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289–336 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 Conversion in Context: Rethinking Religious Change in Colonial Western Kenya 2022 · Film On July 19 and 20, 2022, the African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED) hosted a symposium, "Religious Practices, Transmission, and Literacies in Africa, the… Library of Congress Sharing a Table: Commensality in Middle Eastern And North African Cookbooks 2022 · Film On July 19 and 20, 2022, the African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED) hosted a symposium, "Religious Practices, Transmission, and Literacies in Africa, the… Library of Congress In the Footsteps of Omar ibn Said, a Muslim Slave from Fuuta Tooro 2022 · Film On July 19 and 20, 2022, the African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED) hosted a symposium, "Religious Practices, Transmission, and Literacies in Africa, the… Library of Congress Local Business History Using Dun's Reference Book 2022 · Film This webinar focuses on the history and use of Dun's Reference Book. R.G. Dun & Company, now known as Dun & Bradstreet, was a credit reporting agency that… Library of Congress Shared Virtual Discovery Environment 2022 · Film This meeting will update technical librarians on progress with SHARE-VDE (shared Virtual Discovery Environment), a cataloging and metadata service based on… Library of Congress An Overview of Treaty Research 2022 · Film This webinar provided an introduction to resources and strategies to effectively research three distinct areas of treaty practice: U.S. bilateral treaties,… Library of Congress Finding Pictures: Latina/Latino Graphic Art & Artists 2022 · Film Watch a visual exploration of dynamic contemporary artist prints, posters, and drawings from the Library's collections. Hispanic Reading Room reference… Library of Congress Turkish International Protection Law 2022 · Film This presentation provided an overview of the international protection and temporary protection framework in Turkish law, which governs the procedure for… Library of Congress Fan Art as a Record of Popular Culture 2022 · Film People have been making fan art for as long as there has been media to be a fan of. From the Shakespeare fandom among 19th century Pre-Raphaelite artists to… Library of Congress Landscapes Through the Lens of Laura Gilpin 2022 · Film In this Object Lesson, join Curator Micah Messenheimer to explore how Gilpin both drew on and broke from tradition to present a deeply human landscape through… Library of Congress Congress.gov Public Forum 2022 · Film At Congressional request, OCIO, CRS and LAW are hosting a third annual virtual public forum about Congress.gov and the Library's role in providing access to… Library of Congress Laws of Mexico and How to Find Them 2022 · Film This webinar focused on primary sources available on websites maintained by the Mexican government. It also covered online sources maintained by private… Library of Congress An Introduction to Islam in Africa 2022 · Film Educator and author Farhana Shah will introduce audiences to the history of Islam, how it began in Africa, and basic Muslim practices and culture. This video… Library of Congress Historical Newspapers for National History Day 2022 · Film Reference librarian Amber Paranick and digital conversion specialist Mike Saelee show how to navigate the challenges of working with historic newspapers as… Library of Congress Imperial Projections: Witnessing the War of 1898 in American Visual Culture 2022 · Film Swann Fellow Ramey Mize describes her research into the ways that technologies of violence, vision, and image-making intersected with the Battles of Santiago… Library of Congress Knowing Your Market: Business Research at the Library of Congress 2022 · Film While every product or service is part of a larger industry, finding relevant reports, market size, and competition can be challenging. The Library of… Library of Congress Pakistan's Legal Framework to Manage the Risks of Extreme Climate Events and Disasters 2022 · Film This past summer, nearly one-third of Pakistan was flooded by extreme monsoon rains and melting glaciers that began in mid-June and have continued into… Library of Congress Opening the Case: The Giant Bible of Mainz at the Library of Congress 2022 · Film On National German-American Friendship Day, the Rare Book & Special Collections Division at the Library of Congress will be hosting an online event: Opening… Library of Congress Computing Cultural Heritage in the Cloud Data Jam 2022 · Film Led by LC Labs, the Computing Cultural Heritage in the Cloud initiative is an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation-supported endeavor to pilot ways to combine… Library of Congress Finding Pictures: The 125th Anniversary of the Thomas Jefferson Building 2022 · Film In this video we celebrate the 125th anniversary of the opening of the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress. We explore the 1897 building… Library of Congress Finding Pictures: Robert Blackburn's Early Color Lithographs 2022 · Film Robert Blackburn (1920-2003) was a MacArthur Award-winning artist, master printer and teacher who changed the course of American art through his innovative… Library of Congress Made at the Library: The Chemistry of Fear with Jonathan Rees 2022 · Film Watch a conversation with author Jonathan Rees about his recent biography of controversial pure food crusader and influential USDA chemist Harvey Washington… Library of Congress Review of Recently Published Law Library of Congress Research Reports 2022 · Film The webinar provided an overview of recently published Law Library research reports, covering topics such as Investment Migration Programs of Visa Waiver… Library of Congress Forecasting Cancer Diagnostics and Treatment for the Future 2022 · Film Since December 2016 when the groundbreaking bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act