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Educationals from the world's archives

2,305–2,352 of 20,951 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 Addition and Subtraction Algorithms 1965 · Educational · 21 min Introduces addition and subtraction algorithms based upon their properties and previously learned facts about the numeration system. Introduces the Israeli… Internet Archive Bears and Man 1978 · Educational Title from data sheet Direction and photography, Bill Schmalz; storyline and editing, Kalle Lasn; narrators, Patricia Best, Chief Dan George Offers footage… Internet Archive Primitive Peoples: The Hunt 1950 · Educational Shows the Mewite tribe of Australian aborigines making spears and domestic implements. Documents a kangaroo hunt, during which the men of the tribe use magic… Internet Archive Japanese Armor 1974 · Educational · 30 min Discusses the details of the various forms of medieval Japanese armor and attempts to penetrate the soul of the samurai, who developed their protective armor… Internet Archive Konrad Lorenz: Of Geese and Men 1978 · Educational Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Producer, Phillip R. Blake; directors, Steven D. McAdam, Phillip R. Blake Nobel Prize winner Konrad… Internet Archive Stepdancing: Portrait of a Remarried Family 1987 · Educational Title from data sheet A foreign film (Canada) Ages 10-12 and adults Describes the difficulties that a young boy has living with his mother and stepfather… Internet Archive The Solar System 1977 · Educational Revised version of the motion picture issued under title: Our solar family Producer, Thomas G. Smith; narrator, Richard Basehart; collaborator, Allan… Internet Archive Kittens: birth and growth 1957 · Educational · 10 min Tells about two children who eagerly await the birth of a family of kittens. Covers an eight-week span, showing the kittens being born, learning to crawl,… Internet Archive India: The Brightest Jewel 1977 · Educational Historical advisor, John Harrison ; series editor, Paul Mitchell John Tidmarsh The final years of British rule in Indian and that country's independence and… Internet Archive Roadblocks to Communication 1963 · Educational · 29 min Distinguishes between disagreements and misunderstandings. Explores the concept of 'feedback' as one of the ways to improve communication. Explains the use of… Internet Archive P.L.94-142: Equality of Opportunity 1977 · Educational · 21 min P.L.94-142: Equality of Opportunity Shows that angular momenta add vectorially. Demonstrates the phenomenon of precession and shows that a torque applied… Internet Archive Arctic window 1984 · Educational · 59 min From WorldCat: Documents the journey of North Atlantic puffins from their native Iceland to a specially designed habitat at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo. Title… Internet Archive Michelangelo's "Last Judgment" 1978 · Educational Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Considers the meaning of the "Last Judgment," painted by Michelangelo on the altar wall of the Sistine… Internet Archive The Rug Maker: A Folktale of Africa 1970 · Educational Based on the book: When the stones were soft, by Eleanor Heady Intended audience: Elementary grades An animated East African folktale which shows that… Internet Archive The Japanese 1968 · Educational Produced by CBS An exploration of Japan with former ambassador Edwin Reischauer who focuses on the members of a typical three-generation family as seen… Internet Archive Defense Against Enemy Propaganda Educational National Archives and Records Administration Defense Against Enemy Propaganda Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of… Internet Archive Eggs. [Motion picture] 1946 · Educational · 10 min The story of egg production on a large, commercial egg farm. Emphasizes the care given to hens in clean and scientifically-regulated laying houses. Describes… Internet Archive Battle of San Pietro (1945) 1945 · Educational · 32 min Battle of San Pietro (1945) A portrait of film producer Edwin S. Porter. Spotlights the years 1894 to 1908, as onetime silent film star Blanche Sweet… Internet Archive The Adams Chronicles: 8 -- John Quincy Adams: Secretary of State (1817-1825) 1976 · Educational · 1 h Title from data sheet Prepared in conjunction with Jack Shepherd's book entitled The Adams chronicles Also issued as videorecording John Quincy Adams is… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Danger Mountain (Copy 1)" 1973 · 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 Kathy's Dance 1977 · Educational Follows several months in the life of dancer Kathy Posin as she choreographs a new dance for her troupe, gives solo performances as an Affiliate Artist, and… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Fundamentals of the Internal Combustion Engine" 1971 · 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 Darrow vs. Bryan: The Monkey Trial 1964 · Educational · 25 min Directed by Alan Landsburg and narrated by Edmond O'Brien A case study of the impact of a changing American society upon fundamentalist rural traditions. The… Internet Archive Planet Insect 1995 · Educational Short video on Smithsonian Insect Exhibit. Presented by The O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Internet Archive The Sleeping Brain - an Experimental Approach 1971 · Educational **CONTENT WARNING - Cat brain dissection!