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Educationals from the world's archives

2,641–2,688 of 22,171 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 Albert Schweitzer 1957 · Educational · 35 min Narrative written by Albert Schweitzer ; narrative spoken by Frederic March ; introductory commentary written by Thomas Bruce Morgan ; introductory commentary… Internet Archive How To Style A Scarf 1988 · Educational "Learn all about scarf styling" -- description from box. Internet Archive Thank You, M'am 1976 · Educational Presents an adaptation of the short story of the same title by Langston Hughes, about an older Black woman who makes a Black youth pay the consequences for… Internet Archive The Black Soldier (1968) 1968 · Educational · 26 min Surveys the history of the participation of black Americans in the Armed Forces of the United States from the Revolutionary War to the war in Vietnam.… Internet Archive Safety - It's Your Responsibility 1982 · Educational US Postal Service Safety - It's Your Responsibility AVA11950VNB1, 1982 Uses dramatized situations to show the role supervisors play in promoting and… Internet Archive Indians of Early America 1957 · Educational · 21 min Indians of Early America Summary Re - cre./es the typical activities of early North American Indians in their actual locations. Shows ceremonies attending the… Internet Archive Parents--who needs them? 1973 · Educational · 9 min Tells a story about a magic puppet who makes a little boy invisible so he can see the things that his mother and father do for him in order to teach children… Internet Archive A Third Testament: Blake (1757-1827) 1974 · Educational · 57 min Produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation William Blake, the inspired English poet, saw the "Heavenly City" in his imagination, described it, painted… Internet Archive Geel: A Changing Tradition 1973 · Educational · 41 min An overview of therapy for the mentally ill in Geel, Belgium. Past and present practices are shown. The placement of the patients into family homes is… Internet Archive The Work I've Done 1984 · Educational · 56 min Photographers, Don Lenzer, Gary Steele ; editor, Sonya Polonsky Several retired men and women discuss how they feel after retirement, how it is something to… Internet Archive A Storm of Strangers: Jewish-Americans 1969 · Educational · 26 min Narrated by Herschel Bernardi Jewish immigration to New York's Lower East Side about 1910 is told through photographs of the period. Includes reminiscences… Internet Archive Great Little Railways: Slow Train to Olympia 1983 · Educational Written and narrated by Michael Wood; produced by the BBC The slow train from Athens to Olympia passes through the ancient religious center of Elefsis, over… Internet Archive Many Faces of Spain (1961) 1963 · Educational · 33 min Many Faces of Spain (1961) Traces the career of Mao Tse-tung, from his participation in the revolution of Sun Yat-sen, through his alliance with Chiang… Internet Archive Alcohol The Brain And Behavior 1979 · Educational · 12 min Presentation of how alcohol affects the human brain and behavior and why driving while impaired is dangerous. Internet Archive The Galapagos: Darwin's World Within Itself 1971 · Educational CLICK HERE TO SEE THE STUDY GUIDE FOR THIS FILM Introduces the flora and fauna of the Galapagos Islands. Explains the significance of these islands as the… Internet Archive Calvin 0325 Educational Scenes at the Syracuse University Nursery School, 1966. Teachers play with and read to a racially integrated group of children. Children play, climb, interact… Internet Archive Song of the Canary 1978 · Educational · 57 min Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording A documentary about the health hazards to workers in the cotton textile industry and in the… Internet Archive The Japanese. [motion picture] 1968 · Educational · 23 min 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 Basic Electricity: 10 -- Capacitance 1982 · Educational Consultant, James M. McGrath, Lane Technical High School, Chicago Covers explanation of capacitance; capacitors; their construction; charging and discharging;… Internet Archive Experimentally produced neurotic behavior in the rat 1938 · Educational Live Experiments subsidized by a grant from the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies, University of Michigan Last inspected: Apr. 1986. Condition… Internet Archive The Cobalt Blues 1982 · Educational · 59 min Intended audience: Junior high school through adults. aPresents a report on American dependence on foreign sources for strategic minerals that are vital to… Internet Archive Canyon Depths (silent) 1947 · Educational · 11 min This film was originally produced with a musical soundtrack, now lost. It features compelling shots of Havasu Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park. For more on… Internet Archive Mothers and Daughters 1969 · Educational · 26 min Explores the difficulties of communication between the generations and the change in values from the old to the new morality. Internet Archive Sight and sound Media in French Language Teaching 1969 · Educational · 12 min · Subtitles Discusses the use of filmstrips in a fifth-grade class and