Educationals from the world's archives

3,409–3,456 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 The Road to Santiago: France 1968 · Educational · 31 min Director, photographer, and editor, Mary Kirby; script and research, Catherine Blue Describes the road traveled by pilgrims in the 12th century through… Internet Archive Have You Ever Been Ashamed of Your Parents 1982 · Educational Marion Ross, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Carol Lawrence, James Karen, Don Billett, Julie Piekarski, Kari Michaelson Editor, Sally Turkle Coryn; photography, Erik… Internet Archive A Young Man Preoccupied with His Nose 1975 · Educational · 26 min Produced by the Department of Mental Health, University of Aberdeen Deals with the psychodynamic analysis of a number of paintings and drawings produced by a… Internet Archive Jigs and Fixtures 1941 · Educational Shows how V-blocks, screws, tapered pins, buttons, cams, wedges, clamps, and jigs are used to hold work securely and locate its position accurately. From the… Internet Archive Long Time to Grow: 1 - Two and Three Year olds in School 1951 · Educational · 35 min Long Time to Grow: 1 - Two and Three Year olds in School Shows four-year-old children in a familiar world of activities and interests, largely an elaboration… Internet Archive Ratio, Rate, Percent (Part XXIV) 1963 · Educational Produced by School Mathematics Study Group (SMSG). In series A Brief Course in Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers. With Stewart Moredock. Film… Internet Archive The Middle East: Holy Land 1984 · Educational Host, Richard Bulliet Producer, John Labow (Planning in the Middle East) ; producers/writers, Denise Boiteau and David Stanfield ; director, Jim St. Lawrence… Internet Archive The Middle East: Identity -- Lebanon 1984 · Educational Title from data sheet A foreign film (Canada) Last in a series of fourteen programs originally shown on television Intended audience: Junior high school… Internet Archive The Middle East: Revolution -- Iraq and Iran 1984 · Educational Title on container: The Middle East, beyond the headlines lies understanding Host, Richard Bulliet Interviewed: Mohammed Alwan, Shaul Bakhash A foreign… Internet Archive AF Geyser Valley 1972 · Educational Focusing on the abstract forms of nature, Director/Cameraman Bert Van Bork presents the geysers and thermal phenomena of Yellowstone National Park. Internet Archive After the Earthquake 1980 · Educational Intended audience: Adults Describes the destructive effects of earthquakes and demonstrates the relationship between the amount of energy released by an… Internet Archive Christians: 13 -- The Godless State? 1977 · Educational The last in a series of thirteen films in which Bamber Gascoigne traces the history of Christianity over nearly 2000 years, from its origin and early growth… Internet Archive Mind Over Body 1972 · Educational Produced by the BBC Demonstrates that routine illnesses and bodily injuries are greatly influenced by psychological states of patients. Interviews with… Internet Archive The Computer Programme: 7 -- Let's Pretend 1982 · Educational Produced by the BBC. Narrated by Chris Serle and Ian McNaught-Davis Presents the technology behind computer games, models, and simulations. Visits the… Internet Archive Picturing Derry 1985 · Educational · 59 min VHS Cameraman, Maxim Ford ; editor, Esther Ronay ; music, John Glyn International photojournalists at Derry, Northern Ireland show how photography reveals… Internet Archive Advantage Borg! 1977 · Educational · 32 min Narrator: Goran Zachrisson Film portrait of tennis superstar Bjorn Borg traces his meteoric rise to fame from a nine-year-old Swedish novice to Junior… Internet Archive Floating Free 1978 · Educational Also issued as videocassette Director and writer, Jerry Butts; editor, Alan Ferguson Depicts the skill and virtuosity involved in frisbee competitions as… Internet Archive Indian rights, Indian law. [Motion picture] 1978 · Educational · 1 h Deals with the work of the Native American Rights Fund in its efforts to protect the rights of American Indians in cases involving treaty rights, ownership of… Internet Archive Sod House Frontier 1954 · Educational Looks at the sod house as a symbol of the Great Plains frontier. Describes the life of the Great Plains: its agricultural methods, its educational, social,… Internet Archive Septic System: Hillside Installation 1976 · Educational · 12 min Discusses tips for preparation and installation when constructing hill-side septic systems. Narrator, Judith B. Cameron ; musical score, Michael Sullivan. Internet Archive Maragoli 1976 · Educational Presents viewpoints of the people of Maragoli through discussions conducted by an African interviewer. Relates social and economic problems that confront the… Internet Archive The Arthropods 1976 · Educational Collaborator, Ralph Buchsbaum Intended audience: high school and college With time-lapse and photography, the film shows the structural and functional… Internet Archive The Masters of Disaster 1985 · Educational Title from title frame Photographer, Jerry Pantzer ; film editors, Cindy Kaplan, Betsy Maturo ; music, Carmen Whiip High school students through adults… Internet Archive Over the Edge 1988 · Educational VHS format May be used for home viewing and public performance WO #9349 Producers, Kathryn Johnston, Iain Stobie ; director-writer, Kathryn Johnston Randy… Internet Archive In White-Collar America 1974 · Educational · 51 min In White-Collar America Concentrates on a few of the many workers at a life insurance company in Atlanta, Georgia. Concentrates on their job satisfaction and… Internet Archive Psychotherapeutic interviewing series. 