Educationals from the world's archives

4,081–4,128 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 Democracy In Education 1922 · Educational · 6 min Internet Archive Rendezvous Educational a fast POV trip through the streets of Paris. Internet Archive AIR FORCE STORY, THE -- COLD WAR, 1948-1950 1953 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 26164 AIR FORCE STORY, THE -- COLD WAR, 1948-1950 1953 RUSSIA'S ATTEMPT TO BLOCKADE WEST BERLIN FUTILE; LARGEST PEACETIME AIRLIFT BY… Internet Archive “ L.S.D. - LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE ” 1960S EDUCATIONAL FILM ABOUT THE PSYCHEDELIC DRUG LSD 48574 Educational This educational film titled “L.S.D. - Lysergic Acid Diethylamide” is a 1960s educational film about the psychedelic LSD. The film features accredited… Internet Archive Biology of the Hamster 1961 · Educational · 12 min Scenes of hamsters living under semi-natural conditions. Illustrates initial courtship and pairing, digging or burrow system with two nest chambers, and the… Internet Archive Daumier: Chroniqueur d'une Epoque 1982 · Educational Produced by Nico Crama Introduces the caricatures of Honore Daumier, the 19th-century lithographer who created cartoons from the viewpoint of the common man.… Internet Archive Farmers of the Andes 1947 · Educational Describes the farmers of the Andes as a primitive people without the benefits of technology, showing the tireless Incas who till the mountain soil at… Internet Archive Smoker's Luck 1980 · Educational · 22 min Shows some significant contrasts in the lives of three boys who come from three different social classes. Relates the ascribed, or inherited, status of each… Internet Archive The Galapagos Tortoise 1972 · Educational Researchers, George Bartholomew, Robert I. Bowman, Henry J. Thompson Examines the life history, ecology, and evolution of the giant land tortoises of the… Internet Archive AIR FORCE TACTICAL FIREPOWER 1963 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 26392 AIR FORCE TACTICAL FIREPOWER FLASHBACKS RECORD GAIN IN TACTICAL AIR POWER SINCE WORLD WAR I. GUN CAMERA FOOTAGE DEMONSTRATES… Internet Archive NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL DRIVER'S ED FILM THE CROSSROADS CRASH 78484 Educational One of a series of defensive driving films made by the National Safety Council, THE CROSSROADS CRASH examines the source of ½ of all traffic accidents —… Internet Archive Conservation Of Energy 1959 · Educational · 26 min This PSSC physics film shows 24,000 tons of coal unloaded from one boat, at 60 tons per minute. Demonstrates the principle of conservation of energy using a… Internet Archive And So They Learn 1972 · Educational · 34 min Produced by the Pennsylvania Department of Education Four approaches to early childhood education observed in Pennsylvania schools: a modified… Internet Archive Grand Jury: An Institution Under Fire 1977 · Educational Describes the history and function of the grand jury system in the United States. Follows a case from arrest through indictment. Discusses the legal purpose… Internet Archive Report card 1968 · Educational · 12 min Script developed by Inter-University Film Project With teacher's manual and student discussion and study guide Search Educational Film Journals at Media… Internet Archive The Picture Wings of Hawaii 1981 · Educational Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Investigates the evolution of the Picture Wing, a group of species of large Drosophila flies in the… Internet Archive Transportation: A First Film on the Airport 1972 · Educational With study guide Examines the advantages and disadvantages that the community derives from a big city airport. For elementary grades Internet Archive Crucifixion of Jesus...An Historical Document 1972 · Educational Dramatically recreates events surrounding the crucifixion of Jesus, from Palm Sunday to the crucifixion itself, as told by interviews with participants and… Internet Archive Born to Succeed: 2 -- Arithmetic 1971 · Educational · 28 min · Subtitles Written and directed by Ellen P. Reese Demonstrates behavioral procedures in a student-developed program for teaching arithmetic to retarded children. Starts… Internet Archive Peers in Middle Childhood 1974 · Educational · 23 min Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Director and writer, Irving Jacoby; consultant, Fred Brown Shows the importance of the peer group to… Internet Archive Reformation 1966 · Educational Produced by NBC Traces the development of Protestantism in 16th-century Europe. Describes the Council of Trent and the Peace of Augsburg, and examines the… Internet Archive Words, Names, and Books 1976 · Educational Don Chastain Writers, Hana Hrabec, Paige Morgenthal Presented by the UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies Examines the influence of native… Internet Archive Numbers 1966 · Educational Explores the world of numbers and explains their relation to people in a variety of situations. Animated Internet Archive Fighter for Freedom: The Frederick Douglass Story 1984 · Educational National Park Service Fighter For Freedom: The