While online video has improved in the last few years, much of it is still bite-sized, grainy and lacking in, well, gravitas.
To add a little nutrition to your video diet, try SnagFilms, a new site that offers a huge library of full-length documentary films, all viewable via high-quality streaming. And all for free.
Films are submitted by filmmakers and distributors of documentary films, and then the site adds a layer of curation, selecting based on quality, subject matter and level of previous exposure.
While you’ll find well-known docs like Hoop Dreams, Super-Size Me and even the infamous Heavy Metal Park Lot, the site also serves as an incubator for first timers and the under-appreciated, showcasing hidden gems you might not otherwise find.
They also make it easy to share films with an array of widgets that allow you re-post on your blog, Facebook page or anyplace online where you’d like to. This is the “snag” part of their name.
The beauty is you can enjoy one of these brainy nuggets right now, if you’d like to (assuming you can be pulled away from watching some dude play piano while on Chatroulette, of course).