was passed, the Library of Congress hosted the inaugural Panel Discussion on… Library of Congress 2022 Top Literacy Award Winners 2022 · Film The 2022 Library of Congress Literacy Awards Successful Practices webinar series will provide an online opportunity to highlight the exceptional work of the… Library of Congress Human Rights Day 2022: The 1300 Magna Carta and The Charter of the Forest 2022 · Film This event celebrated Human Rights Day in 2022 by discussing two foundational legal documents, Magna Carta and the Charter of the Forest. Magna Carta was… Library of Congress The Boundaries of Afghanistan During the Great Game 2022 · Film This virtual orientation will provide an introduction to the maps housed at the Library of Congress, with a special focus on the maps that delineate the… Library of Congress Finding Pictures: Our Digital Collections - Each Image Has Its Own Path 2022 · Film Each digital image in the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division has its own origin story and workflow to becoming available on the Library of… Library of Congress Brahms & Schubert: Taking the Lied at the Library of Congress 2022 · Film The Library of Congress has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to holograph music manuscripts. This year (2022) our celebration in honor of Elizabeth… Library of Congress Robert Barnes interview conducted by Anita Grant, 2023-10-22 2023 · Interview · 51 min Robert Barnes has worked in the funeral service industry for over twenty-five years and became an owner of a funeral home in 2020. In this interview, Mr.… Library of Congress Jerri J. Reed-Taylor interview conducted by Anita Grant, 2023-10-22 2023 · Interview · 37 min Jerri J. Reed-Taylor -- a first-generation funeral home owner, mortuary science instructor at Malcolm X College of Mortuary Science, and member of the Board… Library of Congress Illustrating Civil War Medicine 2023 · Film From the visible wounds inflicted by the newly-developed mini ball to the invisible spread of disease, the American Civil War's effects on combatants, their… Library of Congress Mangyan Scripts, Literary Heritage, and Collections 2023 · Film "Mangyan" is a term often used to refer to several Indigenous communities on the island of Mindoro in the Philippines. This virtual panel event focuses on… Library of Congress Israel: Government Reforms to Overhaul the Judiciary 2023 · Film In this webinar, Senior Foreign Law Specialist Ruth Levush provides an overview of Israel's constitutional framework, reforms' objectives and justifications,… Library of Congress Women, Rain and Religion: Diola Prophets in Post-War Senegal 2023 · Film This talk examines the history of a Diola prophetic tradition which was exclusively male before the colonial conquest, but has become predominantly female in… Library of Congress Presidential Pets 2023 · Film Dogs, cats, horses, cows -- as well as far more unusual animals -- have called the White House and its grounds home over the last two centuries. Watch a… Library of Congress Goldwater v. Carter: Foreign Policy, China, and the Resurgence of Executive Branch 2023 · Film What role does the judiciary play in foreign policy and how does it relate to the legislative and executive branches is a central question in Joshua… Library of Congress Military Legal Resources Collection 2023 · Film In this video, learn how to access items from the Military Legal Resources digital collection, available on the Law Library of Congress website, Law.gov. Library of Congress Searching the Library of Congress Catalog for Legal Materials 2023 · Film In this video, learn how to search the Library of Congress's catalog to find legal materials in the Law Library's collection, how to request items for… Library of Congress Genealogy as a Criminal Investigation Technique in Denmark and Sweden 2023 · Film This latest in the series of Foreign and Comparative Law webinars from the Law Library of Congress covers the use of genealogical DNA databases in criminal… Library of Congress Researching Women and Gender at the Library: Exploring the Struggle for the ERA 2023 · Film This year marks the 100th anniversary of the first time that the Equal Rights Amendment was introduced in Congress. Watch Elizabeth A. Novara, a historian in… Library of Congress G-Invoicing Isn't Scary 2023 · Film A webinar covering the latest information on using the Treasury's G-Invoicing system to create interagency agreements and orders with FEDLINK. Developed and… Library of Congress FEDLINK Fall Expo 2023: Introduction 2023 · Film The semi-annual FEDLINK Exposition features topics of interest to the federal library community, including best practices, assisted acquisitions, professional… Library of Congress GAO's Artificial Intelligence Accountability Framework 2023 · Film Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a transformative technology and can enhance and improve government operations. Accountable and responsible use will be key. In… Library of Congress Data Analytics and the Customer Service Experience at the National Library of Medicine 2023 · Film Learn how librarians can collaborate with IT, library leadership and other stakeholders to make customer experience (CX) findings relevant for product owners.… Library of Congress Solo Librarians from Around the Federal Sphere 2023 · Film A panel discussion of how solo librarians from around the federal sphere share the challenges and joys of this role, including issues with access, agency… Library of Congress Ask FEDLINK 2023 · Film Participants ask FEDLINK staff questions about the assisted acquisition program and how best to purchase products and services through FEDLINK. Get tips on… Library of Congress Discovery by Design: User Experience Design in Federal Libraries 2023 · Film This session focuses on designing and conducting user experience research in federal libraries to amplify digital discovery in alignment with organizational…