Documentary from the world's archives
2,593–2,640 of 6,832 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. Nothing is left out for being sexual: sexual content and nudity are for adults, placed by what the archive files a film as, never by a word of its title alone (The Naked City is a police film). A film filed as pornography is listed for adults without its picture and plays nowhere yet, as the law where it would play asks for a proof of age this site does not have. A sexual depiction of a child, drawn ones too, is listed nowhere.
| 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 content, pornography, nudity and nudism, striptease, sexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, beheadings, atrocity footage. |
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Self-navigating forest track mulching machine (1080p)
An episode of Connected for Innovation, a series of video shorts produced by New Zealand’s Science for Technological Innovation National Science Challenge.…
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Secret life of dangerous e-waste (mini-doc on situation in Kalasin, Thailand)
What happens to the huge amount of the electronic waste produced by today's world? Unfortunately, a lot of it ends in Thailand, where it’s often being…
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The audiovisual documentary of the Effurun-Otor dialect by native speaker
The audiovisual documentary of the Effurun-Otor dialect by Ighremuse Smart a native speaker of the Effurun-Otor language on the 28th of August, 2024 in Delta.
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The audiovisual documentary of the Usem Okobuo dialect by native speaker
The audiovisual documentary of the Usem Okobuo dialect by Rev. Father Leo Anthony Asuquo (Assistant Priest Sacred Heart, Aka Offot, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State a…
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The audiovisual documentary of the Okparabe dialect by native speaker
The audiovisual documentary of the Okparabe dialect by Amb. Orowhare Prince Vwegba a native speaker of the Okparabe language on the 28th of August, 2024 in…
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Mission - Aurora 7
Fifty years later, the flight of the fourth American in space (and second to orbit the Earth) is celebrated in this video tribute to Mercury astronaut Scott…
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Manhatta (1921)
Manhatta, a film portrait of New York City by painter Charles Sheeler and photographer Paul Strand. The title cards show quotes from Walt Whitman's "Leaves of…
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Documentary - The Fourth Industrial Revolution
Ubiquitous, mobile supercomputing. Artificially-intelligent robots. Self-driving cars. Neuro-technological brain enhancements. Genetic editing. The evidence…
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Queer the Campus- A Documentary
Queer the Campus is a campaign created by five Wright State students working together to increase visibility and awareness of queer students at our university…
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Звено победы (1933)
Режиссер: С. Бубрик Оператор: И. Антонов Ассистент режиссера: Л. Сааков Производство: Кино-фабрики поезда им. К.Е. Ворошилова Союзкинохроники Страна: СССР…
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День нового мира (1940)
Сценарий: Б. Янглит, М. Цейтлин Режиссеры: М. Слуцкий, Р. Кармен Композитор: Д. Покрасс Производство: ЦСКХ Страна: СССР Год: 1940 Жанр: документальный,…
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Reclaiming Work - The Cycle Couriers Subverting the Gig Economy
Cycle courier cooperatives are turning technology on the gig economy giants. Film by Cassie Quarless and Usayd Younis of black & brown ⇛…
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Die Tagebücher des Hellenisten Karl Benedikt Hase (1780-1864)
Kürzlich wurden neun Bände des privaten, in Altgriechisch verfassten Tagebuchs des Hellenisten Karl Benedikt Hase (1780-1864) im Goethe- und Schiller-Archiv,…
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The Secret Diary of Karl Benedikt Hase (1780–1864)
Karl Benedikt Hase (1780–1864) is recognised as one of the foremost Greek scholars in the French academia of his time. Recently nine volumes of the private…
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The audiovisual documentary of Etche language by its native speaker
The audiovisual documentary of Etche language by Rev. Dr. Azubuike A. Amadi (JP) a native speaker of the Etche language on the 26th of November, 2024,…
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Robots in the wild (1080p)
An episode of Connected for Innovation, a series of video shorts produced by New Zealand’s Science for Technological Innovation National Science Challenge.…
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The audiovisual documentary of the Esit Eket by native speaker
The audiovisual documentary of the Esit Eket dialect by Mrs. Grace Idiong Ukpong a native speaker of the Esit Eket language on the 26th of August, 2024 in…
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The audiovisual documentary of the Uwheru dialect by native speaker
The audiovisual documentary of the Uwheru dialect by Akpomerha Atavwohwe a native speaker of the Uwheru language on the 28th of August, 2024 in Delta State.
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Drohnenflug Fort IV, Köln-Bocklemund, Teil 8-8
Flug mit einer kleinen Drohne durch die Gänge des Fort IV. Aufgebaut war noch die Ausstellung zur Kölner Luftfahrt von Werner Müller im Rahmen des Tag des…
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Beyond the Dunes Documenting the Secret Life of the Indian Desert Jird
“Guardians of the Golden Grasslands: Documenting the Hidden Life of the Indian Desert Jird” A rare open-source conservation record from the Thar Desert.…
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2014 Summit of K2 Documentary-aN5gtrkwgb4
An in-depth video account of my 2014 summit of K2 to raise awareness and research funds for Alzheimer's Disease. I, Alan Arnette, became the oldest American…
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PIERRE VERSINS, HIS LIFE, HIS WORK
A documentary about Pierre Versins, name adopted by french scholar, writer and self-styled utopian Jacques Chamson (1923-2001), author of the famous massive…
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Jenny is a Good Thing (1969)
This film documents the importance of the nutrition program in Head Start centers. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Documentary (Short Subject) in…
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The Westland (HD)
Please consider leaving a like and subscribing if you enjoyed the content. It helps tremendously, thank you! Content by: Polygoon-Profilti (producent) /…
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Northern Kenya- from the forest to the desert
A drone journey through different landscapes of northern Kenya, from the forest islands to the desert. In the desert of northern Kenya, where the extreme…
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جام زهر؛ فرصتهای از دست رفته ایران در جنگ
The Poisoned Chalice: Iran’s Lost Opportunities in the War BBC Persian Documentary by Hossein Bastani about Iran Iraq War.
