Welcome to Kinolab

Our aim is to be the richest, most comprehensive collection of film and series clips available for non-commercial use in the United States, built from the ground up by the students and scholars using it.

Kinolab’s name comes from the Greek κινέω (kīnéō), which means ‘to set in motion’. We are a digital humanities laboratory dedicated to the analysis of moving images, with a focus on narrative film and media. A key part of our work is the ongoing development and support of our open-access digital platform for film analysis here at Kinolab.org, for use by the entire film and media studies community. The Collection tab above leads to hundreds of clips annotated to highlight distinctive examples of film form and content. Custom search functions allow users to find clips associated with a particular search term or even a combination of search terms.

Our research activities at Kinolab seek to advance the development of a film language data model. To learn more about Kinolab's academic work and publications, click on the Research, Collaborations, and About tabs in the navigation bar above. To learn more about how to use Kinolab in the classroom, click on the Teaching tab.

Interested in using our collection or contributing to it?  Register today (we’re an open-access project – registration is free!)

Recently Added Clips

Isn't it Wonderful?
"Isn't it Wonderful?"
Gilda
The Maitlands are Brought Back
"The Maitlands are Brought Back"
Beetlejuice
Takagi's Death
"Takagi's Death"
Die Hard
"City of Stars" at The Pier
""City of Stars" at The Pier"
La La Land
Hans Gruber's Fall to Death
"Hans Gruber's Fall to Death"
Die Hard
Sergeant Al Powell shoots Karl Vreski.
"Sergeant Al Powell shoots Karl Vreski."
Die Hard
Opening Sequence
"Opening Sequence"
Evil Dead II
The Hand
"The Hand"
Evil Dead II
Bobby Joe's Escape
"Bobby Joe's Escape"
Evil Dead II
Closing Sequence
"Closing Sequence"
Evil Dead II
The Cure
"The Cure"
The Last of Us, Season 1
After All We've Been Through
"After All We've Been Through"
The Last of Us, Season 1
A Father's Love
"A Father's Love"
The Last of Us, Season 1
Penicillin
"Penicillin"
The Last of Us, Season 1
Separate Ways
"Separate Ways"
The Last of Us, Season 1

For More Information

Contact Project Director Allison Cooper in the Cinema Studies Program at Bowdoin College, 7800 College Station, Brunswick, Maine 04011 or via email at acooper@bowdoin.edu.