With Instantflix, you can watch movies on any Internet-enabled computer, smartphone, or tablet with a web browser. Brought to you by New Westminster Public Library, you can use Instantflix from home. Visit nwpl.ca and click the purple Resources button on the top right.
Once logged in, click on Instantflix in the list of online library services. Instantflix provides a change from the usual blockbusters.With thousands of films from more than 50 countries, Instantflix offers a viewing experience that challenges the way you see the world. The service provides unlimited access to award-winning shorts, feature films, and documentaries from major film festivals including Sundance, Cannes, Tribeca and more!
All you need to create an account is a New Westminster Public Library card, an email address, and password. If you already use Zinio or OneClick Digital, you will be able to log in with those same accounts. The easy-to-use filters allow you to sort by language, genre, or film length. Here are just a handful of the 7,000 documentaries and feature films available at InstantFlix:
- 65 Red Roses: An unflinching look into the life of Eva Markvoort as she battles cystic fibrosis.
- Yellow Sticky Notes: A filmmaker reflects on his filmmaking journey by animating on the same sticky notes that caused him so much stress.
- Library of Dust: Award-winning documentary about the last remains of the mentally ill.
- Broke: a powerful account of day-to-day life in a pawnshop.
- Miracle Fish: Joe has an eighth birthday that he’ll never forget.
- The Loyalist: The daughter of a North Korean General dreams of studying in America. But her dream will be at the cost of her father’s life.
- Rhythm of The Saints: A touching story about a streetwise Latina that provides a thoughtful glimpse into an urban teenage world.
- Classic episodes of The Lucy Show.
- The Man with a Teddy Bear: A short film about not letting go of the past.
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