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3,457–3,504 of 8,304 films, free to watch, from the world's open archives.

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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 The Juneteenth Book Festival Symposium on Black Literature & Literacy 2015 · Talk A day-long symposium on Juneteenth, one of the oldest observances marking the end of the enslavement of African descendants in the United States. The holiday… Library of Congress Promoting Arab Culture Through Translation 2015 · Talk Writer, poet and business owner Faiza Sultan discusses the promotion of Arab culture through translation. Library of Congress Peruvian Marinera Dance with Marinera Viva 2015 · Talk Marinera Viva showcases a different way of living, feeling and dancing the marinera -- often called the national dance of Peru. The show displays every… Library of Congress Lemn Sissay 2015 · Talk Lemn Sissay reads selections from his work and participates in a moderated discussion. Library of Congress Selma, the Voting Rights Act & Reel History 2015 · Talk Gary May finds himself among several scholars who think the film Selma is seriously flawed. He explores the significance and continuing importance of the… Library of Congress Madeleine Albright & Colin Powell: Finding Shared Values for U.S. Foreign Policy 2015 · Talk Ann Compton moderates a discussion by former Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell on U.S. foreign policy. The presentation was the… Library of Congress Pablo Neruda in the Heart of the Library of Congress 2015 · Talk Bill Fisher addressed Pablo Neruda's relationship with the Library of Congress. He discussed the role of Librarian of Congress, Archibald MacLeish and… Library of Congress Sharp's Appalachian Harvest with Jeff Davis & Brian Peters 2015 · Talk Sharp's Appalachian Harvest is a special multimedia folk music presentation performed and researched by English folk musician Brian Peters and American… Library of Congress Do the Write Thing 2015 2015 · Talk Approximately 60 middle school students accompanied by their families celebrated as winners of the "Do the Write Thing Challenge." Each year students are… Library of Congress Open Mic: Interview with Fiona Ritchie 2015 · Talk Nancy Groce interviews Scottish broadcaster Fiona Ritchie about her career on both sides of the Atlantic and her experiences researching "Wayfaring Stranger:… Library of Congress Treatment Considerations for a Newly-Discovered Drawing by Martin Ramirez 2015 · Talk In 2009, an archivist at the Library of Congress working to catalog a gift collection discovered a rolled up, brittle drawing on the blank sides of… Library of Congress Audio Media Preservation Through Imaging Conference (Day 1) 2015 · Talk The Library of Congress hosted scientists and preservationists from around the world at a first-of-its-kind conference exploring new technologies that foster… Library of Congress Audio Media Preservation Through Imaging Conference (Day 2) 2015 · Talk The Library of Congress hosted scientists and preservationists from around the world at a first-of-its-kind conference exploring new technologies that foster… Library of Congress Ethel Payne, First Lady of the Black Press 2015 · Talk James McGrath Morris discussed his new book "Eye on the Struggle: Ethel Payne, the First Lady of the Black Press." Payne was a journalist as a reporter for… Library of Congress Unsettled: Refugee Camps in Britain from the Suez Crisis to Idi Amin 2015 · Talk Historian Jordanna Bailkin examines two sets of British camps that served the refugees of decolonization: Anglo-Egyptians in 1956 and Ugandan Asians in 1972.… Library of Congress Publicity, Celebrity, Fashion: Photographing Edna St. Vincent Millay 2015 · Talk Sarah Parker presents photographic representations of the American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, asserting that Millay consciously used her public image to… Library of Congress Hispanics with Functional Diversity 2015 · Talk A panel discussion in recognition of the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Library of Congress Before Trauma: Nostalgia, or the Melancholy of War 2015 · Talk Kluge Fellow Thomas Dodman discusses 18th and 19th century psychological designations of the impact of mass warfare on the human psyche -- a predecessor of… Library of Congress 2015 Junior Fellows 2015 · Talk An overview of the summer 2015 Junior Fellows program at the Library of Congress. Library of Congress Visions of Liberty 2015 · Talk Photographer Bob Adelman joined Ira Glasser in a program reflecting on the ongoing struggle for human rights in America. Library of Congress This Little Light of Mine: The Legacy of Fannie Lou Hamer 2015 · Talk Michelle Martin interviews Robin Hamilton about her film "This Little Light of Mine: The Legacy of Fannie Lou Hamer" (2015), a documentary short that explores… Library of Congress Teaching the Civil Rights Movement from the Bottom-Up 50 Years After the Voting Rights Act 2015 · Talk This presentation will highlight bottom-up movement history and the ways it introduces students to a wider range of tactics and to a history that begins… Library of Congress Stories about Life in the Cosmos: Historical, Cultural, and Artistic Perspectives on Astrobiology 2015 · Talk Part three of the three-part Blumberg Dialogues on Astrobiology series that convenes scientists, social scientists, humanities scholars and writers from… Library of Congress Finding the Slippery Slope: Detecting Landslides from Space 2015 · Talk Dalia Kirschbaum spoke about her research on natural hazard assessment using remotely sensed information. Library of Congress Intangible Information Costs of Real and Digital Property 2015 · Talk Wendy