Educationals from the world's archives

3,457–3,504 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 Harvey Roles I 1997 · Educational Mine Safety and Health Administration Harvey Roles I This video is a hazard recognition and first aid training video. It depicts a contractor arriving at a… Internet Archive Christians: 2 -- The Christian Empire 1976 · Educational First released in England Focuses on the period in Christian church history when the Emperor Constantine founded the first Christian empire and Christians… Internet Archive Loose Bolts? 1973 · Educational Deals with work on assembly lines. Interviews employees at a Ford automobile plant in order to show their reactions to this well-paid, but potentially… Internet Archive Snowballs and Sand Castles 1989 · Educational Summer and winter hold different joys for kids. The seasonal opposites of winter and summer create very different worlds to be explored and enjoyed by people… Internet Archive At the Winter Sea Ice Camp: Part 1 1967 · Educational Cameras follow the men on a seal hunt. Each man with his dogs explores the white waste seeking scent of a seal's breathing hole. Then he waits in the cold to… Internet Archive Dacca 1982 · Educational The river plays an important part in the lives of the people who live in the capitol of Bangladesh where natural resources are few Internet Archive A New Leash On Life 1988 · Educational · 14 min Discusses aspects of pet ownership, including quality time, a good home, investment, medical care, and other vital matters in a dog or cat's life. Internet Archive Ears: Have You Heard the Latest? 1981 · Educational Title from data sheet Adviser, Ann Schaechtele Ailor Intended audience: Intermediate grades and junior high school Issued also as videorecording… Internet Archive Please Take Care of Your Teeth 1983 · Educational Title from data sheet Issued also as videorecording Uses animation, diagrams, historical figures, tooth models, and dramatized scenes to teach the… Internet Archive The Grammar of Film 1972 · Educational · 29 min Explains, for students of journalism and film, how to tell a story effectively through pictures, demonstrating the use of a medium of communication through… Internet Archive The Early Years 1968 · Educational · 30 min Presents Dr K Lovell of the institute of Education, University of Leeds, who discusses the importance of the early years of childhood with Dr C B Hindley of… Internet Archive JOHN JAMES AUDUBON: THE BIRDS OF AMERICA 1986 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration JOHN JAMES AUDUBON: THE BIRDS OF AMERICA U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 55178 /… Internet Archive Innocent Fair 1962 · Educational · 25 min Television documentary of the San Francisco 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition. Includes rare film and photographic images of the people, exhibits… Internet Archive Megiddo, City of Destruction. 1980 · Educational · 28 min Title from data sheet First released in Israel A guided view of excavations at Megiddo, Israel, conducted by archaeologist and historian Yigael Yadin of… Internet Archive Opening Speech: McLaren 1960 · Educational Also known as Norman McLaren's opening speech CREDITS: Producer, Tom Daly; director, Norman McLaren; camera-man, Eugene Boyko SUMMARY: Invited to host the… Internet Archive Child's Play and the Real World 1975 · Educational Shows how play forms an important part in the development of expression and imagination in children Internet Archive Early Victorian England and Charles Dickens 1962 · Educational With teacher's guide Producer, John Barnes; director, Douglas Campbell; editor, Robert Johnson Clifton Fadiman discusses Victorian England--the civilization… Internet Archive Eyewitness South Africa 1989 · Educational Cataloged from contributor's data Junior high school students through adults In order to prepare for an eyewitness news documentary on South Africa, an… Internet Archive Language and Writing 1957 · Educational Begins a definition of language. Discusses the logic of language, explains misconceptions about language and writing, pointing out that language symbolizes… Internet Archive One Big Ocean 1970 · Educational Introduction to basic concepts about the ocean: why is it salty? How big is it? What causes waves? What creatures live in the ocean? Why is the ocean important? Internet Archive Quebec: French Disconnection 1977 · Educational Provides some historical background which leads up to today's emergence of French nationalism in Quebec that has become a serious threat to the unity of… Internet Archive South Central Region 1976 · Educational Examines the people, industry, economy, and landscape of the South Central region of the United States. Internet Archive Nikkolina 1978 · Educational Johanne Hinterseer, Rosalia Maggio, Antonis Mihalidis, Dimitrius Anastasakis, Simon Rankin Producers and directors, Rebecca Yates, Glen Salzman; screenplay,… Internet Archive The Heart of the Dragon: 12 -- Trading 1984 · Educational Documentary Anthony Quayle This examines the changing attitudes to