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Educationals from the world's archives

2,737–2,784 of 22,173 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 Spiders: Aggression and Mating 1974 · Educational With guide Spiders are carnivorous predators which display complex behavior. The film demonstrates aggressive behavior of spiders; how they trap prey; how… Internet Archive Giraffe 1971 · Educational Shows the tallest animal, the giraffe, at home in Tanzania. Close-ups examine its unusual shape, size, and markings. Independent family units feed without… Internet Archive Profiles of Nature: The Hummingbird 1984 · Educational Title from data sheet A foreign film (Canada) Ages 12 through adults Shows many of the world's hummingbirds in a variety of habitats ranging from the… Internet Archive To Be Aware of Death 1974 · Educational With guide and script Young people take a look at death and give observations and personal insights from their experiences with death in their families,… Internet Archive Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Samson and Delilah 1979 · Educational Costume drama of the Old Testament story of Samson who is given the gift of great strength to work God's will on earth, providing he never touch unclean food,… Internet Archive Women of the Toubou 1974 · Educational Shows the women of the Toubou tribe in Africa, a strong matriarchy that is very dependent upon, but protective of their beautiful women Internet Archive Driven Westward 1948 · Educational · 30 min Driven Westward Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film SummaryAn excerpt from the 1940 feature film Brigham… Internet Archive Voyager 1: Saturn Encounter 1981 · Educational Photographs taken by Voyager 1 during its encounter with Saturn in October and November 1980. Shows Saturn's atmosphere, rings and moons "Produced for NASA… Internet Archive America Hurts: The Drug Epidemic 1987 · Educational Collin Seidor, host General public Examines the growing menace of cocaine, crack, PCP, marijuana and the newly appearing "designer drugs." Interviews with… Internet Archive A Scrap of Paper and a Piece of String 1964 · Educational Narrated by Eliott Reid Made by John Korty in cooperation with Exploring, written by Craig Fisher ; designed by John Korty ; music by William H. Brown, Mike… Internet Archive DIE DEUTSCHE WOCHENSCHAU 1942 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 44360, LI 242-MID-6135 - DIE DEUTSCHE WOCHENSCHAU - DVD Copied by Nick Stoller. Series: Motion Picture… Internet Archive Matisse: A Sort of Paradise 1972 · Educational Directors, Lawrence Gowing, John Jones ; music, Erik Satie ; photographer, Nic Knowland ; editor, John Ralph A survey of the painting of Henri Matisse,… Internet Archive More Than Bows and Arrows 1978 · Educational · 55 min More Than Bows and Arrows Shows Dr. Harry F. Harlow in his laboratory at the University of Wisconsin as he studies the infant-mother relationship. Using a… Internet Archive To Alter Human Behavior ... Without Mind Control 1975 · Educational · 21 min Title from manufacturer's catalog Investigates new techniques used in the modification of human behavior. Students offered various rewards learn at four… Internet Archive Frontline - Stopping Drugs Pt. 2 1987 · Educational Stopping Drugs, Part II Frontline #504 Original Air Date February 17, 1987 Produced and directed by Andrew Liebman Written by Graham Chedd and Andrew Liebman… Internet Archive Working with Difficult People 1984 · Educational · 26 min Produced and directed by Jack E. White, written by Larry Levy and Brian Weiss Three difficult behavior types; the highly critical, the passive and frustrated… Internet Archive Elements Of Change 1976 · Educational · 28 min Relates 20th century chemistry to alchemy and ancient technology, introduces the concepts of physical and chemical change, atomic structure, the periodic… Internet Archive Fruit Flies: An Inquiry into Behavior 1972 · Educational · 12 min Presents biological experiments which show how fruit flies react to changes in environment. Discusses the effects of temperature on reproduction of fruit… Internet Archive I'll Find a Way 1977 · Educational · 25 min Director, Beverly Shaffer; producer, Yuki Yoshida; editor, Ginny Stikeman; score, Larry Crosley How Nadia DeFranco, a victim of spina bifida, adapts to her… Internet Archive I'm Dependent; You're Addicted 1973 · Educational Discusses current medical findings on the psychological and physiological effects of amphetamines, barbiturates, LSD, and marijuana Internet Archive What Is a Reptile? 1962 · Educational With teacher's guide Explains that many different forms of reptiles exist today as living evidence of the ability of this class to survive and to develop… Internet Archive Land Of The Book 1964 · Educational · 27 min This film brings alive the life and times of thousands of years ago in ancient Israel. Depicts the beauty of the land which gave birth to three religions, the… Internet Archive Charles Dickens, characters in action. [motion picture] 1958 · Educational · 20 min Sequences from A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol, Great Expectations, and David Copperfield show adaptations of Dickens' writing to the motion picture… Internet Archive The Enchanted Loom 1975 · Educational Title from LRC film catalog A study of the brain as miracle. Shows neuron structure, hemispheric organization, and the separation of hemispheric capacities.