Educationals from the world's archives

4,753–4,800 of 22,172 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 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 content, pornography, nudity and nudism, striptease, sexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, beheadings, atrocity footage.
Internet Archive The Making of a Continent: Part 1: Corridors of Time Educational · 30 min · Subtitles Internet Archive Death of a Regime 1963 · Educational National Archives - Death of a Regime - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film documents the events… Internet Archive The President Accounts 1939 · Educational · Subtitles On government accounting practices affecting money spent on unemployment relief. President Roosevelt addresses Congress, unemployed men work on relief jobs,… Internet Archive South Atlantic Region, The Educational Examines the people, industry, economy, and landscape of the South Atlantic region of the United States. Internet Archive MARTYRED CZECH VILLAGE LIVES AGAIN IN U.S. [ETC.] 1942 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38912, LI 208-UN-7 - MARTYRED CZECH VILLAGE LIVES AGAIN IN U.S. [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon.… Internet Archive Brittle Bones 1982 · Educational · 21 min Title from data sheet Intended audience: Ages 14 through adult Issued also as videorecording Examines osteoporosis, a disease that affects one-quarter of… Internet Archive The New Worlds of Literature 1976 · Educational Kinescope Producer, Elizabeth Wright Evans; narrator, Earl Kelly Ballard High School students, Seattle, dramatize the importance of reading books and the… Internet Archive Speakers with Cleft Palates (1964) 1964 · Educational · 28 min Uses X-ray photography to show the physiological characteristics of the speech of those with cleft palates. Depicts the effect on speech of deviations in the… Internet Archive Security, Diversity, Respect 2000 · Educational Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Diversity Series: Religions, Cultures and Communities (NCJ 212664) The Chicago… Internet Archive NORTHERN WONDERLANDS, 1936? Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 37466 / Local Identifier 131.2 - NORTHERN WONDERLANDS, 1936? - Office for Emergency Management.… Internet Archive Egypt 1972 · Educational National Archives - Egypt - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film documents how 1972 marked a shift… Internet Archive STAFF FILM REPORT 66-29A 1966 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 26981 STAFF FILM REPORT 66-29A VIETNAM - JULY 1966 - 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION IN "OPERATION EL PASO,'' US ARMY AIR TRAFFIC PIER… Internet Archive Day Care Today 1974 · Educational · 26 min Director, Miriam Weinstein Examines the activities and programs of day-care centers in a community, a factory, and a university Internet Archive Starting Tomorrow 1973 · Educational Practical suggestions, workable classroom approaches, helpful tips and ideas every teacher can use to improve human relations and school discipline.… Internet Archive The Dam at Nagarjunasagar 1972 · Educational A study of the halfway point in the construction of a huge dam in Central India focusing on the 30,000 men, women, and children involved in the 14-year… Internet Archive Kariina's Classroom: Lesson 1 2008 · Educational Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Katrina's Classroom Financial Lessons From a Hurricane These powerful stories underscore critical lessons for financial… Internet Archive HEAT STRESS 2009 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 614692 HEAT STRESS PRODUCTION EMPHASIZES HEAT STRESS AND THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES. INTRODUCES INFORMATION AND TRAINING FOR… Internet Archive Ben Gurion: One Place, One People 1978 · Educational Series editor, Drew Middleton; narrator, Henry Fonda; music, Patricia Cullen Originally shown in Canada on the television program entitled Portraits of power… Internet Archive STREAMLINER TRAINS 1940 PASSENGER RAILROAD EDUCATIONAL FILM "THE PASSENGER TRAIN" MD86534 Educational This 1940 black and white educational film is the first edition produced by Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc. The focus is on making train travel look… Internet Archive Compilation reel [videorecording] 1980 · Educational From case: U.S. Department of Energy Compilation Reel 1. Managing the nation's nuclear waste 2. World nuclear waste management 3. M.R.S. 4. DOE, telling the… Internet Archive St. John Virgin Islands National park 1990 · Educational National Park Service St. John Virgin Islands National Park AVA18223VNB1, 1990 This program will introduce visitors, cruise ship passengers, and residents to… Internet Archive Combat Operations, Hoi An, South Vietnam 1968 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration Combat Operations, Hoi An, South Vietnam ARC Identifier 31781 / Local Identifier 111-LC-52531 1968 Department of… Internet Archive Roosevelt: Hail to the Chief 1978 · Educational Title from data sheet Originally shown in Canada on the television program entitled Portraits of power Director, Jeremy Murray-Brown; journalist, Turner… Internet Archive Countdown to calamity 1971 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 13352 / Local Identifier 95.56 - Countdown to calamity - Department of Agriculture. Forest… Internet Archive Impossible Map 1948 · Educational Illustrates by examples that a true picture of the world is possible only when constructed on a globe. A grapefruit and a turnip with maps superimposed are… Internet Archive Special Operations Forces 1984 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 4524969 / Local Identifier 330-DVIC-701181 - Special Operations Forces - Department of Defense.