Educationals from the world's archives

3,505–3,552 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 Conrad Schwiering 1982 · Educational · 27 min For almost 35 years, Conrad Schwiering has painted the Teton Range with a reverential, almost religious, devotion to the grandeur of his surroundings. For… Internet Archive A Colt Called Lucky 1989 · Educational Cataloged from contributor's data Kindergarten through intermediate grades Tells in verse the story of a wild mustang colt who is captured by ranchers and… Internet Archive A Definition of Language 1957 · Educational Reviews the definition of language, and explains the relationship between language and culture. Discusses whether one language is older, better, or more… Internet Archive Do Not Fold, Staple, Spindle, or Mutilate: Labor Relations 1968 · Educational Produced by the National Film Board of Canada Story of an aging local union leader who, unable to keep up with changing attitudes in his mill, faces employee… Internet Archive Philosophies of Education: Experimental Approach to Education (1961) 1961 · Educational · 29 min Philosophies of Education: Experimental Approach to Education (1961) Describes village life on the coast of Ghana, the newest independent member of the… Internet Archive Hidden Earth 1960 · Educational Produced in cooperation with the WGBH Educational Foundation With teacher's guide Traces the history of man's endeavors to study the earth's interior and… Internet Archive Feeding and Food Sharing 1976 · Educational · 23 min Also issued as videocassette Dr. Jane Lawick-Goodall presents the food gathering and feeding habits of wild chimpanzees living near her research center in… Internet Archive Manic State 1952 · Educational Describes typical symptoms of the hypomanic state, demonstrating the triad of symptoms which reflect exaggeration of otherwise normal moods of… Internet Archive Mesa Verde Mystery Of The Silent City 1975 · Educational · 13 min Introduces students to an ancient North American Indian culture that thrived briefly in a plateau in what is now Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. Shows how… Internet Archive Propagation 1981 · Educational Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Examines the use of tissue culture and micropropagation techniques in agriculture and horticulture.… Internet Archive Space Shuttle Challenger Accident 1986 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration Space Shuttle Challenger Accident U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) REPORT ON THE SPACE SHUTTLE… Internet Archive Starting Nursery School: Patterns of Beginning 1959 · Educational · 22 min Starting Nursery School: Patterns of Beginning SummaryDiscusses the variations found in steel rules, the types of scales found on them and their proper usage,… Internet Archive Composers: the "American" Tradition 1967 · Educational · 29 min Composers: the "American" Tradition University students illustrate, by using student photographs, old and new theories of photography and how to combine them… Internet Archive Moors Pavane (Variations on the Theme of "Othello") 1970 · Educational · 15 min Moors Pavane (Variations on the Theme of "Othello") Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Deals with the role… Internet Archive Bilingual Baby, Vol. 2: Spanish Educational Spanish immersion language instruction video for young children. Internet Archive TV Graphics: A Training Program (1960s) 1960 · Educational · 25 min Commentary by Tom Singleton Devised by Muhip Babalik ; produced by the CETO staff Internet Archive Coil Bowl, The 1970 · Educational · 4 min Willis Simms, best known for his student-made films, made this film himself. Animated by white paint on a series of black cards, Simms here describes the… Internet Archive Creating with Clay 1965 · Educational · 10 min A junior high teacher demonstrates to a class various techniques and tools for handling clay. Some methods covered are: wire and spiral wedging, pounding and… Internet Archive Should Man Play God? 1973 · Educational Reporter, Robert Rogers Explores the controversy surrounding the practice of psychosurgery and the use of live fetuses in research projects Internet Archive The First Twenty Years: Part 2 (1903-1904) 1972 · Educational · 28 min A selection of films from the Library of Congress's collection of paper prints restored by Kemp R. Niver. Consists of examples of films produced by the… Internet Archive Why Vietnam? 1965 · Educational Department of Defense Why Vietnam? AVA08194VNB1, 1965 The program outlines U.S. policy as stated by President Johnson. Includes Secretary of State Dean Rusk… Internet Archive Free to Choose: 4 -- From Cradle to Grave, Part 1 1979 · Educational Milton Freidman, in the fourth segment of the series, shows why he believes government-run welfare programs do not help the people they are intended to help… Internet Archive A New Look at Algae 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Producer, writer, and photographer, Bruce J. Russell Describes the importance and diversity of algae in the biosphere and shows… Internet Archive Elizabeth II: Winds of Change 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Narrator, Henry Fonda Originally shown in Canada on the television program entitled: Portraits of power Intended audience: Senior… Internet Archive Israel 1979 · Educational Program notes in container Discusses such topics as the right of Israel to exist, the right of the Palestinian refugees to have self-determination in the… Internet Archive Recovery Roulette: Can You Gamble with Drugs? 