Fok discussed her investigation of computational innovation and ethical/equitable application of technical methods, including issues of intellectual… Library of Congress The Poetry of Everyday Life 2015 · Talk Folklore is often defined as traditions handed down by word of mouth across generations. For this presentation, Steve Zeitlin combined a folkloric… Library of Congress The Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs 2015 · Talk Discover the Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs, more than 1,000 portraits that capture the wartime lives of everyday soldiers and their… Library of Congress Digital Library Technologies 2015 · Talk Staff of the U.S./Anglo Division in the Library's Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access directorate took on special projects in the summer of 2015 and… Library of Congress Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera on the Huexotzinco Codex 2015 · Talk Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera continues his Library-wide tour as part of the "La Casa de Colores" campaign when he discovers the unusual story behind the… Library of Congress The Legacy of Ola Belle Reed: Concert 2015 · Talk In celebration of the legacy of the pioneering old-time musician Ola Belle Reed (1916-2002), Reed's son Dave Reed, her nephew Hugh Campbell and members of the… Library of Congress The Legacy of Ola Belle Reed: Oral History 2015 · Talk In celebration of the legacy of the pioneering old-time musician Ola Belle Reed (1916-2002), Reed's son Dave Reed, her nephew Hugh Campbell and members of the… Library of Congress Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera Discusses the WPA California Folk Music Project Collection 2015 · Talk Juan Felipe Herrera discusses the WPA California Folk Music Project Collection with Cathy Kerst. Library of Congress Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera Discusses Literatura de Cordel 2015 · Talk Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera discusses the Literatura de Cordel collection with Margaret Kruesi in the American Folklife Center. Library of Congress Juan Felipe Herrera Discusses Alan Lomax & Woody Guthrie 2015 · Talk Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera discusses Alan Lomax and Woody Guthrie with Todd Harvey. Library of Congress Civil Rights, Identity & Sovereignty: Native American Perspectives on History, Law & the Path Ahead 2015 · Talk Noted Native American scholars, authors, and civil rights activists Walter Echo-Hawk, Malinda Maynor Lowery, LaDonna Harris, and Tim Tingle look back at the… Library of Congress The Unsignificant 2015 · Talk Poet Srikanth Reddy discusses his craft as a part of an ongoing Library of Congress series. Library of Congress Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera on Prints & Photographs 2015 · Talk As part of his "La Casa de Colores" project, Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera discusses a Lincoln campaign poster and Helen Zughaib's "Prayer Rug for… Library of Congress Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera: More Prints & Photographs 2015 · Talk As part of his "La Casa de Colores" project, Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera discusses graphic art from the Library's Mission Grafica/La Raza and San… Library of Congress Corridos: A Mexican Ballad Tradition About Outlaws & Heroes 2015 · Talk Juan Díes presents an illustrated lecture on the Corrido, a 150-year-old Mexican ballad tradition that narrates tragic tales based on true events and honors… Library of Congress Part of Our Lives: A People's History of the American Public Library 2015 · Talk The public library is a "part of our lives," argues a new book on the history of American libraries as told through the testimonies of those who use them.… Library of Congress 21st Poet Laureate Inaugural Reading: Juan Felipe Herrera 2015 · Talk 21st Poet Laureate Consultant Juan Felipe Herrera kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month with his inaugural reading. Library of Congress Icy Volcanism in the Outer Solar System 2015 · Talk Lynnae Quick discussed her research on using analytical methods to model volcanic and cryo-volcanic processes on the terrestrial planets and the icy moons of… Library of Congress Separate Is Never Equal 2015 · Talk Duncan Tonatiuh discussed his children's book "Separate Is Never Equal," the story of Sylvia Mendez and her family's fight to end school segregation of… Library of Congress Images of the Earth in American Children's Books 2015 · Talk German Fellow Sibylle Machat has spent months at the Kluge Center researching images of planet Earth in American children's books from 1843 to the present.… Library of Congress Celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the US Board on Geographic Names: Traditions & Transitions 2015 · Talk The 125th anniversary of the U.S. Board of Geographic Names was observed with a one-day symposium on geographic names. The Board was established by an… Library of Congress Invisible Immigrants: Spaniards in the U.S. (1868-1945) 2015 · Talk James D. Fernandez discussed Spanish immigration in the U.S. during the end of the 18th century and beginning of the 19th century. Library of Congress 2015 Américas Awards for Children & Young Adult Literature 2015 · Talk Author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh and author Margarita Engle received the 2015 Américas Awards for Children and Young Adult Literature. Library of Congress Drawing on History - Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream 2015 · Talk Josh O'Neill, Andrew Carl and Chris Stevens of Locust Moon Press told the fascinating story of the creation of the 2015 Eisner Award-winning volume, "Little…