Educationals from the world's archives

3,793–3,840 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 Witchy Weed 1970 · Educational Directed by Paulo Gil Soares Traces the development of the tobacco industry in Brazil and describes the techniques and economics of tobacco growing and… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Filmstrip 2: Case Histories" 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 “THE CREATION OF LIFE” 1948 EDUCATIONAL FILM PREGNANCY, FETAL GROWTH, BIRTH, BREECH BIRTH 4796 Educational This silent film from 1948 "The Creation of Life" briefly demonstrates how a fetus forms and graphically shows different types of births. It was made by… Internet Archive Eastern Mystics of the Golden West 1980 · Educational Title from data sheet Photographer, Steven Poitras; editor, Josette Bonte; consultant, Randolph Pitts Intended audience: Junior high school students through… Internet Archive The Incredible Bread Machine Film 1975 · Educational · 31 min Produced by James W. Doswell ; directed and filmed by Theo Kamecke ; authors, Karl Keating ... [et al.] ; edited by David Hill Considers the possible adverse… Internet Archive Gianni Schicchi. 1970 · Educational · 22 min Filmed by students of the Theatre Arts Department Looks at behind-the scenes preparations and rehearsals for a presentation of the opera Gianni Schicchi by… Internet Archive People, People, People 1975 · Educational Explores the populating process of the United States from 17,760 B.C. to A.D. 1976 and illustrates cultural and technical innovations which influenced the… Internet Archive Poisonous Plants 1989 · Educational Warns against the dangers of a variety of poisonous plants found in the northern section of the United States Internet Archive The Fight Against Microbes 1966 · Educational · 27 min Depicts the progress of the fight against disease-causing microbes in man, animals, and plants since the time of Van Loeuenhock. Shows how microbes multiply Internet Archive Animal Families: The Turtle 1986 · Educational Provides factual information about the diet, growth, appearance, and behavior of turtles. BIBLIOGRAPHY TO THIS FILM AND OTHERS IN THIS SERIES (see 3rd page)… Internet Archive KGB CONNECTIONS (PARTS 1 & 2) 1981 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration KGB CONNECTIONS (PARTS 1 & 2) U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 54508 / Local… Internet Archive Bombs Will Make the Rainbow Break 1982 · Educational Title from data sheet A documentary which captures the dynamics of children, through their voices and artwork, as they realize, at varying ages and in… Internet Archive In Search of Ancient Mysteries (Reel 1) 1974 · Educational · 27 min WATCH REEL 2 HERE (LINK) Explores the specific evidences that a technological and scientific knowledge was at work on Earth during prehistoric times. Presents… Internet Archive Brazil: The Rude Awakening 1962 · Educational Covers causes and consequences of social unrest, feudal conditions in the Northeast, and prosperous modern cities; includes interviews with leaders Internet Archive The Middle East: Sects and Violence 1984 · Educational Explains how the three major religions of the Middle East are differentiated into various smaller sects which compete for influence and souls. Seventh in a… Internet Archive AWAY BOARDERS 1953 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 24543 AWAY BOARDERS STORY OF THE USS GUADALCANAL AND CAPTURE OF THE FIRST GERMAN SUBMARINE IN WORLD WAR II BY THE COMMANDING OFFICER… Internet Archive Frustrating Fours and Fascinating Fives 1953 · Educational French version released under the title Petit monde à quatre et cinq ans A study of the behavior of four-and five-year-old childen at home and at nursery… Internet Archive Why Not a Woman? 1976 · Educational · 26 min Shows women working successfully in nontraditional jobs such as welder, carpenter, and mechanic. Explores the attitudes of their male coworkers, supervisors,… Internet Archive "ARTHUR MURRAY STEPS IN THE RUMBA & MAMBO " 1940s DANCE INSTRUCTIONAL FILM LATIN DANCING 50934 Educational This black & white Arthur Murray instructional film demonstrates how to do the Rumba and the Mambo. The film dates to the 1940s. Arthur Murray (1895 – 1991)… Internet Archive Full Circle: The Work of Doris Chase 1974 · Educational Producer, Elizabeth Wood Artist Doris Chase explains her work in various media from painting on flat surfaces through sculpture in wood, plexiglass, plastic,… Internet Archive I'm a Fool 1976 · Educational A young man's job, his relationship with his coworkers and his desire to impress those around him mark his passage to adulthood Ron Howard Internet Archive Khrushchev: The Bear's Embrace 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 The Orator 1969 · Educational Director, Bretislav Pojar A puppet film about a man who takes great care to prepare his speech, only to send the audience to sleep Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Part 1: The Time Machine" 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 Kashmir: The Wind And The