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Educationals from the world's archives

1,489–1,536 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 Nobody Ever Died of Old Age (1975) 1975 · Educational · 1 h 8 min Uses both serious and humorous character studies to show what it is like to grow old in the United States in the 1970s. Dramatizes the lives of a number of… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Teenage Alcoholism: A Social Disease" 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 The Crusades: Saints and Sinners 1970 · Educational With teacher's guide Describes the first crusade and the complex motives which led people to join it. Examines the irony implicit in the concept of a holy… Internet Archive Succession: From Sand Dune to Forest 1960 · Educational · 15 min With teacher's guide Explains that succession is the process by which a given area changes slowly and continuously until it finally becomes a stable… Internet Archive Discovering American Folk Music 1982 · Educational · 21 min Reviews the two main influences -- African and English -- on the development of American folk music. Traces the history of one ballad from its original… Internet Archive Electrocution of the Word 1968 · Educational Music and words, Bruce Cockburn An experimental film which comments on the role of language in an electronic world by portraying the word as a dying friend… Internet Archive The Business of Hunger 1984 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Ages 16 through adult Issued also as videorecording Examines a major cause of world hunger which is being created… Internet Archive Educational Radio As Used in the St. Louis Public Schools Educational · Subtitles Film comprised of narration over still images. Great images of cute children recording in radio studio; young children in school doing science experiments… Internet Archive Choosing Life 1974 · Educational · 11 min A pharmacist talks about high blood pressure. Little scenarios with customers. Mutton chop sideburns and platform shoes. Internet Archive Computer And The Mind Of Man, Pt 2 : Universe Of Numbers 1962 · Educational Discusses the history of computer development from the first mechanical calculator invented by Blaise Pascal in the 17th century to Babbage calculator, to… Internet Archive Hot Stuff 1971 · Educational · 9 min History of fire is traced in animation, from the first flame sent down from heaven to warm shivering Adam and Eve, to the hazards of modern electricity.… Internet Archive Goodbye Louisiana 1982 · Educational · 58 min Title from data sheet Intended audience: Junior high school through adults Issued also as videorecording Examines theories that tampering with the… Internet Archive I'm a Stranger Here Myself: A Portrait of Nicholas Ray 1974 · Educational · 57 min Directed by David Halpern, Jr Hollywood improvisational director-turned-teacher Nicholas Ray offers his views on filmmaking in general and the creative… Internet Archive A Swamp Ecosystem 1983 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Grades 7-12 and adults Issued also as videorecording Takes a look at the largest freshwater swamp in North… Internet Archive The Secret Life of T.K. Dearing 1978 · Educational · 42 min The Secret Life of T.K. Dearing Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary Presents the story of a teenage… Internet Archive Continuum: The Special Theory of Relativity 1979 · Educational · 46 min 1634 feet Note: Censorship rating: General Executive producer, Derek Lamb; producer, Sidney Goldsmith; director, Ian Ball; photographer, Robert Humble;… Internet Archive The Journals of Lewis and Clark (1966) 1966 · Educational · 26 min Lorne Greene Describes the expeditions of Lewis and Clark as recounted in their journals of their explorations Internet Archive Symmetry 1966 · Educational Animation Running time: 10:00 Music, Alan Holden Illustrates different types of symmetry with animated semi-abstract figures generated from basic geometric… Internet Archive Nuclear Test Film - Project Crossroads Educational Department of Energy TF 0800002 doe.gov Nuclear Test Film - Project Crossroads DVD Copied by The Department of Energy, in cooperation with the Department of… Internet Archive Probability and Uncertainty: The Quantum-Mechanical View of Nature 1964 · Educational · 56 min A spontaneous psychiatric interview of a young lady presenting herself for diagnosis and psychiatric treatment. Camera placement emphasizes the patient and… Internet Archive Matthew Aliuk: Eskimo in Two Worlds 1973 · Educational · 18 min Matthew's Uncle Isak comes to visit the family in Anchorage after undergoing harsh and unfruitful hunting conditions in the North. Uncle Isak's challenges in… Internet Archive Captive Minds: Hypnosis and Beyond 1983 · Educational · 24 min Credits: Narrator, Kelly Ricard; writer and editor, David Wilson Discusses hypnosis and similarly effective means of mind control used by such diverse groups… Internet Archive B.F. Skinner and Behavior Change: Research,Practice and Promise 1976 · Educational · 47 min B.F. Skinner and Behavior Change: Research,Practice and Promise Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film… Internet Archive Baltimore Plan, The 1954 · Educational · 20 min Documents a plan in which municipal agencies and citizen groups cooperated in a neighborhood renewal plan in Baltimore, Maryland,to raise housing standards.