Frederick Douglass Story AVA16378VNB1, 1984? Frederick Douglass, Fighter for Freedom is a 19-minute documentary… Internet Archive Dealing with Problem People: The Disorderly Worker 1959 · Educational A four-part workshop designed to help supervisors and workers recognize personality traits that are detrimental to output and morale. Presented against a… Internet Archive Island at the Edge 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Presents the story behind the annual killing of thousands of dolphins by local fishermen at Iki Island, Japan. Fishermen claim that the… Internet Archive Soro 1968 · Educational · 24 min Réalisation, C. Edward Hopin Description du rituel soro, la flagellation en 2 temps du muscle pectoral droit, pratiqué par les Fulani de la Nigeria et dans… Internet Archive Teacher Effectiveness Training 1973 · Educational Outlines teacher effectiveness training, the system developed by Dr. Thomas Gordon and used by teachers to build effective classroom relationships. Dr. Gordon… Internet Archive When's the Big Day? 1975 · Educational Susan McAneny, T.J. Sullivan, Bill Thornbury, Kelly Yaegermann Producer-director, Steven Katten; writers, Nancy Audley, Kurt Villadsen; photographer, Rick… Internet Archive Prelude to War 1942 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 36067 / Local Identifier 111-OF-1 Prelude to War Department of Defense. Department of the Army.… Internet Archive Newborn Care: Your Baby's First 2 Weeks At Home 1998 · Educational "This video presents tips on how to feed, care for, and soothe your newborn" -- description from box. Internet Archive A Law Is Made 1961 · Educational · 26 min Narration by Senator Joseph Clark and an animated chart explain the steps through which a bill progresses to become a law. Follows the Housing act of 1959… Internet Archive America's Champion Cook 1977 · Educational · 12 min An accomplished cook prepares her favorite dishes so viewers can capture her recipes. Tells how she never trusts her memory and always works from written… Internet Archive Anatomy of Welfare 1971 · Educational With teacher's guide Producer, Ernest Pendrotti Explores the welfare situation in the United States. Expresses the viewpoints of welfare recipients, welfare… Internet Archive Chromatography: 2 -- Liquid Chromatography 1970 · Educational With guide Writer, Harold M. McNair; consultant, James M. Miller Shows the difference between gas and liquid chromatography. Focuses on liquid… Internet Archive Free to Choose: 10 -- How to Stay Free 1979 · Educational Milton Friedman, in the tenth and final segment of the series, describes how the growth of government bureaucracy has reversed the roles of government and… Internet Archive Kodiak Island 1975 · Educational Edited from the television series of the same title Also issued as videorecording Writer, Seymour Simon; narrator, William Conrad; consultant, William… Internet Archive Hard Facing 1955 · Educational Demonstrates techniques for applying a hard-facing alloy to the surface of steel parts. Illustrates flame adjustment and preheating of the part to be… Internet Archive Pins and Needles 1979 · Educational Producer, script, Genni Batterham, Kim Batterham; director, Barbara Chobocky, photographer, Erika Addis; editor, Surresh Ayyar; sound, Annie Cocksedge; music,… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "The Game" 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 Kwashiorkor 1968 · Educational · 32 min Kwashiorkor Documents the notable features of the culture on Pentecost Island in the New Hebrides. Describes the agriculture, play, and ritual of the people,… Internet Archive Readin' and Writin' Ain't Everything 1975 · Educational · 25 min Presents a community-oriented view of mental retardation through the personal account of a retarded adult and three families with retarded children Internet Archive Les Derniers Canuts 1965 · Educational A fine documentary of silk weaving in Lyons, France Internet Archive MARINES RAISE FLAG OVER IWO JIMA [ETC.] 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39054, LI 208-UN-147 - MARINES RAISE FLAG OVER IWO JIMA [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series: Motion… Internet Archive Glasser on Discipline 1972 · Educational Dr. William Glasser explains that effective discipline involves learning the value of following common sense rules of courtesy and mutual respect, and points… Internet Archive Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective 1979 · Educational Directed and produced by Michael Blackwood Traces the life and work of this American contemporary artist from his student days at Black Montain College where… Internet Archive The Saint Lawrence River 1990 · Educational Editors, Fracoise Hubert, Guy Dufaux VHS, NTSC Follows the history of New France: the discoveries of Cartier and Champlain, the story of Queb́ec, the growth… Internet Archive Allan Boesak: Choosing for Justice 1984 · Educational · 28 min Narrator, James Earl Jones Interview with the Rev. Allan Boesak, president of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches. The effect of apartheid on South…