), who are also harassed for being independent women performing on stage.
- West Bank Story - The Musical (Online Version)West Bank Story is a musical comedy about David, an Israeli soldier, and Fatima, a Palestinian fast food cashier - an unlikely couple who fall in love amidst the animosity of their families' dueling falafel stands in the West Bank.
Streaming Video Provided by the Library
- Academic Video Online (AVON)AVON, a streaming media service, has more than 70,000 video titles spanning a range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. This resource is made available courtesy of the Mark O. Hatfield Library’s consortial relationship with Orbis Cascade Alliance and is a two-year pilot project.
- KanopyThe collection of films support a wide variety of subject areas including the arts, media studies, politics, diversity, equity and inclusion, LGBTQAI+, psychology, business, sciences, health, education, history.
- BoycottWhen a news publisher in Arkansas, an attorney in Arizona, and a speech therapist in Texas are told they must choose between their jobs and their political beliefs, they launch legal battles that expose an attack on freedom of speech across 33 states in America. The film traces the impact of state legislation designed to penalize individuals and companies that choose to boycott Israel due to its human rights record.
Documentary Films
Waltz with BashirCall Number: Hatfield Library AV Video (DVD) DS87.53.W35 2009An animated motion picture based on events in the director's own life, involving his attempts to both remember and verify his wartime experiences on an Israeli Army mission during the Lebanon War.
BudrusCall Number: Hatfield Library AV Video (DVD) DS119.76 .B838 2010Tells the story of a Palestinian father and daughter who united Arab and Israeli factions to create a non-violent movement and save their village from destruction by Israel's Separation Barrier.
Encounter PointCall Number: Hatfield Library AV Video (DVD) DS119.76.E53 2007The story of an Israeli settler, a Palestinian ex-prisoner, a bereaved Israeli mother and a wounded Palestinian bereaved brother who risk their safety and public standing to press for an end to the conflict.
5 Broken CamerasCall Number: Hatfield Library AV Video (DVD) DS119.76.F58 20125 Broken Cameras is a deeply personal, first hand-account of non violent resistance in Bil'in, a West Bank village threatened by encroaching Israeli settlements.
WallCall Number: Hatfield Library AV Video (DVD) DS119.76.M87 2005Simone Bitton, a Jewish woman born in Morocco who identifies with both Arab and Jewish cultures, examines the personal, cultural, and monetary costs of the Israeli West Bank Barrier, a wall being built to separate Israelis and Palestinians.
Feature Films
GandhiCall Number: Hatfield Library AV Video (DVD) (PN1995.9.B55 G4 2007Shows the development of Gandhi's philosophy of non-violence as he leads the people of India to independence from the British.
InvictusCall Number: Hatfield Library AV Video (DVD) (PN1995.9.S76 I585 2010 )In 1995, Nelson Mandela support the mostly caucasion rugby team, whose new slogan is "One team, One nation," as South Africa hosts the rugby world cup. Based on the book "Playing the enemy" by John Carlin.