1983 · Educational Filmmakers, David Brown and Ed Schuman Animated story of visitors from another galaxy who are puzzled by the chemical dependency of many of Earth's… Internet Archive Rhinoceros 1984 · Educational · 12 min Filmed by noted architect/filmmaker Peter Chermayeff in a wildlife sanctuary in northern Tanzania, this production offers an impressionistic view of… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Our Reproductive Systems (How They Work)" 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 Vertical and Overhead Welding 1971 · Educational Demonstrates mig welding techniques. Shows how to make vertical fillet and prepared butt welds, and overhead fillet and prepared butt welds Internet Archive Greatest Heroes of the Bible: David 1979 · Educational Costume drama of the Old Testament story of David, the Israelite boy who volunteers to fight the Philistine giant Goliath and proves the power of faith by… Internet Archive Geometric Introduction to Partial Derivatives 1977 · Educational Clifford A. Hewitt Discusses the derivative of a function of one variable, three dimensional coordinate geometry, and the definition and interpretation of… Internet Archive Goya 1973 · Educational Also issued in 35 mm Deals with major works of the artist Goya, focusing on those in the Prado Museum in Madrid. Narrated by Ricardo Montalban Jesus… Internet Archive Rythmes de Paris 1971 · Educational In English. From the series Je parle français, nouv. ed Captures the unique charm of daily life in contemporary Paris, explores the principal points of… Internet Archive The First Twenty Years: Part 20 (1904-1909) 1972 · Educational · 28 min A selection of films from the Library of Congress's collection of paper prints restored by Kemp R. Niver. Consists of examples of films produced by the… Internet Archive To Be a Conductor 1970 · Educational · 24 min CLICK HERE FOR STUDY GUIDE A documentary that follows the activities of the young conductor, Michael Tilson Thomas. Shows him as a student; at home with his… Internet Archive Krapp's Last Tape 1990 · Educational Smithsonian Institution Krapp's Last Tape AVA19372VNB1, 1990 Featuring original staging by Nobel Prize winning playwright, Samuel Beckett, the video tells the… Internet Archive Ancient Lives: 8 -- The Deserted Village 1986 · Educational FFH 867 John Romer This segment of Ancient lives contains Djutamen sailing south on a mission for the general who ruled Thebes; the corresondence between… Internet Archive A Song for Michael 1967 · Educational · 22 min A Song for Michael A story about the intense affection that develops between a little boy who lives in a remote village and a baby elephant which has strayed… Internet Archive Plankton and the Open Sea 1986 · Educational CLICK HERE TO SEE THE STUDY GUIDE FOR THIS FILM Discusses the importance of the minute plankton organism to marine food chains. Illustrates typical forms of… Internet Archive Assignment Tomorrow 1960 · Educational · 30 min Stresses the place and importance of the teacher in American life. Demonstrates the place and importance of teachers in American life, not only as classroom… Internet Archive Dr. Pinel Unchains the Insane 1955 · Educational Reduction print of the 35 mm. motion picture made for the CBS television program You are there With film users' guide Reconstructs events of May 24, 1793,… Internet Archive Junkyard 1969 · Educational Images of a junkyard during the changing seasons culminate in a view of spring's transformation of wrecked automobiles and old furniture into a garden filled… Internet Archive Shape Description: Part 2 1947 · Educational Supplemented by filmstrip of the same title Correlated with the book, Mechanical drawing, by Thomas E. French Demonstrates step-by-step procedures of… Internet Archive Why We Fight: Prelude to War 1941 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 44 Why We Fight: Prelude to War Frank Capra. Prelude To War (Frank Capra) The introductory film to the series portrays the… Internet Archive Beavers 1930 · Educational · 9 min Internet Archive Making Change 1977 · Educational · 8 min Two youngsters meet a magical character who teaches them the names of coins, the value of each coin in relation to its purchasing power, and how to make… Internet Archive Addition And Subtraction of Rational Numbers (Lesson XX) 1963 · Educational From the SMSG (School Mathematics Study Group) Brief Course in Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers. With Stewart Moredock. Film scanning by Ashley… Internet Archive Chick Embryo: From Primitive Streak to Hatching 1961 · Educational With teacher's guide Using microphotography and time-lapse photography to show in detail the development of a chick embryo from incubation to emergence from…