… Internet Archive Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson 1961 · Educational · 25 min Uses archival films and still photographs in portraying the life of Woodrow Wilson as viewed by Herbert Hoover, with emphasis on the years 1917 to 1921.… Internet Archive Fascist Revolution 1959 · Educational · 28 min Fascist Revolution Features some of the historic moments in Roosevelt's career from the period of June 1940 to December 7, 1941. Describes personalities and… Internet Archive Viruses: What They Are and How They Work 1988 · Educational · Subtitles James Hogle Shows how viruses can invade, and destroy healthy cells, and examines the structure and diversity of animal and plant virus types through the use… Internet Archive The Sawmill 1922 · Educational · 20 min The Sawmill Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Associates the journey of Ulysses as told in the Odyssey… Internet Archive Billion-Dollar Bubble 1976 · Educational · 29 min Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Presents the story of the 2-million-dollar insurance embezzlement scheme involving Equity Funding… Internet Archive The Library - A Place for Discovery 1965 · Educational · 16 min Illustrates services, materials and facilities of public and school libraries. Shows students how to use the card catalog and locate books. Explains vertical… Internet Archive Weather Systems in Motion 1986 · Educational · 14 min Explains how great mid-latitude weather systems get started and how their movements account for alternating storms and fair weather. This film isn't in the… Internet Archive Time of Apollo 1975 · Educational National Aeronautics and Space Administration Time of Apollo NTIS AVA03129VNB1, 1975 The program presents President Kennedy saying “this nation should commit… Internet Archive Movement in Time and Space 1968 · Educational · 29 min Discusses how children's exploration of their environment contributes to their mental and physical development. Explains how the teacher provides resources… Internet Archive Computer Glossary 1973 · Educational With teacher's guide Authors, Charles Eames, Ray Eames, Glen Fleck; music, Elmer Bernstein Defines the challenge of computer programming that emerges from… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "The Fairy Ring" 1955 · 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 Computer Perspective 1972 · Educational Produced by Charles and Ray Eames A collection of artifacts, ideas, events, and memorabilia belonging to the six decades that led up to 1950 and the… Internet Archive Acting is the art. 1970 · Educational · 22 min · Subtitles Urban Gateways Drama Workshop, a Chicago Model Cities Leisure Time Project involving black children from the fourth and fifth grades, is designed to give… Internet Archive Wife Beating 1976 · Educational · 27 min Wife Beating Shows the historical research and archeological and architectural studies necessary for the authentic restoration and reconstruction of… Internet Archive The End of One 1970 · Educational As the sun rises in an orange-hued sky filled with birds in flight above a coastline, the camera watches seagulls soar, swoop and scavange for food from a… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Joe Learns to Keep His Body Clean" 1986 · 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 Gregory Peck: His Own Man 1988 · Educational Richard Kiley Through interviews and film highlights, this documentary traces the life and career of the movie star from his Academy-Award-winning role in To… Internet Archive Hansel and Gretel: An Appalachian Version 1975 · Educational Producer and director, Tom Davenport; assistant filmmakers, Catherine Hartz, Mimi Davenport; original music and sound effects, Michael Lawrence Scott… Internet Archive Leisure Time: U.S.S.R. 1968 · Educational · 12 min · Subtitles A Julien Bryan production The working Russian has only in recent years had time for leisure activities. Now, as shown in this film, Russians enjoy sports and… Internet Archive Computer And The Mind Of Man Pt 3, The Universal Machine 1962 · Educational Explains that the computer is a universal machine in that it is capable of doing whatever man is capable of instructing it to do. Shows how decisions from a… Internet Archive Vietnam: An Historical Document 1975 · Educational Uses television videotape news reports to trace the history of American involvement in Vietnam from the early 1950's to the fall of South Vietnam in 1973.… Internet Archive Mission Hill and the Miracle of Boston 1982 · Educational · 33 min Traces the alteration, through economic and political influences, of the Parker Hill area of Roxbury in Boston. An ethnically mixed family neighborhood, at… Internet Archive Poppycock 1966 · Educational · 16 min Kit Davidson here presents a satire in which the hero overcomes all obstacles against his rival to win a girl and ends in glorious victory. For more on… Internet Archive The Flight of the Snow Geese 1973 · Educational · 25 min Follows the migration of the snow geese from their birth in the Arctic area of Hudson Bay, where they grow and prepare for the 2,500-mile flight, to the…