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Educationals from the world's archives

2,449–2,496 of 21,682 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 The Beginnings of Exploration 1965 · Educational Also issued in b & w With teacher's guide Collaborator, Theodore E. Layng Discusses the conditions in Europe that gave impetus to the age of… Internet Archive The Respiratory System 1987 · Educational Title from data sheet Camera, Mike Westphal ; editor, Bill Gudmundson ; narrator, Chuck McClennan Junior and senior high school students Examines the… Internet Archive Journey In Time 1977 · Educational · 6 min Here, Simms' Animated Art Class at Hughes Jr. High in Woodland Hills, California, portrays an animated trek through the past and future. For more on Simms,… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Marijuana: A Foolish Fad" 1968 · 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 Attack Patterns of Sharks (1966) 1966 · Educational · 28 min Attack Patterns of Sharks (1966) Object animation by the first French animator, Emile Cole, about a moving company placing furniture in a house. Pots, pans,… Internet Archive Life: How Do We Define It? 1987 · Educational Title from data sheet Junior and senior high school students Examines the diverse characteristics of life including growth and development, metabolism,… Internet Archive 4- Butte -1: A Lesson in Archaeology 1968 · Educational · 34 min Uses the excavation of a Maidu Indian village in California's Sacramento Valley to reveal how archaeologists study the relationship between human artifacts… Internet Archive House 1956 · Educational Produced by Charles and Ray Eames A lyrical interpretation of a home in southern California Internet Archive Planting and transplanting 1969 · Educational · 21 min Demonstrates the techniques of planting and transplanting flowers, shrubs, and trees. Includes root and top-pruning, potting, watering, mulching, and soil… Internet Archive Ancient Lives: 2 -- The Valley of the Kings 1986 · Educational · 29 min VHS format Photography, Peter Greenhalgh ; editor, Jonathan Morris ; music, Edward Wynne Presents a discussion of the tombs of Ipi the workman and Kha the… Internet Archive Dream Dances of the Kashia Pomo 1964 · Educational · 29 min Features five dances by Pomo Indian women which express cntemporary native beliefs and reflect recent influences, including Christianity and World War II.… Internet Archive LBJ: The Last Interview 1973 · Educational Produced by CBS In an interview filmed ten days before his death, former President Lyndon B. Johnson discusses with Walter Cronkite his commitment to civil… Internet Archive The Mohammedan World 1953 · Educational Describes the beginning of the religion of Islam in 570 A.D. and its spread from Arabia to Europe, Africa, and India. Discusses Islamic clashes with… Internet Archive The World of Enrico Fermi 1970 · Educational · 23 min A documentary which portrays the life and work of the nearly contemporary physicist, Enrico Fermi, whose work helped to transform not only physics and the… Internet Archive Hi Cat! 1989 · Educational Brandon Adams, Vaughn Jelks Editor, Nancy Robinson Archie's day would have been great if he hadn't started it by greeting the new cat on the block Internet Archive Perception and Communication (1967) 1967 · Educational · 32 min Gives concrete examples of how human perceptions affect the communication process and the individual's concept of reality, introduces two major theories of… Internet Archive A Sense of Touch 1985 · Educational CLICK HERE TO SEE THE STUDY GUIDE FOR THIS FILM Soapsuds, yellow bananas, soft grass. . . dozens of changing images show how children respond to touch. The… Internet Archive Battle of Britain 1943 · Educational Documentary film record of the bombing of England by the German Luftwaffe in 1940, and of the defense by the Royal Air Force Produced by Lt. Col. Frank Capra… Internet Archive It's Grits 1978 · Educational CREDITS: Director, Stanley Woodward SUMMARY: Presents interviews at shopping centers, business offices, and street corners in the South and in New York City… Internet Archive THE UNENDING STRUGGLE 1965 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration THE UNENDING STRUGGLE Department of State. Office of the Secretary. (09/1789 - ) ARC Identifier 12045 / Local… Internet Archive The Bill of Rights in Action: Freedom of Speech 1982 · Educational · 17 min Examines the complexities of Constitutional freedom and guarantees. Discusses whether or not freedom of speech is absolute or should be controlled when it… Internet Archive Free to Choose: 1 -- The Power of the Market, Part 2 1979 · Educational Features a discussion among Milton Friedman and guests. Participants include Michael Harrington of the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee, Motorolo… Internet Archive The Christmas Tree 1975 · Educational Presents a traditional Ukrainian folktale about a boy whose faith brings a visit from St. Nicholas and a regained Christmas tree Internet Archive Watercolor Painting: Working from Sketches with Louis J. Kaep 1973 · Educational · 19 min With study guide Artist Louis Kaep shows the progress of one of his pictures, a study of a Chinese sampan, from pencil drawings to finished watercolor