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When citing film and other audiovisual media in APA style, use the citation form for the media type. In other words, if you watched a movie on DVD or on Netflix, cite it as a film. It is not necessary to specify how you watched a film, for instance if it is on DVD, in a theater or streaming online. If you are citing an episode for a TV series, use the citation format for TV series episode. If you saw a movie in the theater, use the citation format for film. The different media types are:

• Film
• TV series
• TV series episode
• Podcast
• Podcast episode
• Webinar
• Classical music album or song
• Modern music album or song
• Artwork
• Online streaming video
• Photograph

Your APA citation for a video or film contains the following elements in this order:

• Director
• Date of publication
• Title of motion picture
• Production company

Your citation would look like this:

Director, D. D. (Director). (Date of publication). Title of motion picture [Film]. Production company. 

Forman, M. (Director). (1975). One flew over the cuckoo's nest [Film]. United Artists.

Parenthetical citation: (Forman, 1975)

Below are more examples of citations of other media types.

Film or Video in Another Language
Director, D. D. (Director). (Date of publication). Title of motion picture in original language [Translated title] [Film]. Production company. 

Malle, L. (Director). (1987). Au revoir les enfants [Goodbye children] [Film]. Nouvelles Editions de Films. 

Parenthetical citation: (Malle, 1987)

YouTube Video or Other Streaming Video
Person or group who uploaded video. (Date of publication). Title of video [Video]. Website host. URL

Cromulantman. (2006, April 23). Ukulele weeps by Jake Shimabukuro [Video]. YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puSkP3uym5k

Parenthetical citation: (Cromulantman, 2006)

To cite an audio work, the same format should be followed that is used for audiovisual media.

Single Song or Track
Recording artist. (Year of release). Title of song [Song]. On Title of album [Album]. Record label. 

Keawe, G. (1990). Lei nani [Song]. On Hana hou! Volume 1 [Album]. Hula Records.

Parenthetical citation: (Keawe, 1990)

Music Album
Recording artist. (Year of release). Title of album [Album]. Record label. 

The White Stripes. (2003). Elephant [Album]. Third Man Records.

Parenthetical citation: (The White Stripes, 2003)

Podcast
Executive Producer, E. P. (Executive Producer). (Range of publication). Title of podcast [Audio podcast]. Production company. URL

Somach, D. (Executive Producer). (2021-present). The rock podcast with Denny Somach [Audio podcast]. Denny Somach Productions. https://therockpodcast.com/ 

Parenthetical citation: (Somach, 2021-present)

Podcast Episode
Executive Producer, E. P. (Executive Producer). (Date of publication). Title of podcast episode (Episode number) [Audio podcast episode]. In Title of podcast. Production company. URL

Somach, D. (Executive Producer). (2021, March 18). The Doors [Audio podcast episode]. In The rock podcast with Denny Somach. Denny Somach Productions. https://www.podcastone.com/episode/The-Doors- 

Parenthetical citation: (Somach, 2021)