Educationals from the world's archives

721–768 of 20,948 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. Sexual content and nudity are left out altogether.

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.
Internet Archive Chess 1965 · Educational · 5 min A personal experimental stop motion film made by educational filmmaker, Thomas G. Smith. About the film, Tom wrote the following in the third person: "Chess… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Filmstrips and Slides" 1977 · Educational SOUND FILMSTRIP IS AN AT-RISK MEDIA FORMAT. I am the only person on earth preserving American filmstrips. The media format is largely forgotten and very… Internet Archive The Napoleonic era 1957 · Educational · 14 min · Subtitles Shows scenes typifying Napoleon's rise to power, his governmental reforms in France, his conquests and the disintegration of the Grand Empire in a rising wave… Internet Archive Rabbit Hill 1968 · Educational · 54 min Rabbit Hill Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary Tells how the small animals who live on Rabbit Hill… Internet Archive Japanese Boy : The Story of Taro 1963 · Educational This is a story about a Japanese child who loses a friend, gains a treasured possession, and learns that growing up often means sacrificing one end to gain… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Part 2: News Reporting" 1978 · Educational SOUND FILMSTRIP IS AN AT-RISK MEDIA FORMAT. I am the only person on earth preserving American filmstrips. The media format is largely forgotten and very… Internet Archive Alaskan Eskimo 1953 · Educational Short documentary film produced by Walt Disney. It won an Academy Award at the 26th Academy Awards in 1954 for Documentary Short Subject. Describes the daily… Internet Archive Angular Momentum: A Vector Quantity 1966 · Educational · 26 min Angular Momentum: A Vector Quantity Shows views of the work of the Spanish architect Antonio Gaudi. Describes his architectural style in which he became… Internet Archive How level is sea level? 1970 · Educational · 11 min · Subtitles In collaboration with John S. Shelton A discussion of sea level, what it is, how it is determined and factors that influence sea level at various locations on… Internet Archive Radio, racism and foreign policy 1978 · Educational · 26 min · Subtitles Series producer, Anthony Potter Eric Sevareid One of a series of 16 documentaries on American diplomacy, 1919-1941, broadcast over WNEW-TV, New York A… Internet Archive On seeing film: film and literature 1958 · Educational · 15 min · Subtitles A behind-the-scenes study of director David Lean directing scenes in the film The Bridge on the River Kwai Summary Made from footage filmed behind the scenes… Internet Archive In the Beginning 1975 · Educational Sir Kenneth Clark discusses Egypt and the Nile Valley. Shows him traveling there and pointing out the ways in which Egypt flourished as an early civilization.… Internet Archive Me and You, Kangaroo 1974 · Educational In a touching tale a boy raises an orphaned baby kangaroo in the outback of Australia but due to events beyond his control is forced to return the animal to… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "A Cause For Alarm" 1984 · Educational SOUND FILMSTRIP IS AN AT-RISK MEDIA FORMAT. I am the only person on earth preserving American filmstrips. The media format is largely forgotten and very… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Romeo and Juliet Acts I & II: "Wherefore art thou Romeo?" (Copy 1)" 1975 · Educational SOUND FILMSTRIP IS AN AT-RISK MEDIA FORMAT. I am the only person on earth preserving American filmstrips. The media format is largely forgotten and very… Internet Archive Problems of conservation: wildlife 1970 · Educational · 13 min · Subtitles Explains the need for conservation of wildlife in order to preserve the ecological balance of nature. Describes the endangered status of many species today,… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Filmstrip 1: Meet Smokey Bear" 1970 · Educational SOUND FILMSTRIP IS AN AT-RISK MEDIA FORMAT. I am the only person on earth preserving American filmstrips. The media format is largely forgotten and very… Internet Archive Photography: The Day Books of Edward Weston How Young I Was 1966 · Educational · 29 min Photography: The Day Books of Edward Weston How Young I Was Emphasizes the quality of simplicity in the work of Edward Weston as reflected in photographs of… Internet Archive Slavery 1965 · Educational · 28 min Slavery Uses a combination of high and low magnification, phase contrast, dark field, bright field, normal speed and time-lapse cinephotomicrography to show… Internet Archive Balzac à Paris. 1964 · Educational · 21 min · Subtitles Visits Le Musee Balzac and highlights the life and works of French author Honore de Balzac (1799-1850), who deplored social injustice and satirized the… Internet Archive The Lottery 1969 · Educational · 18 min Larry Yust's treatment of Shirley Jackson's short story 'The Lottery,' a tale about societal rules and individual values. Filmed in the central California… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "3. Donna's Story" 1981 · Educational SOUND FILMSTRIP IS AN AT-RISK MEDIA FORMAT. I am the only person on earth preserving American filmstrips. The media format is largely forgotten and very… Internet Archive The Great Depression and foreign affairs. 1978 · Educational · 26 min · Subtitles Writer, Anthony Potter; producers, Charles Musser, Anthony Potter; editor, Charles Musser; host narrator, Eric Sevareid A documentary presentation on America… Internet Archive Sure, Mac, Sure... PSA 1970 · Educational · 1 min A humorous spot dispelling the myth that alcohol's effects can be reduced by eating food. To license this film and get a higher quality version for… Internet Archive Painting, the creative process. 