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The audiovisual documentary of Oke Agbe language by its native speaker
The audiovisual documentary of Oke Agbe language by Akanle Margaret .O. A native speaker of the Oke Agbe language on the 16th of December, 2023, Akoko North…
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People's Army (1948)
A North Korean documentary from 1948 that shows the ceremony commemorating the founding of the Korean People's Army.
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Kodak 16mm film (nature documentary) - Nature of Australia
Nature of Australia, A 16mm short filmed in the lamington national park. Camera: arriflex 16s Film stock: vision 3 200T & 500T Field recorder: Sony pcm d100…
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Rising, The First Fifty Years at California State University Bakersfield, a Documentary
California State University, Bakersfield is the product of many hands and minds. It was planted in the fertile farming fields of Kern County and opened in…
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The audiovisual documentary of Oro dialect by a native speaker
The audiovisual documentary of Oro dialect by Ita Okon King a native speaker of Oro language on the 24th of August, 2024 in Oron, Akwa Ibom State.
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The audiovisual documentary of the Idjerhe dialect by native speaker
The audiovisual documentary of the Idjerhe dialect by Aboyi Lawson Esosuakpo a native speaker of the Idjerhe language on the 28th of August, 2024 in Idjerhe,…
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The audiovisual documentary of the Evwreni dialect by native speaker
The audiovisual documentary of the Evwreni dialect by Okiemute Eseoghene a native speaker of the Evwreni language on the 28th of August, 2024 in Evwreni, Delta.
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The audiovisual documentary of the Ughelli dialect by native speaker
The audiovisual documentary of the Ughelli dialect by Hon. Ese Agbobore a native speaker of the Ughelli language on the 28th of August, 2024 in Delta.
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The audiovisual documentary of the Ughievwen dialect by native speaker
The audiovisual documentary of the Ughievwen dialect by Comr. Djele Meshack a native speaker of the Ughievwen language on the 28th of August, 2024 in Delta…
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The audiovisual documentary of the Ibeno dialect by a native speaker
The audiovisual documentary of the Ibeno dialect by Mr. Victor Felix Ibok a native speaker of the Ibeno language on the 26th of August, 2024 in Ibeno, Akwa…
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Donny's Flag- An American Graphic Artist Designs Namibia's Flag (Namibia Documentary Series)
Graphic artist Don Stevenson gives his story of how he designed the National Flag of Namibia and how his art developed over time. For more films on Namibia,…
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We found the CHEAPEST KWAY CHAP in Singapore ¦ Food Finders Singapore S6E9
In Singapore: Seth is on a budget today so we’re on a hunt for the cheapest hawker dishes - nothing above $2.50. These stalls are such a rare find in this day…
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Reviewing The Age of Disclosure – Amazon Prime’s New UFO Documentary
Order my book, Atlas of UFOs, here → https://geni.us/AtlasOfUFOs Join Andy from That UFO Podcast as he reviews The Age of Disclosure, released November 21,…
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Fischschutz an Wasserkraftanlagen durch elektrifizierte Verhaltensbarrieren
Elektrifizierte Fischschutzsysteme kombinieren einen mechanischen Rechen mit einem gepulsten elektrischen Feld. Durch gezielt erzeugte schwache elektrische…
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Wikimania 2015 documentary
Wikimania 2015 documentary. Wikimania is the official annual conference of the Wikimedia Foundation. Topics of presentations and discussions include Wikimedia…
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Kosi River, by VN Films
Kosi: Injustice with Millions of Villagers and Revolt by Kosi River (Hindi/2010/27mins). Dir.Vishaal Nityanand. The film investigates the injustice faced by…
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Grab dredger Cycloop - ENI 02204629 - working in port of Emmerich
Das Seilbaggerschiff mit Greiferschaufel Cycloop - ENI 02204629 - baggert den Staatshafen/Fiskalischen Hafen in Emmerich bei extremen Niedrigwasser aus
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Ogiaren ibilia - Dokumentala
Adunako herritarrek auzolanean egindako proiektua: Ogiaren ibilia. - Irudiak: Aiora Mujika User:Aioramu] Ane Urkola Saina Hourcade Ahotsak.eus…
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02342 LockHeed Martin Bus to Mars Long Form FINAL
Case study video of Framestore's work for McCann. Field Trip to Mars, group VR project for McCann New York.
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"MAJESTICS - Naissance d'une photographie"
Durant 12 années, le photographe de paysage Samuel Bitton s’est adonné à photographier les montagnes suisses sous leurs plus belles lumières. En 2015 il…
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Похороны П. А. Кропоткина (1921)
Производство: Всероссийское Фото-Кино отделение Год: 1921 Жанр: кинохроника, документальный фильм Похороны П. А. Кропоткина
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За здоровый транспорт (1931)
Режиссер: И. Посельский Оператор: А. Лебедев Производство: Союзкинохроника Страна: СССР Год: 1931 Жанр: документальный, кинохроника, пропагандистский О…