Internet Archive Modern Identity, A 1971 · Educational · 10 min Focuses on the new creativity of American architecture. Explains that in past centuries city architecture in the United States revealed worldwide influences… Internet Archive J.T. 1970 · Educational · 28 min J. T. Reel 1 Reel 2 available here A dramatization in which, through his devotion to an old wounded alley cat, a lonely boy learns what is real and important… Internet Archive The Theatre: One of the Humanities 1959 · Educational · 30 min The Theatre: One of the Humanities Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film A comprehensive report of… Internet Archive This is Robert 1942 · Educational · 45 min This is Robert A drama of the Civil War. Two Union soldiers and a Confederate soldier, facing each other at a battle front, agree on an hour's truce during… Internet Archive Christians: 1 -- A Peculiar People 1976 · Educational First released in England Traces the growth of Christianity from its earliest beginnings to the time the Christians ceased to be a secret, persecuted sect Internet Archive Safety: Total Loss Control 1972 · Educational Points out that industry must direct its accident prevention efforts toward all incidents which might eventually lead to injury of employees. Notes that fire… Internet Archive Ships and Seafaring: Greece 478-336 B.C. 1979 · Educational VHS Produced by Mary Hoskins and the BBC for the British Open University Considers the role of water transport in ancient Greece for both trade and naval… Internet Archive Chick, Chick, Chick 1975 · Educational With teacher's guide Shows the life of a young chick and its mother hen in a barnyard. Follows the chick as it explores its world of the barnyard, including… Internet Archive The Magna Carta, Part 2 [motion picture] : Revolt of the nobles and the signing of the Magna carta 1959 · Educational · 15 min Another issue. b&w Collaborator, Lacey Baldwin Smith Explains that during the reigns of strong kings, the Crown had tremendous power, but when a weak king… Internet Archive Obesity: Psychosomatic Conditions 1970 · Educational · 27 min Obesity: Psychosomatic Conditions Lesson no. 1 on Oedipus the King, by Sophocles. Bernard Knox presents a brief background of Greece at the time of Sophocles,… Internet Archive Structural Fire Attack 1978 · Educational Also issued as super 8 mm. reel and super 8 mm. cassette, and as videorecording Philip Courter, Gay Courter, Jim Trevorrow, Sally Trevorrow Relates fire… Internet Archive The AIDS Movie 1986 · Educational Title from data sheet Host: David Brumbach Camera, Chris Li, Tom Kaufman, George Voellmer ; editor, Judy Herbert ; music, Zenon Ages 14 through adults… Internet Archive The Coleman Report 1968 · Educational Based on a report prepared for the U.S. Office of Education Dr. Coleman's findings indicate that quality education for disadvantaged children rests on the… Internet Archive Butterfly With Four Birthdays 1965 · Educational · 25 min One of the A/V Geek's favorite filmmakers, Sid Laverents, makes an educational film about the life cycle of the butterfly. Internet Archive John Denver's Rocky Mountain Reunion 1979 · Educational Director and producer, Mark J. Stouffer Entertainer John Denver takes command of a modern-day Noah's Ark as he ventures deep into the mountains to release… Internet Archive Modelling Pollution 1977 · Educational · 26 min Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Shows the use of mathematical modelling to solve the problem of pollution in the River Thames during the… Internet Archive Two Soldiers 1985 · Educational Based on the short story by William Faulkner Director, Christopher LaPalm When his older brother Pete joins the war effort after the bombing of Pearl… Internet Archive Roswell Reports, Volume 2 Educational National Archives and Records Administration Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. Office of the Secretary. Office of the Administrative… Internet Archive Waffles 1986 · Educational Title from data sheet Camera, John Schindel ; editor, Suzanne Jasper ; music, Ernest Troost Primary and intermediate grade children Designed to entertain… Internet Archive Daguerre: Ou la Naissance de la Photographie 1971 · Educational · 27 min Titre de la version anglaise: Daguerre : the birth of photography Documentaire sur l'inventeur français Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre. Présentation du… Internet Archive Home to Stay 1977 · Educational Originally aired as an ABC Afterschool Special Henry Fonda, Kristen Vigard Story about a spirited farmer who has suffered a stroke and his granddaughter,… Internet Archive The Character Of Oedipus 1959 · Educational · 29 min Part II of director John Barnes’ four-part opus on Oedipus the King, by Sophocles. Through the revelation of the character of Oedipus, Bernard Knox is able to… Internet Archive Whales and Whalermen 1957 · Educational · 21 min Depicts a whale hunt in the Indian Ocean off the coast of South Africa. Shows life on board the whaler and events preparatory to the finding and killing of… Internet Archive Insect Life Cycle: The Periodical Cicada 1975 · Educational Follows the visible phases of the life cycles of the periodical cicada, showing the emergence, transformation, and hatching of this unusual insect