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Educationals from the world's archives

1,201–1,248 of 20,947 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 Eskimo artist Kenojuak 1964 · Educational · 20 min · Subtitles Photography, Franc̜ois Séguillon ; music, Eldon Rathburn Visits the Eskimo artist in Canada's Arctic showing the rare beauty of the world from which she… Internet Archive The Priceless Treasures of Dresden 1978 · Educational · 1 h · Subtitles Copyright notice on film: Educational Broadcasting Corporation ; 1978 Alternate titles per Educational film/video locator, 1986, vol. II, p. 2352: The… Internet Archive Woody Allen: An American Comedy 1977 · Educational · 29 min Producer-director, Harold Mantell Woody Allen talks about his career and his creative process with excerpts from some of his movies Internet Archive The Flight of Apollo 11: Eagle has Landed (1969) 1969 · Educational · 28 min The Flight of Apollo 11: Eagle has Landed (1969) Discusses the physical, social, and economic forces which have contributed to world civilization. Internet Archive Development of an infantile psychosis 1963 · Educational · 14 min · Subtitles Live Title on archival film record: Development of the infantile psychosis Summary Records the activities of a psychotic child in a nursery school setting… Internet Archive What do you do when you see a blind person? 1971 · Educational · 13 min · Subtitles Narrated by Ed Blake Follows a boy who meets his first blind person on a busy street corner and shows the problems that he encounters in walking, talking, and… Internet Archive Color in Nature 1965 · Educational · 10 min Outstanding color cinematography by Guy Haselton shows nature in all seasons and in color patterns, textures, and designs of rare effectiveness. For more on… Internet Archive Capoeira of Brazil 1980 · Educational Directed and produced by Warrington Hudlin Features a performance of capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art set to music in which men dance on their hands… Internet Archive The Last Rhino 1967 · Educational · 56 min Also issued in b&w Director and writer, Henry Geddes; photography, Johnnie Coquillon Tells the story of a young boy who tracks down a wounded rhino and… Internet Archive Nature As Impression 1969 · Educational · 10 min Johanna Alemann is believed to be the first woman filmmaker, operating as a sole proprietor, to run an academic film company in North America. Her focus was… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "The Art of Pantomime in Church" 1982 · 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 Health: The dirt witch cleans up! 1971 · Educational · 6 min Introduces the unclean ways of the dirt witch in order to encourage children to enjoy bathing and to develop regular routines of washing the hands, face,… Internet Archive The Power 1973 · Educational Shows how people are taught during a seance, the satanic skill of power and imposing one's will on others, releasing evil hidden behind man's subconscious Internet Archive What Tadoo 1990 · Educational · 18 min A young boy takes a fantasy trip to the "Land of Lessons" where Professor Sir Hillary Von Carp and two frogs named What and Tadoo teach him how to protect… Internet Archive Santiago's Ark 1972 · Educational · 48 min A young Puerto Rican boy builds a boat on the roof of his tenement. His imagination and dauntless ambition bring unity to his neighborhood. For elementary… Internet Archive Blue Men of Morocco 1963 · Educational The story of a nomadic tribe, almost unknown to the outside world. Depicts the life, religion, customs and strange way of life these people whose skin becomes… Internet Archive Klan Youth Corps 1980 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Senior high school students through adults Issued also as videorecording Examines the efforts of the Ku Klux Klan… Internet Archive Embryonic development of the light- brown apple moth 1969 · Educational · 18 min · Subtitles Producer, Stanley T. Evans; director, M.F. Day; photographer, E.M. Reid; editor, David Corke Commentator: M.F. Day The egg of this insect was found… Internet Archive Creative Journey, The: Arnold Blanch 1964 · Educational · 26 min Filmmaker and artist Clifford West here surveys the life and work of Arnold Blanch, showing him as a teacher and painter in Woodstock, New Jersey. West, who… Internet Archive Wolves and the Wolf Men 1969 · Educational · 51 min Irwin Roster, director and producer James Coburn, narrator Discusses wolves in legend and reality and the people who study and raise them Title on… Internet Archive ANSWER TO STALIN Educational National Archives and Records Administration ANSWER TO STALIN U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 47588 / Local Identifier 306.832.