Library of Congress: talks and concerts
6,481–6,528 of 7,413 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 Ones | Films for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool. |
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| Kids | Cartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature. |
| Tweens | Documentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures. |
| Teens | Everything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower. |
| Adult | Sexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage. |
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Candido Portinari’s Murals
João Candido Portinari, son of Brazilian painter Candido Portinari, discusses the murals his father painted at the Library of Congress. Considered one of…
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Celebrating Jewish High Holiday Cooking with Joan Nathan
Renowned cookbook author Joan Nathan explored the rich culinary traditions that are integral to Jewish holidays. Nathan, author of the book “My Life in…
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Cuéntame! Let’s Talk Books with Raúl the Third
Raúl the Third (“Lowriders in Space,” “¡Vamos! Let’s Go Read”) talks about the graphic novel “Mexikid” by Pedro Martín, a Mexican American author who grew up…
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Cuéntame! Let’s Talk Books with Chelsea Clinton
Would you believe that, Chelsea Clinton, author, public health aficionado, professor and former White House inhabitant also loves the Berenstain Bears? In…
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The Supreme Court and Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
A panel of distinguished legal experts will discuss Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, from varying perspectives, from…
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Conversation: Mancini at 100
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Henry Mancini, the Library’s Susan H. Vita was joined by music producer Gregg Field, pianist Shelly…
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Music in Jack Arnold’s and Henry Mancini’s Episodes of ‘Peter Gunn’
Reba Wissner discusses the music of “Peter Gunn” (1958-1961), the first television series that implemented original scoring rather than library music for…
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Henry Mancini at 100
Opening the 2024-2025 season was a sparkling September mini festival celebrating an iconic figure in American music. Henry Mancini’s unforgettable scores for…
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The Untamed Landscape in Nordic Lit with Josefine Klougart and Hanna Pylväinen
Nordic authors Hanna Pylväinen (“The End of Drum-Time”) and Josefine Klougart (“On Darkness”) move beyond stereotypical assumptions about how the Nordic…
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Nordic Lit: How Well Do We Know Our Loved Ones?
The characters of these novels set in Nordic lands are keeping secrets, sometimes from themselves. Authors Hanne Ørstavik (“Ti Amo”), Moa Herngren (“The…
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Skye Consort and Emma Björling: Music from Britain and Scandanavia
Skye Consort and Emma Björling perform transatlantic music from Scandinavia, Ireland, the British Isles and French Canada, as well as tunes of their own…
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Conversation with Skye Consort and Emma Björling
Stephen Winick sat down with Emma Björling, Seán Dagher, Amanda Keesmaat and Simon Alexandre following their concert at the Library. Skye Consort and Emma…
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The Story of Amelia Dawley’s Song
David Harrington, incoming Kluge Chair in Modern Culture at the Library of Congress, spoke about the creative process in writing a new composition for the…
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Kwame Anthony Appiah on Race
In a series of reflections on keywords from his work, Kwame Anthony Appiah discusses concepts including race. Appiah is the recipient of the the 2024 John W.…
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Kwame Anthony Appiah on Thinking Together
In a series of reflections on keywords from his work, Kwame Anthony Appiah discusses concepts including thinking together. Appiah is the recipient of the the…
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Kwame Anthony Appiah on Identity
In a series of reflections on keywords from his work, Kwame Anthony Appiah discusses concepts including identity. Appiah is the recipient of the the 2024 John…
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Kwame Anthony Appiah on Pluralism
In a series of reflections on keywords from his work, Kwame Anthony Appiah discusses concepts including pluralism. Appiah is the recipient of the the 2024…
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Kwame Anthony Appiah on Facts and Values
In a series of reflections on keywords from his work, Kwame Anthony Appiah discusses concepts including facts and values. Appiah is the recipient of the the…
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Kwame Anthony Appiah on Ethics
In a series of reflections on keywords from his work, Kwame Anthony Appiah discusses concepts including ethics. Appiah is the recipient of the the 2024 John…
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Kwame Anthony Appiah on Cosmopolitanism
In a series of reflections on keywords from his work, Kwame Anthony Appiah discusses concepts including cosmopolitanism. Appiah is the recipient of the the…
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Kwame Anthony Appiah on Conversation
In a series of reflections on keywords from his work, Kwame Anthony Appiah discusses concepts including conversation. Appiah is the recipient of the the 2024…
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2024 Kluge Prize Ceremony
At a ceremony at the Library of Congress, philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah received the 2024 John W. Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity from…
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Mapping in the Islamic Tradition: Ṣūrat al-Arḍ
In a presentation entitled “Ṣūrat al-Arḍ: Ways of Seeing Islamic Depictions of the World and Beyond,” Karen Pinto, associate scholar of religious studies at…
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Modern Maps of Afghanistan and Their Critics
