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

This is Nothing Like Japan
"This is Nothing Like Japan"
Mystery Train
Too Much Lipstick
"Too Much Lipstick"
Mystery Train
Elvis's Ghost
"Elvis's Ghost"
Mystery Train
Lost in Space
"Lost in Space"
Mystery Train
You Fuckin' Killed Him!
"You Fuckin' Killed Him!"
Mystery Train
Closing Sequence
"Closing Sequence"
Mystery Train
First Shoot
"First Shoot"
Boogie Nights
Dirk Diggler Name Pitch
"Dirk Diggler Name Pitch"
Boogie Nights
Drug Deal
"Drug Deal"
Boogie Nights
Opening Sequence
"Opening Sequence"
Mystery Train
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.