Film Library

Latin American/Latino Film Collection

The LACS Center hosts an extensive  film collection (on VHS and DVD) about Latin America and created by filmmakers from the region. This includes documentaries, educational and historical films, feature-lenght productions set in the region, Latin American and Latinx music videos, and original films by acclaimed directors. The library primarily serves classroom and teaching purposes, but students are also welcome to check out films for their own research or projects. 

1. LACS Film Library (Social and Behavioral Sciences, 3rd Fl, Rm. N-337)

This is the principal LACS collection made up of feature films on the Latin American and U.S. Chicano experience, and documentary and educational films such as the PBS “Americas” series. Films are available for Stony Brook affiliated students and faculty only. Please contact Bea Solla-Vilas, Assistant to the Director, at beatriz.sollavilas@stonybrook.edu for access to a film. 

To check our complete library collection, click here. To borrow a movie, scan the QR code or click here.

2. PERMANENT RESERVE COLLECTION, Melville Library

These 25 LACS films were first acquired under a University ‘Diversity Grant’ won by Professors Kathleen Vernon and Cora Lagos in 1998. They are located in the Central Reading Room video collections of the main Melville Library (1st Floor). The LACS films are kept under the separate “Video Permanent Reserve” area behind the main desk. Approximately 30 other Latin-America-related films are also found in this collection, including the five-part “Caribbean Eye” documentary series and another teaching copy of PBS “Americas.” All students or Faculty with current University ID may borrow these films for up to two-days. Films may also be advance reserved for semester teaching dates.