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193–240 of 766 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.
Library of Congress Environmental Law Research 2021 · Film This presentation discusses four U.S. laws on the environment: the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, and the… Library of Congress CCDI Grants for Higher Education 2021 · Educational In this webinar, Library of Congress staff will discuss the new "Of the People" initiative at the Library of Congress, supported by a grant from the Andrew W.… Library of Congress COVID-19: Stronger Together Through a One Health Approach 2021 · Film The Library of Congress Health Services Division and the Science, Technology and Business Division have collaborated with three expert speakers to provide the… Library of Congress A Hoax in the Family: The Buchanan Estate Scam 2021 · Film This extreme example of genealogy-gone-bad is a lesson to all of us about how to avoid stealthy pitfalls in family history research. It began when a grocer in… Library of Congress Finding the Women in Our History 2021 · Film Delve into the past with the women from our local history and family trees. Understand the challenges involved in uncovering their stories. Celebrate the… Library of Congress Genealogy and Family History Research from Home 2021 · Film A step-by-step how-to on researching genealogy and family history from one's home computer using Library of Congress resources online. Library of Congress Freedom of Speech in the Time of Pandemic: Central America and Eurasia 2021 · Film The presenters reviewed legislative developments regulating mass media and their ability to distribute information freely during the COVID-19 pandemic. In… Library of Congress FADGI and the World of Cultural Heritage Digitization 2021 · Film The Librarians-in-Residence program gives early-career librarians the opportunity to gain meaningful work experience in at least one track of the following:… Library of Congress Of the People: Widening the Path Initiative 2021 · Film In this webinar, Library of Congress staff will discuss the new "Of the People" initiative, supported by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.… Library of Congress West Side Story: The Creation of a Classic 2021 · Film The Library of Congress presents the creation of the 1957 musical West Side Story, drawing on materials from the Leonard Bernstein Collection, Arthur Laurents… Library of Congress Post-Neutrality Librarianship 2021 · Film Librarians cannot be unbiased neutral information professionals and passionate advocates for better communities. To seek an improved society calls for a… Library of Congress Review of Recently Published Law Library Research Reports 2021 · Film As part of the Law Library of Congress Legal Research Institute's Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar Series, the Law Library provided an overview of recently… Library of Congress Serving Adult Literacy Needs 2021 · Educational Join us for a conversation on successful practices in the field of serving adult literacy needs. This session will be facilitated by Library of Congress… Library of Congress Come Fly Away with Us: Exploring the Library of Congress Aeronautics Collection 2021 · Film Join the Library of Congress in celebrating all things aviation with a webinar tour of the Library's world-class history of aviation collections. The… Library of Congress International Influences in New Librarianship - Symposium 3. 2021 · Talk Concepts of diversity, of service, and of librarianship itself are strongly influenced by local contexts. The idea that the work of librarians looks the same… Library of Congress A New Normal Agenda in a COVID-Affected World Symposium 2021 · Talk The COVID pandemic has put in sharp contrast the role of libraries in communities and made clear how what was once considered normal, must never be normalized… Library of Congress Equity, Diversity and Inclusion 2021 · Film The vital need for diversity in librarianship stems from twin beliefs in the inherent value and dignity of all people and in the fact that the best knowledge… Library of Congress Human Rights Day 2021 2021 · Film Each year, the Law Library of Congress celebrates Human Rights Day to commemorate the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the… Library of Congress Study on Ancillary Copyright Protections for Publishers' Roundtable 2021 · Film The Copyright Office is undertaking this study at the US Congress's request to evaluate the desirability of additional protections to secure press publisher… Library of Congress Annual Cancer Moonshot Panel: Immuno-therapy and Beyond 2021 · Film Since December 2016 when the groundbreaking bipartisan 21at Century Cures Act, (the so-called "Cancer Moonshot" bill) that was proposed by then Vice… Library of Congress U.S. Case Law Research 2021 · Film This webinar provides an overview of U.S. case law research, including information about the U.S. federal court system, the publication of court opinions,… Library of Congress Literacies & Preservation in Songo & Carte de Visite of 19th C. African Americans 2021 · Film Up till the early 1990s, literacy was defined as the ability to read and write. However in the mid-1990s, the New London Group revolutionized educators and… Library of Congress Orientation to Law Library of Congress Collections 2021 · Film Senior legal reference librarian Margaret Wood provides an orientation to the collections of the Law Library of Congress. This webinar is an online version of… Library of Congress 2021 Library of Congress Literacy Awards Application Webinar 2021 · Film This webinar will provide an overview of the awards application process and address questions that applicants might have about completing the application.