How to search our collections
NOTE (updated 7/9/2025)
Our website's collection exploration tools are temporarily off-line due to technical issues. To browse all of the BFCA's public finding aids, see our listings on Indiana University's Archives Online site. You may also email us at bfca@iu.edu with any questions about our collections.
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Looking for available films and related items in our General Collection? Click here to go directly to our search page!
Our collections contain a wealth of material documenting the careers of pioneering filmmakers, the research of significant Black cinema scholars, the history of films marketed to segregated audiences, and so much more.
Hover your cursor over the square image tiles at the bottom of this page to see the titles of various collections. Click on the tiles to obtain more information on the holdings of those particular collections.
To filter collections by particular subject areas, check all boxes of interest below and click "Submit." The tiles at the bottom of the page will reset to display the collections best matching those subject areas. Click "Clear selections" at any time to return to the full display of collection tiles.