Screening Films on Campus

Public Performance Rights (PPR) are needed to screen a film to the public. In order to obtain PPR, you will need to contact a licensing service (listed below). PPR fees can vary depending on some factors (numbers of screenings, size of audience, etc.) but generally cost between $200-$400 per screening.

If you want to screen a film for class, please go to the page on In-Class Screenings.

Popular PPR licensing services:

• Swank Motion Pictures
• Criterion Pictures
• Women Make Movies
• Kino Lorber
• Ro*Co Films

If you cannot locate the film you want to screen from this list, feel free to contact me.

Some Netflix documentaries are available to screen without a PPR. More details can be found here. If you have any questions about a particular Netflix title, you can also contact me.

Films that are in the Public Domain are free to screen to the public. There are no comprehensive lists of public domain films, but you can usually determine the public domain status of a film via a quick Google search. Here are a couple reliable sources to help guide selection:

Note: A movie being hosted on Archive.org or YouTube does not guarantee that film is under Public Domain.

• Library of Congress - Public Domain Films from the National Film Registry: A curated list of Public Domain films that include a download link. 
• Wikipedia's List of Films in the Public Domain in the United States: An incomplete, but regularly updated list of Public Domain films. Most of the films should be accessible on YouTube or Archive.org.