Documentary from the world's archives
2,785–2,832 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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WIKI GLAM DOCUMENTARY - Captions Available
Between March and April 2024, a group of volunteers from the Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda documented Artifacts at BRIMS Heritage Resource Center…
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Skylab - The Second Manned Mission. A Scientific Harvest
This video presentation covers the Skylab launch activities and docking with the uncrewed SL-1 workshop. Included are observations of student experiments (the…
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The Color of Space - A NASA Documentary Showcasing the Stories of Black Astronauts
The Color of Space captures the personal stories of seven current and former astronauts, each selected to become part of NASA's astronaut corps and train for…
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OUR GAME - Episode 3- Lockdown To Showdown - Basketball Documentary
With big moves in the standings, some teams are sent home as others book their playoff spots. The reigning league MVP opens up about how his step-father’s…
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The Pathway- Episode One - AFC Bournemouth Academy Documentary
An introduction to the youth setup, team structures, and competitive fixtures, including the under-16s’ National Final qualification and the under-21s’…
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Foundations- Building the Future of AFC Bournemouth - Performance Centre Documentary
AFC Bournemouth presents Foundations, the story of the state-of-the-art Performance Centre’s creation from start to finish. This special, feature-length…
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N audiovisual documentary on Yemoo Groove at the National Museum, Ile-Ife
An audiovisual documentary on Yemoo Groove, curated by Mr. Adesiyan Yinka at the National Museum, Ile-Ife (Archaeological), Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.
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The audiovisual documentary of Adebisi Idikan
The audiovisual documentary of Adebisi Idikan by Alh. (Prince) Lekan Adebisi (JP) in Ibadan, Oyo state
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The audiovisual documentary of Opa Oranmiyan
The audiovisual documentary of Opa Oranmiyan by Oba Olaoluwa Omiwenu Odeyele (Owa Ereedumi) in Ile-Ife, Osun State
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Pedal the highway! - Fahrraddemo zur Klimakonferenz
Pedal the highway! - Fahrraddemo zur Klimakonferenz. Auftaktkundgebung am Verteilerkreis Köln
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The True Glory, 1945 (restored)
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Mage Porob (2019 documentary)
Mage Porob is a 2019 documentary that was made in the Ho language, a vulnerable Adivasi language from eastern India. The film largely includes interviews with…
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Cultural heritage of Adis - documentary film by RIWATCH
A documentary film on Cultural Heritage of Adi people of Arunachal Pradesh was procuded by RIWATCH
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Pursa Kattuna Tulu Documentary
Pursa Kattuna Pursa Kattuna is a traditional ritualistic dance form performed by Tulu-speaking people from various castes across different parts of…
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The audiovisual documentary of Kalabari language by its native speaker.
The audiovisual documentary of Kalabari language by Cotterell Charles Tubobanim, A native speaker of the Kalabari language on the 30th of November, 2023,…
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The audiovisual documentary of Billein Bibi language by its native speaker 1
The audiovisual documentary of Billein Bibi language by Blessing Digbani, A native speaker of the Billein Bibi language on the 2nd of December, 2023,…
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The audiovisual documentary of Ibani Egere language by its native speaker
The audiovisual documentary of Ibani Egere language by Warisenibo Abinye Morgan Ogolo, A native speaker of the Ibani Egere Language on the 1st of December,…
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HQ-197, Apollo 12- Pinpoint for Science (KSC-1969-MH-NAS01-0001-Apollo 12 Pinpoint for Science-B 425)
HQ-197 - 1969 - Color - 28 minutes. Emphasizing the scientific studies involved and the pinpoint accuracy of the landing, this film documents the second…
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The Most Beautiful Drone Footage From Our Cross Country Bicycle Tour
This is a compilation of the most beautiful drone shots from our cross country bike ride from Astoria, Oregon to New York City. Drones are amazing these days,…
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Gay and Proud (1970)
Gay and Proud, American documentary short film featuring one of the earliest gay pride demonstration marches, the first Christopher Street Liberation Day…
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Can I Make a Crossbow From Scratch
What happens when we advance further into history? Things start to get a bit more complicated. Today we're attempting to make a crossbow from scratch.
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An audiovisual documentary with Ekpo Chief in Akwa Ibom
An audiovisual documentary with Ekpo Chief (Obong Peter Effiong Ukpong) a native speaker on the 27th of August, 2024 in Akwa Ibom.