… Library of Congress Double Take: White House or Not? 2021 · Film Join Reference Specialist Kristi Finefield to look closely at a photo from the Library's collections, to apply visual literacy and photo research techniques,… Library of Congress John Wood: U.S. Capitol Photographer (1856-1864) 2021 · Film As the first United States' federal government photographer, John Wood was uniquely positioned to capture not only the construction of the Capitol extension… Library of Congress How to Conduct Research in the U.S. Serial Set Online 2021 · Film The Law Library has commenced a collaboration with the Government Publishing Office to digitize the entire U.S. Serial Set, which contains over 16,000… Library of Congress Orientation to Legal Research Series: U.S. Federal Statutes 2021 · Film This entry in the Orientation to Legal Research Series provides an overview of U.S. statutory and legislative research, including information about how to… Library of Congress Evolution of Presidential Powers under the Turkish Constitutional System 2021 · Film This presentation discussed the current powers of the president of Turkey under the present post-referendum constitutional system, with a special focus on his… Library of Congress Double Take: Why Was this Picture Made? 2021 · Film When examining pictures of the past, sometimes asking the question of "why?" leads one down an unexpected path. In this session, Sara Duke invites… Library of Congress How to Review Herencia Documents in the By the People Platform 2021 · Film Geraldine Dávila González discusses how to review transcriptions in the "Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents" collection in the By the People… Library of Congress 1918 Flu: What Did We Learn? 2021 · Film The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to have significant changes to our work and home lives. After almost one year, when many of us have found a somewhat new… Library of Congress Foreign and Comparative Law: The French Civil Code 2021 · Film Foreign Legal Specialist Nicolas Boring discusses the Napoleonic Code's history, evolution, and legacy. This presentation touches not only on French law, but… Library of Congress A Conversation with the Herencia Crowdsourcing Interns 2021 · Film Geraldine Dávila González moderates a panel discussion in which remote interns share the discoveries they have made in this previously unexplored… Library of Congress Orientation to Legal Research: Tracing Federal Regulations 2021 · Film This webinar provides an overview of U.S. federal regulations, including information about the notice and comment rulemaking process, the publication and… Library of Congress When Was This Photograph Taken? 2021 · Film What clues can you use to determine when a picture was made or a photo was taken? In this session, reference specialist Kristi Finefield walks through the… Library of Congress Removal of Head of State Based on Incapacity or Criminal Activities: Case Study Israel 2021 · Film Join foreign Law specialist Ruth Levush in a review of legal issues regarding the removal of head of state based on incapacity or criminal activities: case… Library of Congress Federal Legislative History 2021 · Film This webinar will discuss how to find debates, hearings, reports and other documents that may reflect legislative intent regarding a bill as it moves through… Library of Congress Introduction to the Southeast Asian Collection 2021 · Film This webinar introduces the extensive southeast Asian collections available in the Asian Reading Room and other research centers at the Library of Congress.… Library of Congress Brazilian Criminal Procedure Law: Is a Criminal Conviction Really Enforceable? 2021 · Film Join Senior Foreign Law Specialist Eduardo Soares for a discussion on whether a criminal conviction is really enforceable or if there is an impunity problem… Library of Congress Uncertainty and Loss: The Impact of the Pandemic 2021 · Film This webinar helps promote further understanding of the current COVID-19 pandemic and encourage a dialogue about coping skills and mental health. This webinar… Library of Congress How Should We Index This Image? 2021 · Film Join an exploration of the Library of Congress Thesaurus for Graphic Materials to learn approaches to describing images, using topical terms, plus ways you… Library of Congress Central Bank Digital Currencies: The Future of the Monetary System? 2021 · Film Join us for a discussion on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and how they fit in the general monetary system. This webinar focuses on the definition of… Library of Congress Manuscript Division Research Orientation Featuring LGBTQ Topics 2021 · Film Join manuscript reference Librarians Loretta Deaver and Lara Szypszak for a virtual research orientation on the Manuscript Division at the Library of… Library of Congress COVID-19 and the Brain 2021 · Film The Library of Congress has collaborated with two expert speakers to help provide further information about COVID-19 associated brain disturbances and their… Library of Congress Modern South African Cinemas 2021 · Film Cara Moyer-Duncan presents a talk, "Modern South African Cinemas: Race, Nation-Building and What It Means to Lose the (UCT) African Film Collection to the… Library of Congress Script Invention and Revitalization in Eastern and Northeastern India Since 1950 2021 · Film The recent history of two areas of India, the eastern and northeastern regions, have seen vibrant movements to create or recreate writing systems for… Library of Congress Modernist Art in Ethiopia 2021 · Film In her book, "Modernist Art in Ethiopia," Elizabeth Giorgis departs from the traditional art format and studied the modernist form of Ethiopian art. Her book…