Educationals from the world's archives

3,889–3,936 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 North Carolina--mineral state, U.S.A. 1979 · Educational · 13 min Describes the more than 300 different varieties of rocks and minerals which are mined in North Carolina. Also shows mining reclamation projects that have… Internet Archive Bambinger 1985 · Educational Camera, Savas Kalogeras ; original music, Neil Chotem Based on Mordecai Richler's short story of a Montreal family who take in Mr. Bambinger, a Jewish… Internet Archive Newspaper Story (Second Edition) 1973 · Educational · 27 min Collaborator, Louis Starr Documents the activities of newspaper staff members during a 24-hour period. Shows how news is gathered and how it is written,… Internet Archive Roles and Goals in High School 1975 · Educational Dr. William Glasser presents his "school without failure" concepts as applied to the high school setting and participates with teachers in role-play… Internet Archive The Breeder 1978 · Educational Describes nuclear energy, from the mining of uranium to the generation of electric power, focusing on the controversial breeder reactor Internet Archive Filmstrip: "The Garden of Abdul Gasazi" 1983 · 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 Filmstrip: "Narcotics: Uses and Abuses" 1968 · 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 Emergency response to transportation accidents involving radioactive materials [videorecording] 2002 · Educational · Subtitles From tape: Emergency Response to Transportation Accidents Involving Radioactive Materials (VT320.2) July 2002 FEMA and DOE Run time: 18:00mins VHS "July… Internet Archive Christians: 9 -- In Search of Tolerance 1976 · Educational First released in England Focuses on the growth during the Reformation of radical religious sects which existed outside the established church order.… Internet Archive Psychosexual Differences: Part 2 1975 · Educational Produced for the British Open University Looks at the physiological and genetic origins of sexually differentiated behavior. Jeffrey Grey talks about his… Internet Archive Oregon Woodcarvers 1980 · Educational Directed and produced by Jan Baross A view of the work, lives, themes, and philosophies of four Oregon woodcarvers, each of whom represents a specific area… Internet Archive The Unknown Genius 1978 · Educational Director, Bernard Preston Thomas Bewick, a nineteenth century artist from Britain is the subject of this film. He is known for his wood engravings of birds… Internet Archive Free to Choose: 3 -- Anatomy of Crisis, Part 1 1979 · Educational Milton Friedman, in the third segment of the series, argues against the popular belief that the Depression was caused by a failure of the free enterprise… Internet Archive I Walk Away in the Rain 1968 · Educational · 10 min Script developed by Inter-University Film Project An open-end film which examines the problems involved in motivating a bright student Internet Archive Diversity is Our Strength 2000 · Educational Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Diversity Series: Religions, Cultures and Communities (NCJ 212664) The Chicago… Internet Archive Children and Sports [motion picture] 1980 · Educational · 30 min Based on James Michener's book: Sports in America Writer, producer, and director, Bud Greenspan ; narrator, James A. Michener Shows how children's sports… Internet Archive Connections (Look Again series) 1989 · Educational The discovery of an animal skeleton in a riverbed stimulates a girl to imagine the many connections among the structures and functions of living creatures and… Internet Archive Let the Seller Beware 1971 · Educational Producers, Philip S. Hobel, Douglas Leiterman Forecasts the likely effects of the consumer movement on automobile safety, product durability and safety,… Internet Archive Upon This Rock 1970 · Educational Orson Welles, Dirk Bogarde, Dame Edith Evans, Sir Ralph Richardson Producer, Stanley Abrams; writer and director, Harry Rasky; photographer, Aldo Tonti… Internet Archive In and Out of Maine: The New People 1977 · Educational Profiles five families who have chosen to homestead in rural Maine. Shows the newcomers baking bread, farming, building their own homes, chopping wood, and… Internet Archive The Day Grandpa Died 1970 · Educational Shows a young Jewish boy's reaction to the death of his grandfather; uses flashbacks to portray the child's memories of his grandfather and the boy's gradual… Internet Archive Health For Youth 1941 · Educational On cooperation among the NYA, the Public Health Service, clinics, and private physicians and dentists to improve the health of U.S. youth. Boys and girls… Internet Archive Arlai World Trade (Mourning World Trade) 2002 · Educational · 3 min Bare-midriffed disco dancers gyrate against still pictures of the attack on the World Trade Center. This is not a ballad, but rather a rocking morlam… Internet Archive Elizabeth Swados: The Girl with the Incredible Feeling 1977 · Educational Introduces Elizabeth Swados, a new talent, who has composed the music for two recent productions at Lincoln Center, written a book entitled The girl with the… Internet Archive Eruption of Kilauea 1960 · Educational Depicts the upheaval of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii from Nov. 1959 to Feb. 1960. Shows lava buildup and how the island was built from similar eruptions over… Internet Archive Quack 1976 · Educational · 24 min An experimental film by Scott Guthrie and John Huckert about a young black woman who fantasizes about becoming a documentary filmmaker. The obstacles she… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "The New Girl" 1972 · 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 Weekend Athletes 1975 · Educational Also issued as videocassette Examines the physical fitness movement in the United States. Presents interviews with medical authorities on the values of… Internet Archive How To Make Handmade Lantern Slides 1947 · Educational The basic production techniques for eight types of handmade lantern slides are featured. Teachers demonstrate how to make the types of slides most appropriate… Internet Archive The Noise Boom 1970 · Educational Producer and writer, Bill Turque A report on noise as a dangerous form of environment pollution. Explains what interested citizens and technology can do… Internet Archive Cages 1969 · Educational Director and graphic designer, Miroslaw Kijowicz; writers, Hanna Jagoszewska, Miroslaw Kijowicz A philosophical exercise in a spare black and white style of… Internet Archive One More Year on the Family Farm? 1977 · Educational · 21 min Analyzes alternatives in the farming profession today. Two families express their opinions and values, exemplifying the dramatic changes occurring in farming… Internet Archive A Night Out with Mr. Toad 1961 · Educational Camera close-up studies of commonly known non-poisonous night creatures that might be encountered by Mr. Toad after sundown. Among the creatures shown in… Internet Archive The Plow That Broke the Plains 1937 · Educational Department of Agriculture. Farm Security Administration. Information Division. (ca. 1937 - ca. 1942) ARC Identifier 13595 / Local Identifier 96.2 1937 The… Internet Archive America: 11--The Arsenal 1972 · Educational · 27 min America: 11--The Arsenal reel 1 Reel 2 available here Deals with the American way of war from colonial Williamsburg to the modern sentimental traditions of… Internet Archive Biology of The Polecat 1954 · Educational · 10 min Biology of The Polecat SummaryStudies a polecat's life during the course of one year, from birth, behavior of the young in various stages of development,… Internet Archive Development of the Child: A Cross-Cultural Approach to Cognition 1975 · Educational With instructor's guide Author, Jerome Kagan Presents the theory that there is an invarient sequence of milestones in psychological development which is… Internet Archive No Way! Not Me 1987 · Educational Intended audience: junior high through adult In a stirring presentation, educator and rights activist Rosemary Brown warns that an impoverished future may… Internet Archive Roosevelt and U.S. History: 1882-1929 1974 · Educational · 28 min Edited from the motion picture entitled Franklin D. Roosevelt Made in England Narrator, Michael Redgrave Presents a biography of Roosevelt's early years,… Internet Archive The Humpback Whale: Summer -- A Time for Feeding 1979 · Educational INSTRUCTOR'S GUIDE AVAILABLE (CLICK HERE) Follows humpback whales to their summer feeding grounds along the northwest coast. Shows their methods of catching… Internet Archive The Properties of Enzymes: 2 -- Cooperativity 1976 · Educational · 25 min Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Develops the idea of the flexible enzyme in connection with the cooperativity property of enzymes, an… Internet Archive The Wood Shell 1980 · Educational Title from data sheet Companion film: The foundation / Peter John Lodge Intended audience: Junior high school through college and adult, and industrial… Internet Archive Math Made Easy: Passport To Math Success: Division in Denmark Educational "Travel on a journey around the globe and enjoy exploring basic arithmetic skills..."-- description from box. Internet Archive The Mysterious Bee 1981 · Educational · 24 min Produced by Phil Simon Nature Films Footage shot inside a hive illustrates the bee's amazingly complex society. Shows the queen laying eggs and relaying… Internet Archive Arts and Crafts of Mexico, Part 1: Pottery and Weaving 1961 · Educational · 13 min · Subtitles An Indian woman follows the ancient methods and patterns of making pottery: the fashioning of Talavera ware in Puebla, the shaping of Tonala pottery, and… Internet Archive Chinese History: 10 -- The Restoration 1976 · Educational Produced by Wan-go Weng Describes the internal building and external explorations by the Ming dynasty after the recovery of China for the Chinese (1368 to… Internet Archive The Pedestrian Strikes Back (1967) 1967 · Educational · 25 min Traces the history and development of pedestrian malls from Roman Forum and Medieval Europe to present - day Europe and America. Shows the development of one… Internet Archive Creative Thirties 1962 · Educational Telecast on the CBS-TV documentary show The twentieth century Producer, Isaac Kleinerman; writer, E.J. Kahn; reporter, Walter Cronkite; music, George…