Educationals from the world's archives

385–432 of 20,948 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. Sexual content and nudity are left out altogether.

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 themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage.
Internet Archive Filmstrip: "1. How To Get Gonorrhea" 1974 · 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 Los Siete de la Raza 1969 · Educational (Newsreel #39) "A film about the oppression of the Latino community, living in the Mission district of San Francisco. It deals specifically with the case of… Internet Archive Stalin and Russian History 1928 - 1953 1977 · Educational · 30 min Stalin and Russian History 1928 - 1953 Discusses the problem of the child leaving mother and home to start nursery school, and presents an approach which has… Internet Archive Mai Zetterling's Stockholm 1978 · Educational · 51 min · Subtitles Also issued as videocassette Made in Canada Producer and director, John McGreevy Swedish actress Mai Zetterling offers a look at Stockholm Internet Archive Nature's Strangest Creatures 1963 · Educational · 14 min Nature's Strangest Creatures Early childhood play reflects environment and home life. Close family relationships also emphasized. Internet Archive Women Inside. [Motion picture] 1980 · Educational · 26 min Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Producer, Elisabeth Fink Benjamin, Mark Benjamin; editor, Bill Moyers Examines life within a women's… Internet Archive The Shock of the New: The Landscape of Pleasure part 2 1979 · Educational · 32 min · Subtitles Narrated and written by Robert Hughes. Produced by the BBC and Time-Life Television Discusses impressionism, the liberation of color, and a new freedom of… Internet Archive The Electric Grandmother 1982 · Educational · 48 min Title from data sheet Maureen Stapleton, Edward Herrmann, Tara Kennedy, Robert MacNaughton, Charles Fields, Paul Benedict Based on: I sing the body electric… Internet Archive Three Approaches to Psychotherapy 3: Dr. Aaron Beck 1986 · Educational Dr. Aaron T. Beck uses his techniques of cognitive therapy with the same client seen in the other segments Internet Archive The Day The Universe Changed: 3 -- Scientific Imagination in the Renaissance 1986 · Educational · 53 min Title from data sheet Host, James Burke In two parts Ages 16 through adults Shows the startling changes that grew out of the study of Arab optics. From… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Diplodocus Meets the First Bird" 1976 · 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 Death of a Legend 1971 · Educational · 47 min · Subtitles Death of a Legend Examines the nature and plight of the wolf and relates it to the plight of other species of North American wildlife that have fallen afoul… Internet Archive The Exiles 1961 · Educational A documentary account of the problems that are encountered by American Indians who live in urban areas and are caught between two conflicting cultures Internet Archive China: A Class By Itself 1979 · Educational · 51 min · Subtitles China: A Class By Itself An inside look at China working towards the goal of becoming a superpower by the year 2000 via education as the key to modernization.… Internet Archive EXPANSION TO AIR POWER 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration EXPANSION TO AIR POWER War Department. Army Air Forces. (06/20/1941 - 09/26/1947) ARC Identifier 2871 / Local… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Scooby Doo In The Signs Of The Times" 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 Death Valley National Monument 1950 · Educational · 10 min A beautifully shot trip through the Death Valley of the late 1940s, including visits to the ghost town of Ryan, Zabriskie Point, the Harmony Borax Works, and… Internet Archive Ascent of Man: 10--The World With in World 1973 · Educational · 25 min · Subtitles Ascent of Man: 10--The World With in World Reel 2 Explores the world within the atom and traces the history of the men and ideas that have made 20th century… Internet Archive This is Korea (Parts 1 and 2) 1951 · Educational Department of the Navy This is Korea (Parts 1 and 2) AVA18577VNB1, 1951 Covers the United States involvement with Korea and testing of Korean weapons. John… Internet Archive The Shock of the New: View From the Edge 1979 · Educational · 28 min · Subtitles VHS Narrated and written by art critic Robert Hughes. Produced by the BBC and Time-Life Television Nineteenth-century romanticism gave way to 20th-century… Internet Archive The Shock of the New: The Threshold of Liberty part 1 1980 · Educational · 30 min · Subtitles Narrated and written by art critic Robert Hughes. Produced by the BBC and Time-Life Television Discusses surrealism, the last revolutionary art movement of… Internet Archive From blossom to fruit 1969 · Educational · 15 min · Subtitles With study guide Explains the function of flowers in the life cycle of the plant. Includes an analysis of the basic parts of the flower, the structure of a… Internet Archive Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes 1990 · Educational Based on the book by Eleanor Coerr Producer, director, George Levenson; writer, Eleanor Coerr; drawings, Ed Young Liv Ullman This iconographic film is the… Internet Archive [Liberace Thanksgiving] 1954 · Educational · 8 min Liberace winks at the camera, reminisces about the past, and sends a turkey to its doom, performing 'Turkey In The Straw' and 'Shine On Harvest Moon.' Internet Archive Marine Flowers 1975 · Educational · 30 min · Subtitles Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Mizo Okada, Tohru Uchida Uses underwater photography to study the structure, behavior, and life cycles… Internet Archive The Shock of The New: Landscape of Pleasure Part 1 1979 · Educational · 26 min · Subtitles The Shock of The New: Landscape of Pleasure Part 1 Part 3 of an 8-part series which presents a social history of the impact and development of the visual arts… Internet Archive The Fleet That Came To Stay 1945 · Educational Department of the Navy. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Naval Observatory. (1942 - 09/18/1947) ARC Identifier 13113 / Local Identifier 80-MN-5802… Internet Archive The World at War: 9 - Stalingrad, June 1942 - February 1943 1973 · Educational · 31 min The World at War: 9 - Stalingrad, June 1942 - February 1943 Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary… Internet Archive [Gay Garner in Vulture Mountains, Arizona] 1950 · Educational · 4 min In roughly 1950, Ray Garner filmed this silent footage home movie of wife Ginny and 5-year-old daughter Gay, probably taken in the Vulture Mountains… Internet Archive The World at War 3 -- France Falls, May - June 1940 1940 · Educational · 56 min · Subtitles The World at War 3 -- France Falls, May - June 1940 Summary Documents the fall of France to Germany in May and June of 1940 as a result of the speed, daring… Internet Archive Eisenhower years. 1963 · Educational · 21 min · Subtitles Reviews the events that led to Eisenhower's election in 1952, and notes the significant issues of his administration. From the Presidential Administrations… Internet Archive The Lightning war in the Middle East. 1967 · Educational · 13 min · Subtitles With study guide Traces the roots of unrest that led to conflict between Israel and Egypt in the short war of June 1967 Search Educational Film Journals at… Internet Archive Judaism 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 Filmstrip: "The Scooby-Doo Gang in "Help Wanted" Part 2: Interviewing And Applications" 1979 · 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 Ireland: The Making of a Republic 1972 · Educational · 25 min Documents the events, beginning with the uprising of 1916, that led to the formation of the Irish Republic as it is in the 20th century. Discusses… Internet Archive Psychiatric Interview No. 1: Evaluation for Diagnosis 1967 · Educational Young woman displays antisocial and impulsive behavior. History includes promiscuity, illegitimate pregnancies, lesbianism, multiple marriage, drug addiction,… Internet Archive The Communications Explosion (1967) 1968 · Educational · 25 min Investigates the world of the twenty - first century with particular reference to patterns of communication and their projected impact upon man. Describes the… Internet Archive THE EARTHQUAKERS 1944 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 26133 THE EARTHQUAKERS PRESENTS THE STORY OF THE 12TH BOMB GROUP OF THE 9TH AIR FORCE AND ITS ROLE IN THE AIR CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE… Internet Archive Roots: 3 -- The Slave, Part 1 Educational · 50 min Roots: 3 Part 1 the Slave Summary Explains that the slave rebellion aboard the Lord Ligonier is quickly put down. Tells how the ship anchor./ia metadata… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Fundamentals of Motor Selection" 1950 · 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 Who Cares? 1968 · Educational · 10 min Dramatizes a story about a little boy who would rarely smile and was always grouchy because he felt he was not liked. Tells how his classmates discovered he… Internet Archive Farm Family in Autumn 1967 · Educational · 14 min On Red Markham's farm near Whitewater, Wisconsin, son Steve tells his story: through the woods, taking a school bus, how muddy fields impact harvesting,… Internet Archive The World at War: 4 Alone May 1940 -- May 1941 1974 · Educational · 55 min · Subtitles Interviews with Lord Avon and the RAF pilots are featured in this study of how radar really won the Battle of Britain, and of what the bombings meant to… Internet Archive America: 12--The First Impact 1972 · Educational · 25 min · Subtitles America: 12--The First Impact reel 2 Reel 1 available here Presents a record of Alistair Cooke's impressions of the people, places, institutions, and… Internet Archive Discovering line. 1978 · Educational · 21 min · Subtitles Revised version of the motion picture issued in 1963 under the same title Defines line in art as being a record of movement, explaining how it serves as a… Internet Archive A Connemara Family 1982 · Educational · 57 min Studies the life of Kate Nee in Connemara, western Ireland, showing that family members who had left their homes are returning because of recession abroad and… Internet Archive The excavations at La Venta. [motion picture] 1963 · Educational · 30 min Reviews the large scale excavations of the Olmec site of La Venta begun in 1955. Includes a study of the results of the earlier investigations in 1942 and… Internet Archive The Spanish Civil War 1978 · Educational · 26 min · Subtitles Host narrator, Eric Sevareid A documentary presentation on the events of and the attitudes towards the Spanish Civil War