business today by looking at individual enterprises in China Title from container Internet Archive Legacy: The Year of the Bicentennial 1977 · Educational · 28 min Surveys the significant events which occurred in 1976 in commemoration of the American Bicentennial Internet Archive Resolving Conflicts 1982 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: College and adult Issued also as videorecording Teaches supervisors and managers how to respond to conflict in the… Internet Archive The Germany of Today 1967 · Educational Surveys the history of Germany's political systems from Charlemagne to modern times. Looks at the regional differences that were the inheritance of the… Internet Archive Discovering the Art of Korea 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Producers, Paula Lee Haller, Paul Asselin; narrator, Soon-Teck Oh; music, Lou Harrison Documents the history of Korean art from early… Internet Archive Introduction: The Experimental Conditions 1971 · Educational Describes the importance of the Galapagos in the development of evolutionary thought and looks at the principal elements of their fauna, flora, ecology, and… Internet Archive Silver Caravan: Airstream Trailers 1959 · Educational · 29 min Here, Wally Byam, founder of Airstream, Inc documents his trailer caravan trip to Mexico, including visits to Juarez, Chihauahua, Zacatecas, Aguas Calientes,… Internet Archive Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Noah 1979 · Educational Costume drama of the Old Testament story of Noah, who follows God's instructions to build an ark and gather a male and female from each species in preparation… Internet Archive Hidden Handicaps 1976 · Educational · 23 min Emphasizes the importance of early detection of learning disabilities such as dyslexia, hyperactivity, etc., in children. Shows how special teaching… Internet Archive Neurophysiology 1980 · Educational Speakers, Geoff Einon, Frederick Toates Demonstrates neuromuscular stimulus / reaction, analyzes the activity of sodium and potassium ions characteristic of… Internet Archive Agee 1978 · Educational Title from data sheet Reviews James Agee's life and works, including his childhood in Tennessee, his career as a journalist, his marriages, his career as a… Internet Archive Earthquakes and Volcanoes 1977 · Educational Executive producer, Paul Burnford "Grade levels: intermediate, junior-senior high, college, adult." Explains why volcanoes and earthquakes occur frequently… Internet Archive Meet Mr. Lincoln 1959 · Educational You will meet Mr. Lincoln in a way you have never met him before - in the places where he lived and worked among people who knew him and reacted to him with… Internet Archive Seed Dispersal 1971 · Educational Also issued in b&w With teacher's guide Producer, John Walker; collaborator, Floyd Swink Describes various natural methods by which seeds of uncultivated… Internet Archive Spreading Oceans 1978 · Educational Cataloging information taken from guide Presents evidence supporting the concept of sea-floor spreading and the movement and distribution of tectonic plates Internet Archive Currents 1978 · Educational · 25 min Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Explains that oceans have circulation patterns analogous to patterns of general climate and local weather… Internet Archive Dawn of Man 1978 · Educational Speakers: Neil Chalmers and others Summary: Discusses the problems of finding, preparing and interpreting fossils Internet Archive Technology and Values: The Energy Connection 1979 · Educational Animation, Gerald Cross Enumerates the many ways in which modern man depends on energy, emphasizing the need for conserving the existing supply of fossil… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Blue, Blue, Blue" 1975 · 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 Step by Step 1978 · Educational "Step by Step" presents an historical view of childhood, including sacrifice, slavery and war. Scenes of past horrors give way to a lullaby of hope. We watch… Internet Archive The Great Weirton steel 1984 · Educational · 29 min Title from data sheet Title appears on film with editorial corrections as: The Great Weirton steal Intended audience: Adults Issued also as videorecording… Internet Archive Canning Fish in Jars 2009 · Educational Alaska Cooperative Extension Service Video FNH-01281 Canning Fish in Jars Preserving Alaska's Bounty. Supported by U.S. Department of Agriculture special… Internet Archive Customer Instructional Video Prevue Interactive 1997 · Educational · Subtitles "Preview Interactive" Program guide for a remote control for digital cable Internet Archive Workplace precautions against bloodborne pathogens 1992 · Educational Workplace precautions against bloodborne pathogens: as it should be done Number: VT01185 Material: video, 25 minutes Industry: general industry Highlights… Internet Archive Nightmare in Red 1958 · Educational A dramatic reconstruction of the history of communism in Russia. Beginning with the last years of the Czarist order, the film covers the Revolution of 1905…