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The Pathway- Episode Five - AFC Bournemouth Academy Documentary
The final episode charts a landmark moment as development squad players debut in key Premier League and FA Cup matches. With a national record broken and a…
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The Pathway- Episode Four - AFC Bournemouth Academy Documentary
The Under-18s face a crucial test in the fourth round of the FA Youth Cup, while the Under-16s compete in a landmark fixture that sets a new club record. The…
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The Pathway- Episode Three - AFC Bournemouth Academy Documentary
The under-16s push to reach the national finals knockout stage for the first time. As under-21s break into the first team, Andoni Iraola and Simon Francis…
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Song of the Clouds - Air Travel in 1956 - Shell historical film documentary
Explore the 1956 world of air travel, a mere five decades after the Wright brothers' first flight in 1903. Shell Historical Film Archive Shell’s surprising…
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The audiovisual documentary of Afin Irefin
The audiovisual documentary of Afin Irefin by Mr. Sakariyau Olasunkanmi Irefin in Ibadan, Nigeria
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The audiovisual documentary of Nike Art Gallery
The audiovisual documentary of Nike Art Gallery by Adegun Adesoye Olalekan in Oshogbo, Osun.
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An audiovisual documentary featuring a tour of the National Museum, Ile-Ife
An audiovisual documentary featuring a tour of the National Museum, Ile-Ife (Archaeological Site), guided by Prince Adesiyan Aderoju.
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The audiovisual documentary of Oduduwa Temple
The audiovisual documentary of Oduduwa Temple by Oba Olajide Farotimi Faloba (Obadio of Ife) in Ile-Ife, Osun State
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The audiovisual documentary of Moremi Temple
The audiovisual documentary of Moremi Temple by Oba Isoro Sunday Gbemileke Obisanya (Owa Yekere of Ife Land) in Ile-Ife, Osun State
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All Creatures Welcome - official version (SUBs-DE-EN)
License: CC-BY-SA 4.0 international "All Creatures Welcome sketches a utopian image of society in the digital era. Together with the filmmaker and the appeal…
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Boot Camp- Behind The Scenes at Recruit Training Command (Full documentary, 2019)
It’s been called one of the most demanding assignments in the Navy — but also one of the most rewarding. Follow along as we take you behind the scenes and…
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The audiovisual documentary of Obolo language by its native speaker
The audiovisual documentary of Obolo language by Zillah Ineme, A native speaker of the Obolo language on the 30th of November, 2023, Andoni, Rivers State.
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Man with a Movie Camera (1929) by Dziga Vertov
Man with a Movie Camera (1929), Russian film by Dziga Vertov. From BluRay, 1080p. Public domain in Russia and in USA. Restoration by the British Film…
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Stone Age to Bronze Age – explore all the technologies humanity has invented to bring us to the modern era, a speedrunning Human Technology (4 Hour Marathon Edit)
On the 5 year anniversary of starting this bold series, I wanted to offer this consolidated edit of the journey we've undergone to explore all the…
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The Four Days of Gemini 4 (4K 60FPS)
The Four Days of Gemini 4 (1965), NASA documentary about the Gemini 4 mission, during which astronaut Ed White made the first spacewalk (EVA) by an American.
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Attention à l'écart
Vidéo de Wikimedia-CH (chapitre suisse de la fondation Wikimedia) et de l'Association des archivistes suisses VSA-AAS, qui soutiennent la Semaine…
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Dominion (2018) – full documentary
"Dominion (2018) - full documentary [Official] Dominion uses drones, hidden and handheld cameras to expose the dark underbelly of modern animal agriculture,…
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The audiovisual documentary of the Imesi Ile Peace Treaty Point
The audiovisual documentary of the Imesi Ile Peace Treaty Point by Chief Oguntayo Sanmi in Ijesha, Osun State
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The audiovisual documentary of Kiriji Peace Treaty
The audiovisual documentary of Kiriji Peace Treaty by Chief Oguntayo Sanmi in Ijesha, Osun State
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The audiovisual documentary of Iyake suspended lake Ado-Awaye
The audiovisual documentary of Iyake suspended lake Ado-Awaye by Ademola Tunde Bidemi in Iseyin, Oyo State
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The audiovisual documentary of Osun Oshogbo Sacred Grove
The audiovisual documentary of Osun Oshogbo Sacred Grove by Mrs. Toyin Ajayi in Oshogbo, Osun State
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Respectable: The Mary Millington Story
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Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
With one of the most memorably stunning voices that has ever hit the airwaves, Linda Ronstadt burst onto the 1960s folk rock music scene in her early twenties.
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Antiques Roadshow
Based on the popular BBC series running since 1979, the PBS Antiques Roadshow combines history with discovery. Each year, the show visits a handful of cities…
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Horizon - S34E10 - Dr.Miller and the Islanders (February 26th 1998)
Update: Already uploaded a version 2. Turn out that there is somekind of DVD version of this episode meant for academia but also with a different title of…
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The Dream is Alive
A NASA Space Shuttle documentary presented as a public service by Lockheed Corporation and the National Air and Space Museum. Originally released in 1985, the…