… Internet Archive UNITED STATES ARMY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT - PROGRESS REPORT NUMBER SIX - CAMP CENTURY 1964 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 26064 UNITED STATES ARMY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT - PROGRESS REPORT NUMBER SIX - CAMP CENTURY THIS IS THE STORY OF THE CONSTRUCTION… Internet Archive Speed Of Light in Air and Water 1960 · Educational · 21 min Shows Dr. William M. Siebert outdoors at night as he measures the speed of light in air using a spark-gap, parabolic mirrors, a photocell, and an… Internet Archive Why We Fight: the battle of Britain 1943 · Educational · 53 min Why We Fight: the battle of Britain Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary Describes the year in which… Internet Archive Mexican Ceramics 1966 · Educational · 18 min This highly informative, well-made film focused on four geograophical areas: 1) Coyotepec, 2) Metepec (the art of Timotéo), 3) Tonalá (the work of Señores… Internet Archive The Ascent of Man: 6 -- The Starry Messenger 1974 · Educational · 52 min Also issued as videotape Producer and director, Adrian Malone; writer and narrator, Jacob Bronowski Presents the story of man's early study of astronomy.… Internet Archive Ghosts of Cape Horn 1980 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Senior high school students through adults Issued also as videorecording Retraces the journey made by sailing… Internet Archive The Heart of the Dragon: 1 -- Remembering 1983 · Educational · 54 min Documentary Anthony Quayle This program uses both original footage and archive material to present a broad overview of historic and modern China that serves… Internet Archive A First Film on Insects 1981 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Grades 2-5 Issued also as videorecording An introduction to insects. Points out characteristics that distinguish… Internet Archive Butterfly Mystery 1956 · Educational · 9 min Follows the life cycle of the anise swallowtail butterfly. Shows the tiny eggs among the leaves of the anise plant, the caterpillars emerging from eggs and… Internet Archive The Battle of Ia Drang Valley 1965 · Educational National Archives - The Battle of Ia Drang Valley - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film is about… Internet Archive Chinese film 1966 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration Chinese film Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations, 1900 - 2003 ARC Identifier 72247… Internet Archive Making Dances 1980 · Educational Title from data sheet Includes interviews, rehearsal, and performance sequences with seven contemporary choreographers: Trisha Brown, Lucinda Childs, David… Internet Archive Nature as Reality 1969 · Educational · 10 min Illustrates the realistic concept of viewing and painting nature. Discusses how Durer, Breughel, Rubens, Constable, and Corot painted landscapes. Describes… Internet Archive Cree Hunters of Mistassini 1974 · Educational Produced for the program Challenge for change (Société nouvelle) in cooperation with departments and agencies of the Government of Canada Narrator, Boyce… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "What is a Bird?" 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 Ski School. 1963 · Educational · 12 min · Subtitles Offers instruction in fundamental ski techniques, including the linked and pure christy, pole pivots, "valeling" or wedelning, sidestepping a turn, and jumps.… Internet Archive Meadowlark Lemon Presents The World 1979 · Educational · 14 min Meadowlark Lemon, star of the Harlem Globetrotters, uses a basketball to demonstrate in a humorous fashion global latitude and longitude, the meaning of… Internet Archive Mr. Symbol Man 1974 · Educational Also issued with magnetic sound track Producers, Bruce Moir, Bob Kingsbury Examines the system of symbol communication devised by Charles Bliss for use by… Internet Archive Volcano: Birth Of A Mountain 1977 · Educational · 23 min Examines geological forces causing the formation of a shield volcano. Shows how the massive lava flow from Mauna Ulu volcano, the first new mountain in the… Internet Archive Design for manufacture. 1962 · Educational · 24 min · Subtitles Examines the tools and processes used to make parts called for in engineering drawings and blueprints. Compares conventional vs. automatic machines Search… Internet Archive Sweet Sixteen and Pregnant 1981 · Educational Title from data sheet Edited from the videorecording of the same name Intended audience: Ages 12 through adult Outlines options available to pregnant… Internet Archive Gold! 1978 · Educational · 58 min Produced by the National Geographic Society Relates the story of gold, the precious metal regarded by man for centuries as a symbol of supremacy worth… Internet Archive Scandinavia - Norway, Sweden, Denmark 1964 · Educational · 21 min This film provides contrasts and similarities among the three countries. In Norway, Deneen visits with a fishing family from the small city of Alesund, in… Internet Archive Raj Gonds. [motion picture] 1982 · Educational · 53 min Produced by the BBC Examines the customs of the Raj Gonds, once a rich and powerful people who ruled a large area in central India, but who now live on… Internet Archive Metrics For Measure 1975 · Educational · 13 min · Subtitles Metrics For Measure Uses an animated story about an inchworm in order to introduce the background and characteristics of the metric system. Search Educational… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "The Mystery Of Magnets" 1990 · 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 Frank Film 1973 · Educational Voiceover on both soundtracks: Frank Mouris For use with 16mm film projector Combines animated sequences with two narrative sound tracks to create a series…