3. An approach to understanding dynamics 1949 · Educational Unrehearsed interview in psychiatrist's office. Clinical material used to draw attention to repression, distortion, conversion, and anxiety. J.E. Finessinger… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Length, Area, and Volume" 1974 · 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 Henry Moore: Art and the Art of Living 1976 · Educational Examines Henry Moore's sculpture Hill arches. Shows how the work was created and transported to the United States for installation on the grounds of a… Internet Archive Safety Gear: Head Protection 1989 · Educational Part of the Sandler Films "Safety Gear" series. "Examines the various types of head protection (bump hats and hard hats), stressing the importance of using… Internet Archive America Works When America Works 1981 · Educational Title from data sheet NBC white paper Intended audience: Senior high school through adults Issued also as videorecording Correspondent Lloyd Dobyns… Internet Archive WINGED SCOURGE 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration WINGED SCOURGE U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 47063 / Local Identifier 306.240.… Internet Archive I Told 'Em Exactly How to Do It 1974 · Educational With teacher's guide Director, Sam Weiss; writer, Dave Evans; music, Maurice Weiss Uses a series of dramatized incidents involving a plant foreman and his… Internet Archive Lost to the Revolution 1980 · Educational Title from data sheet Camera, Michael E. Smith ; editor, Wanda Ten Pas Rotz Shows the work of goldsmith Peter Carl Fabergé in a historical context Internet Archive Men in Cages 1966 · Educational Executive producer, Palmer Williams; reporters, Roger Mudd, Warren Wallace Views of some of the penal institutions in the United States. Includes interviews… Internet Archive NIM and Other Oriented Graph Games 1966 · Educational · 1 h 3 min Producer, Richard G. Long; director, Allan Hinderstein Professor Andrew M. Gleason lectures on nim and other oriented-graph games all of which are affected… Internet Archive Safety Gear: Eye and Face Protection 1989 · Educational Part of the Sandler Films "Safety Gear" series. "Different types of safety glasses, safety goggles, and face shields are described. Workers learn what to wear… Internet Archive Why Work? Part 2 1976 · Educational · 27 min Directed by Al Levin for WNET Journalist Bill Moyers traces the roots of unemployment back to the expulsion of serfs from feudal landholdings and the… Internet Archive Cylinders 1970 · Educational Evaluation information: These materials have been reviewed by the Specialized Office for the Deaf and judged as appropriate for use with the hearing impaired… Internet Archive Diabetes: Restoring the Balance 1980 · Educational · 23 min Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Looks at the basis of different types of diabetes and at new approaches to treatment. States that because… Internet Archive Rembrandt van Rijn: a self portrait. 1955 · Educational With teacher's guide Another version (35 mm.) released by Distributors Corp. of America in 1954 under the title Rembrandt; a self portrait Paintings and… Internet Archive Museum 1980 · Educational Producers, Saul Turell and Jeff Lieberman. Written by Saul Turell, Jeff Lieberman and Lois Katz A tribute to the men and women who recognize, research,… Internet Archive Your Attitude Is Showing: The Answer to Greater Productivity 1979 · Educational Based on the book of the same title by Elwood N. Chapman Michael Abrams, Alan Barker, Hall Davidson, Miranda Garrison, Michele Leschi Producers, Vaughn… Internet Archive From stump to ship: A 1930 logging film 1930 · Educational Department of Agriculture. Forest Service. Division of State and Private Forestry. Fire and Aviation Management Staff. (1986) ARC Identifier 13585 / Local… Internet Archive Myoglobin 1972 · Educational Writer and editor, Fred Heidrich Uses computer animation to show the structure of the protein molecule and to analyse protein myoglobin, which stores oxygen… Internet Archive Am I Being Unrealistic? 1978 · Educational A Post experience course ; P853 Rating: Recommended Review date: June 1980 Reviewer: Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Learning method:… Internet Archive China: Enemies Within and Without, 1927-1944 1971 · Educational Edited from the motion pictures entitled China: roots of madness and Civil War and invasion, 1927-1941 Highlights the complex interrelationships of problems… Internet Archive Chinese History: 12 -- Coming of the West 1976 · Educational Production dates and credits taken from print Narrated by Hugh Marlowe ; music composition/conducting, Chen-tung Wang ; film editor, Frank W. Coffman Internet Archive U-2 Affair 1962 · Educational Televised on NBC in the White paper series Examines events leading up to and following the fateful flight of an American U-2 aircraft over Russia, and…