** Presents De Michel Jouvet who explores neurophysiology and neurospychology of sleep and dreaming and demonstrates… Internet Archive How to Prevent a Nuclear War 1987 · Educational · Subtitles Cataloged from contributor's data Camera, Boyd Estus ; editors, Maureen Fahey, Dick Bartlett Senior high school through college students and adults An… Internet Archive The Making of a Continent: Part 1 -- Corridors of Time 1983 · Educational · 28 min Based on the book of the same title by Ron Redfern Rated G Producer-writer, Michael Andrews Examines the traumatic geologic events that led to the shaping… Internet Archive The Mystery of The Lost Red Paint People (1987) 1987 · Educational · 56 min Tells how American archeologists and anthropologists discovered the remains of a previously unknown advanced pre - historic culture on North America's… Internet Archive Basic Electricity: 8 -- Alternating Current 1982 · Educational Consultant, James M. McGrath, Lane Technical High School, Chicago Covers definition of direct current; circuit with center-zero ammeter; definition of… Internet Archive Bach to Bach 1968 · Educational Mike Nichols, Elaine May Music, Bach; played by Martin Rubinstein; camera, Victor Lukens; editor, Ralph Rosenblum "As a hi-fi plays a selection of piano… Internet Archive Paper mache 1967 · Educational · 18 min With teacher's guide Demonstrates the very wide expressive range which may be achieved with this simple and easily available material. Presents the basic… Internet Archive The Cows of Dolo Ken Paye: Resolving Conflict Among the Kpelle 1970 · Educational Cinematography, editing, animation, Marvin Silverman ; music, James L. Gibbs ; editorial consultant, Henry Breitrose Documents the coexistence of traditional… Internet Archive The Nature of Depression 1984 · Educational Identifies symptoms often masking depression, defines stress in terms of sensory input, and considers reactions of the human body to stress related… Internet Archive Learning PowerPoint 97: Intermediate 1997 · Educational · Subtitles "In this video you will learn: Power editing (22 min); Power slide development (38 min); Enhancing your presentations with clip art (14 min); Say it with… Internet Archive The Effects of the Ionosphere on Radio-wave Propagation (1950) 1950 · Educational · 29 min The Effects of the Ionosphere on Radio-wave Propagation (1950) Includes a brief history of the electron microscope. Demonstrates the use and the importance of… Internet Archive The Cow-Tail Switch: A Folktale of Africa 1970 · Educational A folktale by Harold Courlander and George Herzog from the Liberian rain forest which recounts the death and return to life of Ogalussa, the hunter Internet Archive The Battle of China 1944 · Educational Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) ARC Identifier 36072 / Local Identifier 111-OF-6… Internet Archive Basic Electricity: 3 -- Magnetism 1982 · Educational Consultant, James M. McGrath, Lane Technical High School, Chicago Covers uses of magnetism; kinds of magnets; the magnetic field; demonstration with iron… Internet Archive The Freshman — Part 1 [Motion picture] 1976 · Educational · 31 min CLICK HERE to view part 2 (link). A comedy about the misadventures of a country boy who goes to college and, after many tribulations, saves the day when he… Internet Archive The Eleanor Roosevelt Story 1969 · Educational 35 mm. version released by LRO through Allied Artists With teacher's guide Director, Richard Kaplan; writer, Archibald MacLeish; narrators, Eric Sevareid,… Internet Archive The Hare and the Tortoise 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Revised version of the motion picture issued in 1947 under the same title Producer, director, and writer, Paul Buchbinder Re-creates… Internet Archive Wild Goose Jack 1982 · Educational · 29 min Wild Goose Jack, Reel 1 Reel 2 available here A profile of Jack Miner, once a guide and avid hunter, who became the world's best known conservationist. Search… Internet Archive THE CALL OF THE AIR Educational National Archives and Records Administration THE CALL OF THE AIR Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. (09/26/1947 - ) ARC Identifier 65873 /… Internet Archive Nuremberg Educational Department of the Army Nuremberg AVA02601, 1945? Internet Archive The Great Mojave Desert 1971 · Educational · 50 min National Geographic represents a study of life on the Mojave Desert and of the people who frequent the area: Basques, miners, desert rats, naturalists, and… Internet Archive STORY OF THE BLACK CATS Educational Department of the Navy. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Naval Observatory. (1942 - 09/18/1947) ARC Identifier 12990 / Local Identifier 80-MN-4280B… Internet Archive Man and Color 1968 · Educational Created for Expo '67 to be shown in the Pavilion of Mirrors, this kaleidoscopic film uses multiple images, light, and motion to dramatize the effect of color… Internet Archive The Photographer 1948 · Educational Narration, Mel Brandt Camera, Benjamin Doniger; edited by Alexander Hammid Written by Ben Maddow, according to Circulating catalog / Museum of Modern Art A…