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4,513–4,560 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 Oral History: Cambodian-American Heritage Dancers Ensemble 2017 · Talk The Cambodian-American Heritage Dancers and Chum Ngek Ensemble discussed their art and history. Library of Congress Mapping the Great War 2017 · Talk A cartographic specialist and a military historian discuss maps and mapping during World War I. Library of Congress Early Modern Globalization Through a Jesuit Prism 2017 · Talk José Casanova argues that the Jesuits were the first corporate group in history to think and to act globally. In the early modern era, Jesuits functioned as… Library of Congress Breath of Life Collections Orientation 2017 · Talk An orientation for Native American researchers on using Library of Congress collections. Library of Congress Time and Timelessness: Everything You Wanted to Know About Time 2017 · Talk Peter Zilahy's talk focused on narratives of time and timelessness through the filter of art, science and philosophy, and swept through the works of… Library of Congress Babel Through Jewish Latin-American Eyes 2017 · Talk Mirta Kupferminc discussed her works based on Jewish texts and their impact on contemporary universal artists. Tova Shvartzman discussed the Tower of Babel,… Library of Congress Interview with Charlie Harmon 2017 · Talk An in depth interview with Charlie Harmon, Leonard Bernstein's assistant and archivist for the last several years of the composer's life. Topics include… Library of Congress Cultural Integrity & Local Music: Cape Breton Fiddle, New Orleans Funk 2017 · Talk Burt Feintuch discusses how two seemingly very different places, Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia and New Orleans, Louisiana, turn out to have much in… Library of Congress From Oxus to Euphrates: Sasanian Empire Symposium 2017 · Talk Several experts participated in an all-day symposium on the legacy of the ancient Persian Sasanian empire (224-651 A.D.). The Sasanians ruled a large empire… Library of Congress America & the Great War: A Library of Congress Illustrated History 2017 · Talk Author Margaret Wagner discusses her book, "America & the Great War: A Library of Congress Illustrated History." Library of Congress Rights & Resistance: Civil Liberties During Wartime 2017 · Talk The Library sponsored a symposium examining the effects of World War I on civil liberties in the United States. Library of Congress Pride in the Library 2017 · Talk Library curators display and describe items from the collections that were part of a special pop-up exhibit, "Pride in the Library," featuring the works of… Library of Congress Library of Congress Chorale Sings Gilbert & Sullivan's "Ruddigore" 2017 · Talk The Library of Congress Chorale performed selections from the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta "Ruddigore" for its spring 2017 concert, featuring bass soloist Eric… Library of Congress Maratón de Poesía del Teatro de la Luna 2017 · Talk El XXV Maratón de Poesía del Teatro de la Luna is a Spanish-language poetry marathon gathering poets together from Latin America, Spain and Portugal. This… Library of Congress Congress & History: Roundtable on Congressional Reform 2017 · Talk As part of an annual meeting of political scientists and historians focused on the examination of the U.S. Congress through a historical lens, a panel… Library of Congress The Total Solar Eclipse of 2017 2017 · Talk C. Alex Young spoke about the science and wonder of total solar eclipses. He explained the celestial mechanics of the eclipse, viewing opportunities and how… Library of Congress Outstanding Catalan Contributions 2017 · Talk As a part of a program on the Library's Catalonian collections, Joan Amorós discussed his book, "Outstanding Catalan Contributions" about unique cultural,… Library of Congress Library of Awesome: A Conversation with Lynda Carter 2017 · Talk During "Library of Awesome," a pop-up exhibition featuring items from the Library's comic-book collections presented in conjunction with the Washington, D.C.… Library of Congress Justice for Shylock: A Mock Appeal 2017 · Talk The program is a mock appeal of Shylock's case from Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice," taking place after the play itself ends. Actor Edward Gero… Library of Congress The Unlinking of Language & Puerto Rican Identity 2017 · Talk Brenda Domínguez-Rosado discussed her book, "The Unlinking of Language and Puerto Rican Identity: New Trends in Sight," the result of research inspired by her… Library of Congress The Value of the Enslaved from Womb to Grave 2017 · Talk Daina Ramey Berry gives a lecture entitled "The Price for Their Pound of Flesh: The Value of the Enslaved from Womb to Grave." From the moment of birth and… Library of Congress BeauSoleil Quartet: Cajun Music from Louisiana 2017 · Talk The BeauSoleil Quartet presents a concert of lively and soulful Louisiana Cajun music. The quartet includes Michael Doucet on fiddle, accordion and vocals,… Library of Congress Conversation with Roy & PJ Hirabayashi of San Jose Taiko 2017 · Talk A conversation with PJ and Roy Hirabayashi, creative director and co-founder emeriti of the performing ensemble San Jose Taiko. Library of Congress Ledward Kaapana: Hawaiian Music 2017 · Talk Master Hawaiian slack key guitarist, ukelele player and vocalist Ledward Kaapana performs in concert. Library of Congress Ledward Kaapana Oral History 2017 · Talk Master Hawaiian slack key guitarist, ukelele player and vocalist Ledward Kaapana discusses his life and musical career. Library of Congress Flowing Tides: Musical Memory, History and Global Culture in County Clare, Ireland 2017 · Talk Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin discussed his book, "Flowing Tides: History and Memory in an Irish Soundscape." Library of Congress The Business of Abridgments in 18th-Century Britain & America 2017 · Talk In this highly illustrated lecture, Michael F. Suarez examined the surprising prevalence of abridgments in 18th-century Anglo-American publishing. Seeking to… Library of Congress Billy Bragg Oral History 2017 · Talk Stephen Winick of the Library's American Folklife Center and Mary Sue Twohy of SeriousXM Radio interview musician and activist Stephen "Billy" Bragg. Library of Congress Billy Bragg: Roots, Radicals & Rockers 2017 · Talk The roots of skiffle as a musical genre and its influence on popular music is discussed in this book talk presented by singer and guitarist Billy Bragg. In… Library of Congress Muslim American Journeys Listening Event 2017 · Talk This public listening event showcased narratives from the American Folklife Center's StoryCorps collection that illustrate the diversity of Muslim-American… Library of Congress History Between the Lines: Thinking About Collections as Data 2017 · Talk Edward Ayers discusses "History Between the Lines: Thinking About Collections as Data" as part of the day-long symposium, "Collections as Data: Impact." Library of Congress Detachment 2017 · Talk Visual artist Sarah Hatton discusses detachment as part of the day-long symposium, "Collections as Data: Impact." Library of Congress Only Once Imagined 2017 · Talk Stephanie Stillo presents "Only Once Imagined" as part of the day-long symposium, "Collections as Data: Impact." Library of Congress Data in Place: Using Digital Harlem to Map Historical Sources 2017 · Talk Stephen Robertson talked about "Digital Harlem: Everyday Life, 1915-1930," a website he has been developing for the last decade with collaborators at the… Library of Congress Structured Data Storytime 2017 · Talk Rachel Shorey presents "Structured Data Storytime" as part of the day-long symposium, "Collections as Data: Impact." Library of Congress Extremists in the Archive 2017 · Talk Jessie Daniels discusses how digital collections are used by extremist groups as part of the day-long symposium, "Collections as Data: Impact." Library of Congress Toward a Secondary Humanities Fellowship Semester 2017 · Talk Patrick Cronin and Thomas Neville talked about their organization's summer camp last year working with high school students to research the 1968 Washington… Library of Congress Unscroll: An Approach to Making New Things from Old Things 2017 · Talk Paul Ford discusses "Unscroll: An Approach to Making New Things from Old Things" as part of the day-long symposium, "Collections as Data: Impact." Library of Congress From Static Archive to Research-Ready Database 2017 · Talk Nick Adams talks about his work preparing the Congressional Record for computational social science at the day-long symposium, "Collections as Data: Impact." Library of Congress Mapper's Delight 2017 · Talk Tahir Hemphill tells the story of how his "Hip Hop Word Count" project translated into teaching high school students about data literacy during the day-long… Library of Congress Science By, For & With the People 2017 · Talk Geoff Haines-Stiles tells the story of "The Crowd and the Cloud" television series and how citizen science and mobile tech have revolutionized the collection,… Library of Congress Lightning Talks 2017 · Talk A series of eight lightning talks on subjects ranging from Caribbean periodicals to the Alan Lomax collection of Spanish folk music to the archives of the New… Library of Congress 2017 Junior Fellows Summer Intern Program 2017 · Talk Junior Fellows from the 2017 summer intern program share their cumulative experiences and discoveries during the final display day at the Library of Congress.… Library of Congress ADA 27th Anniversary History & Progress of the Deaf Community 2017 · Talk The Library of Congress celebrated the 27th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with an event hosted by Librarian of… Library of Congress Schemes of Annotation in Ptolemy's Geography 2017 · Talk Chet Van Duzer discusses Ptolemy's "Geography." Claudius Ptolemy wrote his "Geography" in the second century A.D., and following its rediscovery in… Library of Congress 2017 Asian American Literary Festival 2017 · Talk The Library of Congress hosted the concluding day of the groundbreaking Asian American Literature Festival. The day featured a lecture and reading by writer… Library of Congress 2017 Library of Congress Literacy Awards 2017 · Talk Through its Library of Congress Literacy Awards, the Library celebrates literacy organizations and the dedicated people who, through passion and hard work,… Library of Congress The Fantastic Worlds of Chinese Opera Theater in North America 2017 · Talk Nancy Yunhwa Rao discussed the musical history of Chinese immigrants to North America.