Behind the Laugh: Funny People Society Cut

Playboy: College Girls(en)

Year in, year out, Playboy magazine's college pictorials are a big hit. Now, for the first time ever, our course in collegiate beauty comes to video with some of the most beautiful student bodies in the nation.

Roller Palace: Breaking the Sitcom(en)

mtvU—MTV's college network—spent over a year documenting the journey of Roller Palace from concept to completed pilot. Camera crews followed students from Boston University's Department of Film and Television and School of Theater Arts as they developed, wrote, starred in, produced, and edited the sitcom pilot.

Husker Century III: Spirit of Champions 1973 - 2001(en)

Part three of the Husker Century trilogy on University of Nebraska football starts with the beginning of the Osborne Era and concludes with Frank Solich leading the Huskers to the National Championship game in the 2002 Rose Bowl. See big game highlights and hear from the key players, coaches, and national sports figures as Nebraska builds on of the most dominant programs in college football history. HuskerVision cameras go behind-the-scenes as Osborne leads Nebraska to three national titles in his final four years as head coach. Hear from Husker greats like Turner Gill, Dave Rimington, Tommie Frazier, Jason Peter, Grant Wistrom, Scott Frost, Eric Crouch and many more. Experience the spirit that made champions: the rivalry with Oklahoma, the Blackshirts, the walk-ons, the incredible Husker fans, and the loyal coaches. It all adds up to a program unlike any other in college football.

Ghosts of Ole Miss(en)

In the fall of 1962, a dramatic series of events made Civil Rights history and changed a way of life. On the eve of James Meredith becoming the first African-American to attend class at the University of Mississippi, the campus erupted into a night of rioting between those opposed to the integration of the school and those trying to enforce it. Before the rioting ended, the National Guard and Federal troops were called in to put an end to the violence and enforce Meredith's rights as an American citizen.

These Four Walls(en)

A short documentary that takes a look at Pratt Institute's Architecture program and how the first years handle the rigorous workload.

The Gordon Affair(en)

As a small liberal arts college on the North Shore, Gordon College has not been without its issues. Budget cuts in 2019 resulted in the downsizing of several departments which impacted students' college career. In 2020 during the heat of the pandemic, racial tensions rise after hate crimes are committed on campus. This is the story of the class of 2022.

Jakob Chugs a 4Loko(en)

A lo-fi documentary about the life of urban college youths

Jakob Chugs a 4Loko 2(en)

Jakob returns to his white whale in an attempt to rectify his past failures, ultimately realizing the powerful depths of what human beings are capable of.

The Slightest Idea(en)

For three college students, facing graduation is a rollercoaster of anxiety and anticipation. Follow 3 unique perspectives as they voice their outlook on the future, and what life has in store for them.

Debate Team(en)

Debate Team is a documentary exploring the weird subculture of competitive college debate. Competitors battle at 360 words per minute, hauling around mountains of evidence called "cards" and nearly every debate ends in global nuclear annihilation. In 2005, some 200 teams converged on San Francisco State to compete in the National Championship. The documentary follows four teams, from Michigan State, Harvard, West Georgia, and Berkeley in their quest for the national title. What emerges is not simply the chronicle of the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat, but a more disturbing examination into the nature of competition itself and the American fetish with championships and champions.

The Battle of Comm Ave.: Boston University vs. Boston College(en)

Take a gripping journey through the Boston University-Boston College rivalry's storied history, defining moments and recent glories. These legendary programs have gone at each other for nearly a century. Each team measures its own success--at least in part--by its performance against the other. They've recruited the same kids, battled for the same titles, and chase the same championship.

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Hoop Dreams(en)

Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from inner-city Chicago to St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, a predominately white suburban school well-known for the excellence of its basketball program. Gates and Agee dream of NBA stardom, and with the support of their close-knit families, they battle the social and physical obstacles that stand in their way. This acclaimed documentary was shot over the course of five years.

Gamer Girl(en)

Gamer Girl follows Allison Drouillard, a college freshman and top ranked Valorant player. While fighting off virtual enemies, she’ll recount her battles with very real ones as she balances her interest and skill in collegiate esports with everyone else’s expectations.

Bama Rush(en)

Follow four young women as they prepare to rush at the University of Alabama in 2022. Against the viral backdrop of #BamaRush on TikTok, and the long-held tradition of sorority recruitment at the University of Alabama, the film explores the emotional complexities and high-stakes of belonging in this crucial window into womanhood.

NEWYORK(en)

Friends having fun in New York City

Playing for the Mob(en)

The story of how mobster Henry Hill - played by Ray Liotta in Martin Scorsese 1990 classic, Goodfellas - helped orchestrate the fixing of Boston College basketball games in the 1978-79 season. The details of that point-shaving scandal are revealed for the first time on film through the testimony of the players, the federal investigators and the actual fixers. Playing For The Mob may be set in the seemingly golden world of college basketball, but like Goodfellas, this is a tale of greed, betrayal and reckoning. Ultimately, they both share the same message: With that much money at stake, you can't trust anybody.

Gym College(en)

In this Sportscope series entry, members of the Florida State University gymnastics team demonstrate their athletic skills.

Bittersweet(en)

An oral history documentary of people of color at Miami University during its Public Ivy period—from 1970 to the early 2000s.

Frosh: Nine Months in a Freshman Dorm(en)

A documentary chronicling the lives of various freshman inhabitants of Trancos Hall, a co-ed dorm on the campus of Stanford University.