… Internet Archive As The Twig is Bent 1968 · Educational · 25 min Focuses upon two upper - class kindergarten classrooms, one public and one private, to illustrate two basic teaching programs - - 'CURRICULUM - CENTERED,'… Internet Archive Music of Shakespeare's Time (1965) 1964 · Educational · 29 min Music of Shakespeare's Time (1965) Centers on the world of Kevin, an eleven-year-old English boy who was born without arms or legs because his mother took the… Internet Archive Smoking: Games Smokers Play 1976 · Educational · 25 min Points out the hazards of smoking. Shows a psychologist discussing reasons for the teenage smoking habit and shows a simulated discussion by teenagers on… Internet Archive Cortege of Eagles 1969 · Educational · 35 min With Teacher's guide Also issued as videocassette Presents Martha Graham and her company in a dance performance of Queen Hecuba at the fall of Rome.… Internet Archive People of the Reindeer: The Wind from the West 1955 · Educational · 26 min · Subtitles Previously released under the title The wind from the west. Swedish version released under the title Vinden från väster With teacher's guide Tells how, in… Internet Archive Basic Electricity: 6 -- Series and Parallel Resistors 1982 · Educational Consultant, James M. McGrath, Lane Technical High School, Chicago Covers resistors in series; calculation of current in a circuit of known resistance;… Internet Archive The Valley of the Giant: Mississippi River story Educational National Archives and Records Administration The Valley of the Giant: Mississippi River story Department of Defense. Department of the Army. U.S. Army Corps… Internet Archive The Ravenswood Experience Educational · Subtitles Descriptive showcase of Ravenswood High School and its experimental policies toward desegregation in education produced in part as a plea for volunteers.… Internet Archive Bruges: The Story of a Medieval City 1977 · Educational · 57 min Uses present-day photography intercut with paintings and miniatures of the period to re-create the atmosphere of Bruges, Belgium in the Middle Ages Internet Archive Insect Hormones: The Control of Moulting 1981 · Educational Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Observes the moulting of the tobacco hornworm, a complex process controlled by hormone systems, endocrine… Internet Archive From Renoir to Picasso 1951 · Educational American adaptation, Thomas J. Brandon; narrator, William Watson; music, André Souris Prepublication title: From Renoir to Picasso Describes the… Internet Archive Rise and Fall of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1970 · Educational Produced by the BBC Re-creates the final ten years of the life of the 18th-century composer Mozart, against a background of his music Internet Archive The Seaport 1962 · Educational · 15 min Describes the procedure by which a seaport receives cargo for distribution. Shows conveyor systems, pumps, and electromagnets used in handling goods; and… Internet Archive Sylvia: Summer Before College 1983 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Ages 13 through adult Issued also as videorecording A portrait of eighteen-year-old Sylvia Hall, showing her… Internet Archive Tobias on the Evolution of Man 1975 · Educational Also issued as videocassette With curriculum materials Summarizes Phillip Tobias' contributions to paleoanthropology in the field and in the laboratory.… Internet Archive Using Values Clarification 1975 · Educational Shows Dr. Sidney Simon as he conducts a workshop in values clarification for teachers and counselors. Includes scences of high school classes participating in… Internet Archive African Musicians 1957 · Educational · 14 min Director, Gérard de Boé Some idea of the wide range of African music is given in performances of traditional folk music. Among those shown and played are… Internet Archive Emily Dickinson: A Certain Slant of Light 1977 · Educational Jean Mudge, Bayley Silleck Julie Harris leads the viewer through the pathways and houses of Amherst, Mass., where Emily Dickinson lived and recounts the… Internet Archive The Shepherd 1970 · Educational Harvard Film Archive projection print severely faded, Harvard Film Archive no. 14680, from the Derek Lamb collection Original running time 8 minutes, Cf.… Internet Archive Tahtonka 1966 · Educational Department of Agriculture. Forest Service. Division of State and Private Forestry. Fire and Aviation Management Staff. (1986) ARC Identifier 13496 / Local… Internet Archive The Great Barrier Reef:The Australian Journey 2000 · Educational · 51 min · Subtitles Title on label: The Great Barrier Reef Executive producers : Barry Hume and Paul Rehmie. Underwater camera : Peter Emery. Musical score : Clive Lendich… Internet Archive Before the First Word 1982 · Educational Title from data sheet Photographer, John Lindley ; film editor, Sara Fishko Intended audience: Junior high school through adults Issued also as… Internet Archive The $6-Billion Sell 1976 · Educational Narrator, David Labiosa; performer, Billy Crystal Music by Michael Colicchio ; animation by Maureen Selwood ; film editor, Hans Dudelheim ; photographed by… Internet Archive Toast 1974 · Educational · 12 min The cycle travelled by a piece of bread from ground to toaster illustrates the concept of "net energy profit," that which is remaining after the energy costs…