Educationals from the world's archives

2,689–2,736 of 22,172 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. Nothing is left out for being sexual: sexual content and nudity are for adults, placed by what the archive files a film as, never by a word of its title alone (The Naked City is a police film). A film filed as pornography is listed for adults without its picture and plays nowhere yet, as the law where it would play asks for a proof of age this site does not have. A sexual depiction of a child, drawn ones too, is listed nowhere.

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 content, pornography, nudity and nudism, striptease, sexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, beheadings, atrocity footage.
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… Internet Archive The Railroad Station 1969 · Educational A young girl goes on her first train ride, and becomes acquainted with the railroad station, the variety of cars, railroad operations, and personnel. With… Internet Archive On Becoming a Nurse Psychotherapist 1969 · Educational Producer and director, Richard A. Beindorf; academic consultant, Marian E. Kalkman A dramatized case study of the experiences of a young nursing student as… Internet Archive The Great War 1965 · Educational Producer, Frank Bagnall; director, Alan Anderson; script, Colin Free, John Morris; sound, Gordon Wraxall; music, Robert Hughes, Clive Douglas Commentator:… Internet Archive Who Goes There? A Primer on Communism 1963 · Educational Produced by NBC Reviews the rise of communism from the 19th century to the 1961 Berlin Wall crisis. Describes the ideas of Marx and Engels and the policies… Internet Archive A Third Testament: Pascal (1623-1662) 1974 · Educational Produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation A profile of the inventor, scientist, and theological apologist Blaise Pascal. Narrated by Malcolm… Internet Archive African odyssey : the red bicycle 1971 · Educational · 12 min Shows the assembling, painting, and selling of a red bicycle in Nairobi. Follows the bike to its new home in a nearby village to explain economic life in… Internet Archive Adaptive Radiation: The Mollusks 1961 · Educational · 17 min With teacher's guide Explains and illustrates the principle of adaptive radiation by showing how the typical molluscan characteristics are modified in each… Internet Archive Dog Days of Arthur Cane 1984 · Educational Based on the book by T. Ernesto Bethancourt Music by Misha Segal ; editor, Jerry Eisenberg Ross Harris, John Scott Clough, Linda Henning, Alex Henteloff… Internet Archive The Tool Users 1975 · Educational Shows how animals are tool users with examples of the weaver ant constructing his home, the finch pecking for food, and the chimpanzee assembling and using a… Internet Archive An Approach to Growth 1973 · Educational · 25 min An Approach to Growth Dramatizes the story of an emotionally disturbed boy whose troubles have developed as a result of unhealthy family relationships.… Internet Archive The Soviet Union: A New Look 1978 · Educational Discusses conditions in the Soviet Union today, including party activity and influence, the shortage of consumer goods, the roles of children and women, the… Internet Archive George Segal 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Also issued in Spanish Presents a portrait of American sculptor George Segal, examining his views on art and showing him at work… Internet Archive Piaget's Developmental Theory: Formal Thought 1971 · Educational · 32 min Illustrates tasks that challenge the thinking of secondary school students, including tasks which involve proportional reasoning, separation of variables,… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "LSD: Worth The Risk? (Copy 1)" 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 The Joint-Legged Animals: Arthropods 1962 · Educational · 18 min Collaborator, Ralph Buchsbaum Intended audience: high school and college With time-lapse and photography, the film shows the structural and functional… Internet Archive Animals of Africa 1978 · Educational Features wildlife photography of a variety of African animals in their native habitats Internet Archive The Money Story 2000 · Educational Bureau of the Mint The Money Story. The educational videotape is divided into two parts the history of money and the production of money. It chronicles the… Internet Archive The Bill of rights in Action: The Right to Privacy. 1970 · Educational · 23 min An open-ended film designed to instigate discussion on what constitutes an unreasonable invasion of privacy, focusing on the Fourth Amendment, Search and… Internet Archive Neorealism 1972 · Educational A study of the neo-realistic film in post-war Italy. Includes excerpts from films by deSica, Rossellini, Antonioni, and Moravia, and interviews with their… Internet Archive Where Mrs. Whalley Lives (1966) 1966 · Educational · 28 min Producer, John Howe; director, Graham Parker; writer, Noel Stone; music, Don Douglas; photographers, J.C. Labrecque, Gilles Gascon A study of the problem of… Internet Archive Airplanes And How They Fly (Rev) 1978 · Educational · 14 min Explains basic physical principles involved in launching, flying, and controlling an airplane. Uses animation to demonstrate how the shape of the airfoil… Internet Archive The Painter 1975 1975 · Educational · 6 min Presents an interpretation of The Painter In Central Park by Marcel Marceau.For more on filmmaker John Barnes, visit http://www.afana.org/barnesbio.htm Internet Archive The Renewable Tree 1975 · Educational Also issued as videocassette Explores solutions to the problem of conserving trees while meeting economic and social demands for paper Junior high through… Internet Archive Walk Awhile ... In My Shoes 1974 · Educational · 27 min · Subtitles Released in the United States in 1976 Explores the problems of architectural barriers and poorly designed transportation systems which make it difficult for… Internet Archive The Magna Carta, Part 2 : Revolt of the Nobles and the signing of the Magna carta. 