Educationals from the world's archives

289–336 of 21,788 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 It's an ill wind. 1972 · Educational · 16 min · Subtitles Principal scientist: Dr. Charles Hosler of The Pennsylvania State University Explores the problem of atmospheric pollution through an imaginary interstellar… Internet Archive Childcare: People's Liberation 1970 · Educational · Subtitles (Newsreel #56). "The film shows how community run childcare centers are a step toward liberation, by giving parents and children a chance to develop… Internet Archive A rite of passage 1972 · Educational · 15 min · Subtitles Producer, director, photography, John Marshall ; editors, Joyce Chopra, Timothy Asch, Frank Galvin Tilkay, a young boy of the Kalahari Desert, shoots his… Internet Archive Light Of Your Life A Educational · Subtitles Internet Archive A place of dreams: the National Air and Space Museum 1980 · Educational · 59 min · Subtitles From WorldCat: Explores the exhibits at the National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. and reveals the human stories and struggles behind many of the… Internet Archive The World at War 24 - The Bomb, February - Sept 1945 1974 · Educational · 56 min · Subtitles The World at War 24 - The Bomb, February - Sept 1945 Summary Discusses the first atomic bomb, used by President Truman in August, 1945, dropped on the city of… Internet Archive Choice 1978 · Educational · Subtitles A group of young teenagers go to the amusement park and are faced with difficult decisions. From the series: Trade-offs From teacher's guide included with… Internet Archive The Mystery of Stonehenge 1965 · Educational · 56 min Presents an account of Stonehenge, a prehistoric stone monument in England. Tests the theory that it was built as an observatory and computer Internet Archive Rural Surveillance 1993 · Educational Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Rural Surveillance AVA19234VNB1 - 1993 The video shows how to conduct a proper surveillance in rural areas. This… Internet Archive Halloween Safety 1977 · Educational · 11 min This 11-minute, color film is designed to acquaint primary through intermediate students with Halloween safety. The film presents a little girl who has an… Internet Archive Modern Business Machines for Writing, Duplicating, and Recording 1947 · Educational · 20 min An intriguing historical film, demonstrating many expensive business machines found in modern offices of the era, including electromatic and Chinese… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Part 1: What Is Acne?" 1980 · 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 China: The Roots of Madness 1967 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration China: The Roots of Madness National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981) ARC… Internet Archive Tutankhamun: the immortal Pharoah. 1962 · Educational · 11 min · Subtitles Uses still photographs in presenting a brief history of the Tutankhamun treasures. Provides a view of the site of the tomb and scenes of the excavation.… Internet Archive The Living Planet: A Portrait of the Earth: 4--Jungle 1984 · Educational · 58 min · Subtitles The Living Planet: A Portrait of the Earth: 4--Jungle reel 2 As host David Attenborough descends a kapok tree in a tropical rain forest, he describes the… Internet Archive DOPE 062 1988 · Educational · Subtitles DOPE 62, Jan 1988. AIDS in prisons, right to die study, Miami Vice, Star Trek hypo, Robin Williams, Trading Places, Billie Holiday, Fibonacci at Karnak, AIDS… Internet Archive Any Place But Here 1979 · Educational · 51 min Examines the problems of the mentally ill in America and the people who try to help them. Provides an intimate look at the Creedmore Psychiatric Center in… Internet Archive Connections 5 -- the wheel of Fortune 1979 · Educational · 28 min · Subtitles Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Directors, Mick Jackson, David Kennard; writer, James Burke Host James Burke traces the connection… Internet Archive One Day at Teton Marsh 1966 · Educational · 47 min One Day at Teton Marsh SummaryDescribes the wildlife in a swamp where animals and birds are free and nature reigns supreme. Based on a book by Sally… Internet Archive Matrix 1970 · Educational Additional credit: Produced under a research grant from IBM and Caltech Arts Program Running time: 05:47 Copyright date on film: 1970, Motion Graphics Inc… Internet Archive The sword and the flute 1959 · Educational · 24 min · Subtitles Uses Indian music and Moghul and Rajput miniature paintings in presenting four facets in the the thinking of India: the courtly life during the reign of the… Internet Archive Token economy: behaviorism applied. 