presents ways in which the teacher can elaborate on and expland their usefulness. Suggested for… Internet Archive A Woman's Place Is in the House 1975 · Educational A profile of Massachusetts State Representative Elaine Noble at work, talking with her constituents, and at home Internet Archive City of Gold 1957 · Educational Narrator, Pierre Berton ; story line, Roman Kroitor ; music, Eldon Rathburn Describes a stirring time and place in history--the Gold Rush of the 1890s in… Internet Archive Medieval Village 1936 · Educational · 18 min Intended audience: Junior high school through adult Traces history of the village of Lanton, England from the 12th century. Shows the "open field" system and… Internet Archive The Interview 1960 · Educational Based on an interview by Henry Jacobs and Woodrow Leafer Director, Ernest Pintoff; music, Stan Getz; photographer, Robert Heath An animated cartoon which… Internet Archive Why Work? Part 1 1976 · Educational · 30 min Directed by Al Levin for WNET Journalist Bill Moyers considers the nature, value, and consequences of work. He takes a critical look at experiments in worker… Internet Archive Big Picture: Testing for Tomorrow Educational National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 2569798 / Local Identifier 111-TV-563 Big Picture: Testing for Tomorrow DVD Copied by Thomas… Internet Archive Hidden Signs 1988 · Educational Portrays a young girl adjusting to a new school and classmates' attitudes about her deaf parents. Communication between the girl and her parents is entirely… Internet Archive Mars: The Viking Mission 1979 · Educational Looks at the five successful American missions to Mars that have taken place since 1964, discussing how advances in photography have improved scientists… Internet Archive Progress? 1971 · Educational · 5 min This film was created by Willis Simms' animation students at Hughes Jr. High School in Woodland Hills, California. For more on Simms, visit… Internet Archive Caddie Woodlawn 1989 · Educational Producer, Richard John David; director, Giles Walker; teleplay by Joe Wiesenfeld and Richard John David Based on the book of the same title by Carol Ryrie… Internet Archive For Paul 1983 · Educational An autobiographical film by the director of "Michael: A Gay Son" which documents the filmmaker's long-term involvement in a relationship characterized by… Internet Archive Earth Science: Exploring Planet Earth 1979 · Educational · 19 min The film is an exemplar of science films made by Bert Van Bork for the American Geological Institute's "Earth Science" series, including astounding… Internet Archive Drugs, Smoking, and Alcohol During Pregnancy 1983 · Educational Intended audience : High school and general audiences Portrays in a contemporary manner the hazardous effects of smoking, alcohol, street drugs, aspirin, and… Internet Archive Grant Wood's America 1983 · Educational Shows how the historical milieu in which he lived influenced Grant Wood's art. Includes interviews with people who knew the artist and looks at his paintings. Internet Archive The Adams Chronicles: 9 -- John Quincy Adams: President 1976 · Educational Title from data sheet Prepared in conjunction with Jack Shepherd's book entitled The Adams chronicles Also issued as videorecording Reveals the charges of… Internet Archive Psychiatric Interview No 21: Evaluation for Diagnosis 1967 · Educational Presents an interview with a talkative and excited hypomanic man who demonstrates denial of depression and psychomotor activity typical of a manic patient Internet Archive The Making of "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" 1971 · Educational George Roy Hill director of the popular film "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" comments upon the decisions about all aspects of the movie and on his… Internet Archive Celebrating a Century: The 1876 Philadelphia Centennial 1976 · Educational Narrator, James Whitmore; composer, Oscar Brand; orchestration, Ron Frangipane Portrays the dramatic preparations for the 1876 Centennial Exposition in… Internet Archive El Cumpleaños de Pepita 1957 · Educational · 14 min Meant to be shown to students learning Spanish, this film transcends the didactic, providing a glimpse into the Mexico that has, in many places, all too… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Peter and the Hermit" 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 HINDENBURG CRASH, 05/06/1937 (Disc 2) 1937 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration HINDENBURG CRASH, 05/06/1937 (Disc 2) Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. (09/26/1947 - ) ARC… Internet Archive The Treasure and the Trinket (B-Roll) Educational B-roll (of A/B rolls; see item 202886 for A-roll) of an overview of Temple Buell College (formerly and soon again to be known as Colorado Women's College), a… Internet Archive Annapurna 1955 · Educational Based on the book by Maurice Herzog Narrative adapted by Janet Adam Smith and Nea Morin; narrators, Maurice Herzog, Edward Byrne; music, Tony Aubin Louis… Internet Archive Girls in Danger 1960 · Educational Writers, Saul J. Turrell, Paul Killiam ; research, William K. Everson ; supervising editor, Ray Angus Telecast under the series title Silents please…