1959 · Educational · 15 min Explains that during the reigns of strong kings, the Crown had tremendous power, but when a weak king was on the throne, the barons asserted their rights.… Internet Archive The World at War 19 -- Pincers, August 1944 - March 1945 1944 · Educational · 56 min · Subtitles Internet Archive What Happened to My Backyard Shouldn't Happen to a Dog 1971 · Educational · 10 min Alemann filmed the construction of a swimming pool at her home in Los Angeles at 1021 San Pascual Avenue, showing her backyard being drastically changed. The… Internet Archive Listening: A Key to Problem Solving 1979 · Educational Based on "The Jim Cantonelli case" by Norman B. Sigband Recounts the story of a relatively frequent happening in business. Jim is a hard worker and does… Internet Archive Depression 1961 · Educational · 26 min Produced by Robert Anderson Associates for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Filmed at Verdum Protestant Hospital, Montreal A study of psychotic… Internet Archive High School Rising (Outtakes, Can 2) Educational Outtakes from film produced by Camera News, Inc. (aka Newsreel) under the working titie "High School Prison," which likely became, in its release version,… Internet Archive School for Danger 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 895984 / Local Identifier 263.3144 - School for Danger - National Security Council. Central… Internet Archive Dancers in School 1972 · Educational · 28 min Chronicles the work of several California dance teachers in a program of dance instruction taught in several California school systems. Shows how the program… Internet Archive Volume of a Solid of Revolution 1965 · Educational · 7 min · Subtitles Explains that the volume of an urn-like solid can be expressed as a definite integral Internet Archive Individualized Instruction: Theory into Practice 1973 · Educational Dr. Madeline Hunter describes her program in individualized instruction and comments on two schools -- her own experimental elementary school at UCLA and an… Internet Archive Mr.Ludwig's Tropical Dreamland 1980 · Educational · 59 min Mr.Ludwig's Tropical Dreamland Fela Sowande of Nigeria, African musicologist, composer, and organist, explains how contemporary African music has mingled… Internet Archive The Adams Chronicles: 12 -- Henry Adams: Historian (1870-1885) 1976 · Educational · 28 min Title from data sheet Prepared in conjunction with Jack Shephard's book entitled The Adams chronicles Also issued as videorecording Details the personal… Internet Archive Fears of Children 1951 · Educational · 27 min Fears of Children Surveys the uses of fiber optics in industry, medicine, and the military. Morris Shamos discusses its techniques with Walter Siegmund of the… Internet Archive Baggage. 1969 · Educational · 22 min With teacher's guide Features mime artist Mamako Yoneyama in parable without narration about a woman and her baggage. Shows how the baggage represents both a… Internet Archive Respiration in Man 1969 · Educational · 25 min Prepared in collaboration with Bertrand J. Shapiro Illustrates respiration using an isolated animal lung to show activity in the lung and the appearance of… Internet Archive The Piano Lesson 1983 · Educational Son transforms a dull piano lesson into a cheerful but strenuous group effort, and the boy dupes Father into a surprise finale Internet Archive Age of Uncertainty: 3 -- Karl Marx: The Massive Dissent 1977 · Educational To be used with chapter 3 of John Kenneth Galbraith's book, The age of uncertainty CREDITS: Written and narrated by John Galbraith Outlines the main… Internet Archive Calling the Shots: The Advertising of Alcohol 1982 · Educational Examines the images used by advertizers to sell alcohol products. Based on the lectures, slide presentations, and research of Jean Kilbourne, media analyst… Internet Archive Double Reed, The 1975 · Educational · 26 min Describes how the oboe and bassoon create their unique sounds by means of the double reed, showing musicians playing instruments with the Boston Symphony… Internet Archive The New Alchemists 1974 · Educational · 28 min Also issued in super 8 mm. with magnetic sound Producer, Colin Low; director, D.T. Henaut Shows how a group of scientists and their families are… Internet Archive Science of Spying 1965 · Educational National Archives - Science of Spying - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film presents an account of… Internet Archive Principles of Quality Concrete 1964 · Educational Deals with the fundamental principles of quality concrete and procedures for the design of concrete mixes. Explains and illustrates the proper mix and ratio… Internet Archive USA Writers: S.J. Perelman (1966) 1966 · Educational · 29 min USA Writers: S.J. Perelman (1966) Investigates the writing career of novelist Irving Stone through an interview with Stone and his wife, Jean. In addition to…