1972 · Educational · 21 min · Subtitles Psychologist B. F. Skinner outlines his theories on the treatment of the mentally ill, criminals, and retardates, showing the successful application of these… Internet Archive Clown 1968 · Educational · 14 min Along with Larry Yust's 'Lottery', 'Clown' was likely one of the two best selling ed films ever made. On the surface, it's a cute kid & dog story. Underlying… Internet Archive Toute La Bande - Vacances En Bretagne 1970 · Educational · 15 min This is one of the films in the 'Toute La Bande' series. This film is a landmark of interracial personal relationships in educational films. In his book… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Scooby-Doo Locates The Locus" 1977 · 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 Close-up on the Planets 1982 · Educational · 19 min Using computer animation and pictures from NASA space missions, discusses the similarities and differences among the planets. Summarizes how the solar system… Internet Archive Donald in Mathmagic Land 1959 · Educational With guide Donald Duck learns the importance of mathematics from the early Greeks who discovered its basic principles. Sequences show how these principles… Internet Archive Curious George Goes To the Hospital 1982 · Educational True to his name, Curious George's curiosity leads him on another adventure when he swallows a piece of a jigsaw puzzle. George is taken to hospital by the… Internet Archive The World at war. 1974 · Educational · 56 min British General Sir Richard O'Connor, commander of the Western Desert Forces, reminisces, blaming himself for the "error" of dividing the strength of his… Internet Archive Chesapeake borne 1985 · Educational · 59 min · Subtitles From WorldCat: Observes life along Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States. Shows how the bay and the region's main industry, crabbing,… Internet Archive Ancient World, The: Greece, Part 1 1955 · Educational 'Ancient World, The: Greece' (1955) 66m, dir. ray Garner. This film recreates the ancient Greek world through its extant art and literature. The narration is… Internet Archive The Women of Summer 1985 · Educational · 59 min The Women of Summer SummaryReveals that from 1921 to 1938, 1700 blue collar women participat./ia ma controversial and inspired educational experiment known as… Internet Archive Great Railway Journeys of The World Coast to Coast 1981 · Educational · 31 min · Subtitles Great Railway Journeys of The World Coast to Coast Reel 1 Writer Ludovic Kennedy reflects on the future of railways in North America at a time when passenger… Internet Archive Wild Men of Kalahari 1930 · Educational · 36 min 'Wild Men of Kalahari' (1930) 30m, prod. C. Ernest Cadle. One of the earliest "talking pictures" shot in South-West Africa (now Namibia), this film documents… Internet Archive Mythology of Greece and Rome 1969 · Educational · 15 min · Subtitles Examines the myths of Ancient Greece and Rome as stories about gods and man invented in an attempt to explain natural phenomena and man's behavior. Includes… Internet Archive Farm Family in Winter. 1967 · Educational · 14 min Shows family life on a modern farm in winter. Describes the care and feeding of livestock kept on a farm in winter. Here, farm life continues at a vigorous… Internet Archive Civil rights movement: the North 1966 · Educational · 23 min · Subtitles Adapted from the NBC News presentation entitled The American revolution of 1963 With teacher's guide Summary Depicts the tense ./iasphere of race relations in… Internet Archive Hellen Keller in her story 1956 · Educational · 28 min · Subtitles From Case: F- 50810 C -1 From WorldCat: Helen Keller plays herself as this film traces her career from birth to age seventy-six, showing in detail how the… Internet Archive Apartheid in South Africa 1957 · Educational National Archives - Apartheid in South Africa - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film explores South… Internet Archive Watercolor 1967 · Educational · 13 min · Subtitles With teacher's guide Illustrates the unique characteristics of watercolor as a painting medium and the many ways in which it may be used from simple pan… Internet Archive French Village 1979 · Educational French title: Le Village--un village French conversations without subtitles or narration Presents a brief overview of various French lifestyles in both the… Internet Archive Theories on the origin of life 1969 · Educational · 13 min · Subtitles Author, Cyril Ponnamperuma Discusses four theories which explain the origin of life Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references… Internet Archive The Redwoods. 1967 · Educational · 20 min · Subtitles Surveys the future of a vanishing forest of Sequoia Sempervirens, a link to the age of the dinosaurs, a testament to nature's awesome power to create, and of… Internet Archive Music from Oil Drums 1956 · Educational · 20 min Long unavailable, this film presents Pete Seeger (who wrote a manual for playing steel drums) visiting steel drum makers and players in Trinidad. We found the… Internet Archive Franck-Hertz Experiment 1961 · Educational · 29 min Professor Byron L Youtz uses a stream of electrons accelerated through mercury vapor to show that the kinetic energy of the electrons is transferred to the… Internet Archive Roots: 6 -- The Choice 1977 · Educational At Bell's persuasion, Toby becomes Dr. Reynold's driver. Grateful for all she has done for him, Kunta is drawn to Bell and marries her. A meeting with an… Internet Archive Nobody's victim 1972 · Educational · 20 min · Subtitles With teacher's guide Shows women how to cope with physical assault. Warns against dangerous situations, such as walking alone at night and driving alone, and… Internet Archive The Long Search: 3 -- Buddhism: Footprint of the Buddha 1977 · Educational · 28 min · Subtitles The Long Search: 3 -- Buddhism: Footprint of the Buddha, Reel 1 Reel 2 available here A look at how Buddhism is practiced in Sri Lanka and India. A religion…