River 1950 · Educational · 10 min Captures the spirit of calm and timeless beauty of the small Himalayan country of Kashmir. Based on the life of Jhelum River boat people of Kashmir. More on… Internet Archive Arts and Crafts of Mexico, Part 2: Basketry, Stone, Wood, and Metals 1961 · Educational · 10 min Revised version of the motion picture entitled Arts and crafts Also issued in b&w With teachers guide Views of modern-day Mexico that stretch back into… Internet Archive Batik 1972 · Educational Shows the characteristics and processes of the batik art form. Illustrates the preparation of the cloth, application of the wax resist, techniques of dyeing… Internet Archive Manmade Macromolecules 1978 · Educational Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Describes the discovery and laboratory polymerization of three manmade plastics: polyethylene,… Internet Archive Meaning in Modern Painting, Part I (1967) 1967 · Educational · 22 min Meaning in Modern Painting, Part I (1967) Tells the story of the 369th infantry regiment in World War I. Explains that it was composed of Blacks, who brought… Internet Archive Tensile and Compressive Structures 1969 · Educational · 26 min "With support from the National Science Foundation." This program describes different types of instability Internet Archive Reading and Writing 1964 · Educational · 29 min Eric Hoffer reaffirms his belief in the benefit of reading a great number of books on a variety of subjects. He describes his continual visits to public… Internet Archive Loch Lomond Glaciation 1980 · Educational Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Examines the geophysical evidence that a massive ice sheet retreated about 12,500 years ago from Scotland… Internet Archive Osprey 1979 · Educational First released in England A documentary about the osprey, showing how it is able to pluck a trout half its own weight from the water. Scenes in the Scottish… Internet Archive Pine School 1965 · Educational · 28 min Shows part of a research program devoted to the study of mentally retarded children, ages three to six years, from underprivileged homes where facilities for… Internet Archive Survivors: Cycles of Abuse 1989 · Educational VHS format Producer/writer, Bob Sykes Examines the causes and complex psychological dynamics of spouse abuse through interviews with battered wives and… Internet Archive Living in a Reversed World 1958 · Educational Perception experiment in which university students wear devices which invert their fields of vision; stages of adaptation to new situations. Filmed at the… Internet Archive The Middle East: Change - Turkey and Saudi Arabia 1984 · Educational Title from data sheet A foreign film (Canada) Thirteen in a series of fourteen programs originally shown on television Intended audience: Junior high… Internet Archive The Middle East: Family Matters 1984 · Educational Title from data sheet A foreign film (Canada) Fourth in a series of fourteen programs originally shown on television Intended audience: Junior high school… Internet Archive Design for disaster 1962 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 13356 / Local Identifier 95.60 - Design for disaster - Department of Agriculture. Forest… Internet Archive Soviet Man in Space 1961 · Educational National Archives - Soviet Man in Space - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This silent film shows Soviet… Internet Archive Chinese, Korean and Japanese Dance Educational · 27 min Chinese, Korean and Japanese Dance Describes the stark poverty and hopelessness of one million people living in the desolation of Appalachia as exemplified by… Internet Archive For a Change: Breaking Old Habits and Making New Ones 1983 · Educational · 26 min Title from data sheet Intended audience: Ages 16 through adult Issued also as videorecording Outlines a well-planned regimen for breaking unwanted… Internet Archive The Fruit Fly: A Look at Behavior Biology 1973 · Educational Producer, director, and writer, Steven Katten; fruit fly photography, Larry Logan Shows how the fruit fly is used to study behavior. Describes the work… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Frankenstein, Part One" 1978 · 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 Vision of Juazeiro 1969 · Educational Portuguese dialog with English subtitles, some narrative in English Latin American Film Project A documentary account of the transformation of a small town… Internet Archive Will There Always Be an England? 1977 · Educational · 24 min Producer, John Tiffin Outlines the social and economic decline of Great Britain within the past few years and suggests that this fact may threaten her… Internet Archive Rounds of Authority 1997 · Educational Federal Law Enforcement Training Center gov.ntis.ava20354vnb1 VP-005-97 Rounds of Authority This video addresses conventional, specialty, and exotic shotgun… Internet Archive Four Women Artists 1977 · Educational Four women artists from Mississippi discuss their art and lifestyles. Includes writer Eudora Welty, quiltmaker Pecolia Warner, painter Theora Hamblett, and…