FedFlix: US government films

289–336 of 13,516 films, free to watch, from the world's open archives.

Where these films come from, and who sees what

Every film here plays from the archive that keeps it: the Internet Archive, Wikimedia Commons, the NASA Image and Video Library, the Library of Congress and Open Images (the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision). Nothing is copied to this site. Each film's page names its archive, links to its page there, and states its licence or status as the archive does.

Archive films carry no age ratings, so each is placed from the collections it sits in and the subjects the archive gives it, cautiously. Sexual content and nudity are left out altogether.

Little OnesFilms for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool.
KidsCartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature.
TweensDocumentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures.
TeensEverything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower.
AdultSexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage.
Internet Archive GENERAL EFFECTS OF ATOMIC BOMB ON HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI, THE 1975 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 27308 GENERAL EFFECTS OF ATOMIC BOMB ON HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI, THE DESCRIBES EFFECTS AND PROVIDES ANALYSIS OF EFFECTS ON VARIOUS… Internet Archive The Columbia 1949 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 353 The Columbia Historic look at the Columbia River and its development. Woody Guthrie was hired by BPA in 1941 to write the… Internet Archive Astronauts: United States Project Mercury, ca. 1960 Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 1151850 / Local Identifier 255-HQ-9 - Astronauts: United States Project Mercury, ca. 1960 -… Internet Archive Sneak Craft Educational Department of the Navy. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Naval Observatory. (1942 - 09/18/1947) ARC Identifier 13092 / Local Identifier 80-MN-5132… Internet Archive STAFF FILM REPORT 66-17A 1966 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 26966 STAFF FILM REPORT 66-17A VIETNAM - COMBAT AND OTHER ACTIVITY, APRIL 1966 - 25TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION, 1ST… Internet Archive Big Picture: Army Air Defense Command (ARADCOM): The Inner Ring Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 2569884 / Local Identifier 111-TV-706 - Big Picture: Army Air Defense Command (ARADCOM): The… Internet Archive Security Risk 1963 · Educational National Archives - Security Risk - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This filmed teleplay, produced by… Internet Archive LONGINES CHRONOSCOPE WITH PAUL G. HOFFMAN 1951 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 95696 / Local Identifier LW-LW-5 - LONGINES CHRONOSCOPE WITH PAUL G. HOFFMAN - TELEVISION… Internet Archive Aerial Torpedo Attach - High Speed Hig Altitude Educational Department of the Navy. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Naval Observatory. (1942 - 09/18/1947) ARC Identifier 13042 / Local Identifier 80-MN-4378B… Internet Archive EVOLUTION OF THE OIL INDUSTRY, THE Educational National Archives and Records Administration EVOLUTION OF THE OIL INDUSTRY, THE Department of the Interior. Bureau of Mines. Pittsburgh Experiment Station.… Internet Archive .40 Caliber Cartridge 1998 · Educational Federal Law Enforcement Training Center gov.ntis.ava20399vnb1 VP-005-98 .40 Caliber Cartridge This video demonstrates the effectiveness of the .40 caliber… Internet Archive This Island Called Wallops Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 1257126, LI 255-HQ-137 - This Island Called Wallops - DVD Copied by Nick Stoller. Series: Headquarters'… Internet Archive Oppose Bacteriological Warfare 1952 · Educational National Archives - Oppose Bacteriological Warfare - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film contains… Internet Archive Roswell Reports, Volume 8 Educational National Archives and Records Administration Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. Office of the Secretary. Office of the Administrative… Internet Archive Trail of Tragedy: The Excavation of the Donner Party Site 1994 · Educational Department of Agriculture United States Forest Service Tahoe National Forest Trail of Tragedy: The Excavation of the Donner Party Site AVA19387VNB1 - 1994 For… Internet Archive DIE DEUTSCHE WOCHENSCHAU, NO. 699 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration DIE DEUTSCHE WOCHENSCHAU, NO. 699 War Department. Military Intelligence Division. (08/26/1918 - 04/19/1947) ARC… Internet Archive NUCLEAR ATTACK PREPAREDNESS PROCEDURES - SURVIVE TO FIGHT 1968 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 27896 NUCLEAR ATTACK PREPAREDNESS PROCEDURES - SURVIVE TO FIGHT DRAMATIZES ACTIVITIES AT AN AIR FORCE BASE FOLLOWING NUCLEAR ATTACK.… Internet Archive Timbering in Underground Anthracite Mines (Part 1) 1994 · Educational Mine Safety and Health Administration Timbering in Underground Anthracite Mines (Part 1) DVD589 (Was VC807) - 1994 ( Part 1 | Part 2 ) Timbering is the most… Internet Archive Explosion at BP Refinery, Texas City, Texas 2005 · Educational U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Explosion at BP Refinery, Texas City, Texas (2005) CSB maintains an extensive video presence at csb.gov… Internet Archive Private Snafu: Spies 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 35827 / Local Identifier 111-M-929 - Private Snafu: Spies - Department of Defense. Department of… Internet Archive Challenge to Democracy (Japanese Internment) 1942 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 21 Challenge to Democracy (Japanese Internment) War Relocation Authority. Public Domain film made by the U.S. Office of War… Internet Archive Transitional Helicopter Flight Training: Part I - Transition to the H-19 Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 36696 / Local Identifier 111-TF-2423 - Transitional Helicopter Flight Training: Part I -… Internet Archive Big Picture: Army Ballistic Missile Agency Educational National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 2569626 / Local Identifier 111-TV-357 Big Picture: Army Ballistic Missile Agency DVD Copied by… Internet Archive D-DAY 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39013, LI 208-UN-106 - D-DAY - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon. Series: Motion Picture Films from "United News"… Internet Archive AC MOTORS AND GENERATORS 1961 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 29943 AC MOTORS AND GENERATORS DESIGN, OPERATION, AND USE OF SINGLE AND MULTIPHASE AC GENERATORS AND MOTORS - OPERATION OF GENERATOR… Internet Archive Panic Disorder: Stories of Hope 1994 · Educational National Institutes of Health National Institute of Mental Health Panic Disorder: Stories of Hope AVA19710VNB1 - 1994 This 19-minute video documentary panic… Internet Archive Big Picture: Science Moves the Army Educational National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 2569856 / Local Identifier 111-TV-668 Big Picture: Science Moves the Army DVD Copied by Thomas… Internet Archive Volcano Eruptions 1959 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration Volcano Eruptions Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. (09/26/1947 - ) VOLCANO ERUPTION OF KILAUEA… Internet Archive MARINES 65 1966 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 23436 MARINES 65 SIGNIFICANT HIGHLIGHTS OF MARINE OPERATIONS DURING 1965. MARINE SEGMENTS OF FILM SHOW OPERATIONS IN THE DOMINICAN… Internet Archive STAFF FILM REPORT 66-19A 1966 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 26968 STAFF FILM REPORT 66-19A VIETNAM - COMBAT AND OTHER ACTIVITIES, APRIL 1966 - 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION, 173D AIRBORNE BRIGADE;… Internet Archive Apollo 11: One Giant Leap for Mankind Educational National Archives and Records Administration Apollo 11: One Giant Leap for Mankind Department of Commerce. Office of Public Affairs. Audiovisual Division.… Internet Archive The Fed Today 2001 · Educational Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia The Fed Today The Fed TodayJoin radio and television journalist Charles Osgood as he explains the workings of the Federal… Internet Archive Space Ship Takeoff, a Technical Fantasy 1937 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration Space Ship Takeoff, a Technical Fantasy Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. (09/26/1947 - )… Internet Archive Nuremberg 1950 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 35957 / Local Identifier 111-M-7596 - Nuremberg - This film was made as an historical document… Internet Archive WINGED SCOURGE 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration WINGED SCOURGE U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 47063 / Local Identifier 306.240.… Internet Archive From stump to ship: A 1930 logging film 1930 · Educational Department of Agriculture. Forest Service. Division of State and Private Forestry. Fire and Aviation Management Staff. (1986) ARC Identifier 13585 / Local… Internet Archive Harvey Roles I 1997 · Educational Mine Safety and Health Administration Harvey Roles I This video is a hazard recognition and first aid training video. It depicts a contractor arriving at a… Internet Archive JOHN JAMES AUDUBON: THE BIRDS OF AMERICA 1986 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration JOHN JAMES AUDUBON: THE BIRDS OF AMERICA U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 55178 /… Internet Archive Canning Fish in Jars 2009 · Educational Alaska Cooperative Extension Service Video FNH-01281 Canning Fish in Jars Preserving Alaska's Bounty. Supported by U.S. Department of Agriculture special… Internet Archive Workplace precautions against bloodborne pathogens 1992 · Educational Workplace precautions against bloodborne pathogens: as it should be done Number: VT01185 Material: video, 25 minutes Industry: general industry Highlights… Internet Archive Space Shuttle Challenger Accident 1986 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration Space Shuttle Challenger Accident U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) REPORT ON THE SPACE SHUTTLE… Internet Archive Why Vietnam? 1965 · Educational Department of Defense Why Vietnam? AVA08194VNB1, 1965 The program outlines U.S. policy as stated by President Johnson. Includes Secretary of State Dean Rusk… Internet Archive Krapp's Last Tape 1990 · Educational Smithsonian Institution Krapp's Last Tape AVA19372VNB1, 1990 Featuring original staging by Nobel Prize winning playwright, Samuel Beckett, the video tells the… Internet Archive Why We Fight: Prelude to War 1941 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 44 Why We Fight: Prelude to War Frank Capra. Prelude To War (Frank Capra) The introductory film to the series portrays the… Internet Archive A NATION SINGS 1963 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30155 A NATION SINGS A MUSICAL REMEMBRANCE OF CIVIL WAR TUNES, FEATURING U.S. ARMY BAND AND CHORUS, AND CIVILIAN VOCALISTS. Internet Archive My Japan 1945 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 2 My Japan This a complex and disturbing anti-Japanese propaganda film produced to spur the sale of U.S. war bonds. The film… Internet Archive Eleanor Roosevelt Speech Human Rights 1948 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 309 Eleanor Roosevelt Speech Human Rights Speech by Mrs. E. Roosevelt for a TV Program on Human Rights Day Archival footage… Internet Archive U.S. TROOPS RETURN TO CORREGIDOR [ETC] 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39053, LI 208-UN-146 - U.S. TROOPS RETURN TO CORREGIDOR [ETC] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series: Motion…