In a presentation entitled “Surveying the Surveyors: Modern Maps of Afghanistan and Their Critics,” Shah Mahmoud Hanifi, professor of history at James Madison…
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Latino Poets Spotlight
Poets Juan Felipe Herrera (former U.S. Poet Laureate), Ruth Behar and Maria Kelson read from their work and discuss their creative processes. The…
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Conversation with 2024 NEA Heritage Fellows Fabian Debora and Rosie Flores
Two 2024 National Heritage Fellows, Chicano muralist Fabian Debora and rockabilly and country musician Rosie Flores, spoke with Allina Migoni of the American…
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2024 NEA National Heritage Fellowship Awards
The National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowships are the nation’s highest honor in folk and traditional arts. This year — and every year…
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Cuéntame! Let’s Talk Books with Christina Soontornvat
Meg Medina is joined by the multi-talented Christina Soontornvat: a journalist, a fantasy author and… an engineer? The two talk about how Chrstina’s…
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Cuéntame! Let’s Talk Books with Andrea Beatriz Arango
Meg Medina talks with Andrea Beatriz Arango, a dynamic author who writes about characters in tough predicaments with grace and affection. A Newbery and Pura…
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2024 Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film
In 2019, the Library of Congress partnered with The Better Angels Society and the Crimson Lion/Lavine Family Foundation to establish an annual award…
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Tillie Walden: Ideas for Tomorrow
In a presentation subtitled “The Future of Queer Comics,” award-winning artist and author Tillie Walden discussed her career and process while also…
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Discussion of the Documentary Film ‘Sentenced’
Following the screening the 70-minute documentary “Sentenced” by Stephen and Ayesha Curry with the Children’s Literacy Project, panelists discussed the film’s…
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Constitution Day 2024: The Taft Supreme Court
In honor of Constitution Day, the Law Library hosts a discussion with Yale Law professor and former dean Robert Post on his book on the Taft-era Supreme…
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National Librarians of Australia, Canada and New Zealand in Conversation with Carla Hayden
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden hosts her counterparts at three other institutions — Mary-Louise Ayres (National Library of Australia), Rachel Esson…
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The Rise and Expansion of Islam in Somalia
Mohamed Haji Mukhtar of Savannah State University takes visitors on a journey into a lesser-known chapter in the spread of Islam — its diffusion through the…
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Conspiracy Theories, Folklore and Belief
In this lecture, noted folklorist Andrea Kitta will discuss some definitions of conspiracy theories and how they fit into other belief traditions and…
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Conversation with Andrea Kitta
Following her Benjamin Botkin Lecture on “Conspiracy Theories, Folklore and Belief: Birds Aren’t Real, Loch Ness Monsters and Microchips, folklorist Andrea…
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Conversation with Windborne
Lynn Mahoney Rowan, Will Thomas Rowan and Lauren Breunig of Windborne sit down with Stephen Winick of the American Folklife Center. Along with Jeremy…
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Windborne: Old Songs, Bold Harmony
Windborne is Lynn Mahoney Rowan, Will Thomas Rowan, Lauren Breunig and Jeremy Carter-Gordon. The four singers grew up immersed in the traditional song and…
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How Leslie Uggams Chose Her Successful Roles
Emmy award-winning actress Leslie Uggams talks to the Library of Congress about the pivotal choices that shaped her groundbreaking career. From her Tony…
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Stuart Eizenstat: Diplomacy or Talking When We Don’t Agree
Former diplomat and negotiator Stuart E. Eizenstat spoke with historian Douglas Brinkley about his account of the greatest diplomatic negotiations of the past…
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Tess Taylor, Forrest Gander and Ruben Quesada: Poems of the Earth
“Leaning Toward Light” is an anthology featuring today’s most notable nature poets. Anthology editor Tess Taylor and poets Forrest Gander and Ruben Quesada…
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Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston: A Whirlwind of Words
A dictionary is full of words, but can she tell a story? She gives it a shot, but when an alligator escapes and starts waking up ghosts and donuts and zebras,…
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Steve Asbell and Stephanie Seales: Where Can We Find Kindness?
How do we learn how to be kind to ourselves and to people around us? Steve Asbell demonstrated the way stimming can help every kid with their emotions in…
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Adam Rubin and Liniers: The Truth About the Couch
Did you know that couches grow on couch farms? Or that some couches are aliens? Let us tell you the whole tru — oh no! Get away! The furniture police are…
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Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham: How to Break a Love Curse
Explore the complexities of families, love, friendship, and lion dancing in the new graphic novel “Lunar New Year Love Story” by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyan…
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Ernest Cline: Becoming Best Friends with a Bat Colony
In this mostly-true story, Ernest Cline introduces us to Opal, a girl who befriends a colony of bats. When their habitat is destroyed, what will she do to…
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J.C. Cervantes and Zetta Elliott: Questing for Peace in Fantasy Worlds
Battles of wits (and witches), vanishing magic, the strength of family ties, a search for peace, and the power that can be found within every kid: it’s all…