1968 · Educational · 14 min · Subtitles Artist: Reginald Pollock An artist organizes the materials he needs for his work. Sketching from life helps the artist understand the structure of things and… Internet Archive Sucking Doctor 1964 · Educational Presents, in its entirety, the second and final night of a curing ceremony held by the Kashia group of the Southwestern Pomo Indians. Shows how on the first… Internet Archive Music of Africa 1964 · Educational · 29 min Features Fela Sowande of Nigeria, African musicologist, composer, and organist, who explains how contemporary African music has mingled traditional African… Internet Archive Metamorphosis, life story of the wasp. 1966 · Educational · 13 min · Subtitles Traces the development of the wasp from egg to larva to pupa to adult. Photomicrography illustrates change in body organization that takes place within the… Internet Archive Mexican Village Life 1958 · Educational Here, Willard Hahn travels to the village of San Diego de Tecoltepec, 6 miles from Toluca. He focuses on the harvesting of maguey juice, the washing of… Internet Archive Decision To Drop The Bomb 1965 · Educational · 34 min Combines historic film clips, an analysis of the facts behind the decision to drop the atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, and personal interviews with the… Internet Archive Geronimo Jones 1970 · Educational · 21 min A young Apache boy is torn between the traditions of his heritage and the challenging life led by his cousin, who left the reservation to become an… Internet Archive A Class Divided (1985) 1985 · Educational · 55 min Reviews how an Iowa third-grade class learned the realities of prejudice and discrimination through a class exercise, portrayed in the film ""Eye of the… Internet Archive World at War (Part 2) 1942 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 42 World at War (Part 2) U.S. Office of War Information. Public Domain Footage Events leading up to Pearl Harbor. Hitler races… Internet Archive Cloud in the Sky 1939 · Educational · 18 min This film courtesy of The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) DIRECTOR: Edgar Ulmer. SPONSOR: National Tuberculosis Association. CAMERA: J.… Internet Archive Principles of the Transistor 1959 · Educational · 21 min Principles of the Transistor SummaryBriefly discusses the early crystal set and the valve and its development. Gives a detailed explanation of how the… Internet Archive The Silent Witness: An Investigation into the Holy Shroud 1978 · Educational Producer and director, David W. Rolfe An off-beat detective story that attempts to unravel the mystery that has surrounded the Shroud of Turin since its… Internet Archive The Special Effects of Karel Zeman 1980 · Educational Summary: Karel Zeman is a Czech animator who moved from poster design to filmmaking in the mid-forties. In his work he has frequently combined live action,… Internet Archive But What If the Dream Comes True? 1971 · Educational · 52 min Produced by CBS Recounts four months in the lives of the upper-middle-class Sam Greenawalt family of Birmingham, a community near Detroit, that reveal… Internet Archive The Warren years. 1969 · Educational · 22 min · Subtitles Produced by NET Views the political and legal career and personal philosophy of Earl Warren Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for… Internet Archive AFRICAN AMERICANS IN WORLD WAR II: A LEGACY OF PATRIOTISM AND VALOR 1997 · Educational Department of Defense AFRICAN AMERICANS IN WORLD WAR II: A LEGACY OF PATRIOTISM AND VALOR PIN 504607 1997 PRODUCED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 50TH… Internet Archive Nuclear Test Film - Operation Redwing 1956 · Educational Department of Energy TF 0800019 doe.gov Nuclear Test Film - Operation Redwing 1956 DVD Copied by The Department of Energy, in cooperation with the Department… Internet Archive Nuclear Test Film - Operation Ivy 1952 · Educational Department of Energy TF 0800012 doe.gov Nuclear Test Film - Operation Ivy 1952 DVD Copied by The Department of Energy, in cooperation with the Department of… Internet Archive Rocking-Horse Winner, The 1976 · Educational Presents an adaptation of the novel of the same title by D.H. Lawrence, about a young, sensitive English boy whose rocking horse empowers him to predict… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Unit III: Sentences" 1978 · Educational SOUND FILMSTRIP IS AN AT-RISK MEDIA FORMAT. I am the only person on earth preserving American filmstrips. The media format is largely forgotten and very… Internet Archive The Media center in action. 1972 · Educational · 14 min · Subtitles With study guide Shows how modern media centers work with schools to help teachers make the best use of media Summary Shows how today's modern media center is… Internet Archive The Warren years: The great decisions. 1970 · Educational · 23 min · Subtitles Producer, Jim Karayn; director, Max Shindler; editor, Howard Milken Examines the major Supreme Court rulings in the areas of school desegregation and civil… Internet Archive Birth: A Labor of Love 1977 · Educational Title on container: Labor of love : childbirth without violence Rating: Recommended Review date: June 1980 Reviewer: Association of American Medical… Internet Archive Group Dynamics: Groupthink 1973 · Educational Producer, director, and writer, Steven Katten The film analyzes, discusses, and illustrates the eight specific traits of group behavior isolated by Dr.…