… Internet Archive Automobile Tire Hydroplaning 1994 · Educational National Aeronautics and Space Administration Automobile Tire Hydroplaning - AVA12925VNB1 The video shows how and why automobile tires lose contact with wet… Internet Archive Ancient Lives: 7 -- The Year of the Hyena 1986 · Educational · 25 min Producer, director, Peter Spry-Leverton John Romer Examines the effects of the 1085 B.C. famine in Thebes, based on the records of scribes. Discusses the… Internet Archive Castro's Cuba 1959 · Educational National Archives - Castro's Cuba - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film explores post-revolutionary… Internet Archive D-DAY CONVOY 1948 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 20338 D-DAY CONVOY ACTIVITIES JUST PRIOR TO AND INCLUDING D-DAY - MOVEMENTS OF AMERICAN TROOPS FROM ALL PARTS TO POE'S PRIOR TO THE… Internet Archive Americans: 1776 1975 · Educational National Park Service Americans: 1776 AVA01335VNB1, 1975 Presents a view of everyday life during the time of the American Revolution. Shows the crafts, ways… Internet Archive ARVN Airborne repell Vietcong attack, Saigon, South Vietnam 1968 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration ARVN Airborne repell Vietcong attack, Saigon, South Vietnam ARC Identifier 31921 / Local Identifier 111-LC-52748… Internet Archive Magic Rites: Chicken Sacrifice 1967 · Educational No narration; natural sounds only Producer, Julien Bryan Rites performed by the Dogon people of Mali. Chicken is sacrificed, then cooked and eaten by males… Internet Archive ALLIES SET FOR OFFENSIVE [ETC.] 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39141, LI 208-UN-1023 - ALLIES SET FOR OFFENSIVE [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Ann Galloway. Series: Motion… Internet Archive Laos: The Not So Secret War 1970 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration Laos: The Not So Secret War National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981) ARC… Internet Archive Button ... Button 1975 · Educational · 28 min Presents the second level of a typical employee grievance procedure in the public sector. Depicts the right of a tax assessor to wear a button supporting a… Internet Archive New Harmony: An Example and a Beacon 1971 · Educational · 28 min Director and writer, Ledford C. Carter ; consultants, Donald F. Carmony, Helen Elliott Traces the history and significance of New Harmony, Indiana, from its… Internet Archive Media Probes, Episode 1 : Soap Operas 1981 · Educational How various media affect the way people live and think is explored in this informative magazine-style survey that includes documentary, animated and… Internet Archive Pottery Techniques of Maria [Martinez] of San Ildefonso 1965 · Educational · 15 min Shows 90-year-old Maria Martinez of San Ildefonso making pottery along with her sister Clara, daughter-in-law Santana, and oldest son Adam. Internet Archive Audubon's Shore Birds 1976 · Educational Writer, Robie Hubley; narrators, Jon Huberth, Susan Bunting; consultant, James Baird; cameraman, Roy Wilcox Recreates John James Audubon's observations of… Internet Archive The Negro Soldier 1943 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 31 The Negro Soldier Frank Capra and the War Activities Committee. Public Domain Footage Total propaganda film narrated by… Internet Archive The Great Train Robbery 1903 · Educational The Great Train Robbery Produced: 1903 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: [part 1]… Internet Archive Danish Design 1960 · Educational · 16 min print Produced by The Danish Government Film Office at Miverva-Film A/S HFA Item no. 12800 Internet Archive " MULTIPLE LANE TRAFFIC " 1950s DRIVER'S EDUCATION FILM LOS ANGELES FREEWAYS 66454 Educational This black & white educational driver safety film is about how to drive on America's new, post-war highways / freeways and on multi lane roads. No copyright… Internet Archive EARTHQUAKE 1972 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 61057 / Local Identifier 311.113 - EARTHQUAKE - Federal Emergency Management Agency. (04/01/1979… Internet Archive " BACTERIA FRIEND OR FOE? " 1954 EDUCATIONAL FILM PENICILLIN MEDICINES & ANTIBIOTICS 89464 Educational This 1954, color educational film made by Encyclopedia Brittanica is about antibiotics, specifically the new era of treatments made possible by the discovery… Internet Archive 1940s CHILDREN'S DENTIST EDUCATIONAL FILM DENTISTRY & ORAL HYGIENE 61754 Educational This black and white film by Young American Films is a 1950s educational public service announcement on oral hygiene. It is an adaption of the British… Internet Archive STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND SEMIANNUAL FILM REPORT 1968 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 20791 STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND SEMIANNUAL FILM REPORT MITO PROCEDURES; GIANT PLOW, GLASS POLE AND CRESTED ICE PROJECTS; BUNKER HILL AIR…