Educationals from the world's archives

4,369–4,416 of 22,172 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 Lilies Grow Wild 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet A drama about the unsuccessful effort of a new teacher to impose discipline on an unruly student. She discovers that love and giving… Internet Archive Shaw vs. Shakespeare: 1 -- The Character of Caesar 1971 · Educational George Bernard Shaw, played by Donald Moffatt, analyzes Shakespeare's characterization of Julius Caesar and compares it with his own treatment. In Shaw's… Internet Archive Magic Rites: Divination by Animal Tracks 1967 · Educational No narration; natural sounds only Producer, Julien Bryan The Dogon shaman in Mali prepares sand drawings symbolizing questions posed by tribal members. The… Internet Archive Slime Molds: 3- Identification 1961 · Educational · 22 min Slime Molds: 3- Identification Presents the current state of knowledge about the effects of cigarette smoking on people's health. Shows research that is being… Internet Archive GROWLER STORY, THE 1958 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 24374 GROWLER STORY, THE ONE OF THE FAMED ACTS OF INDIVIDUAL HEROISM DURING WORLD WAR II, WHEN COMMANDER GILMORE, FATALLY WOUNDED,… Internet Archive Audubon's Florida Wildlife 1978 · Educational Director, Ellsworth Grant; narrators, Jon Huberth, Zabelle White; editors, Robie Hubley, Jon Huberth Explores the relationships that connect several species… Internet Archive Day Care for a Kibbutz Toddler 1973 · Educational · 23 min Producers and directors, L. Joseph Stone, Jeannette G. Stone Shows the individualized, nurturant care given to four toddlers by a metapelet (caretaker) in a… Internet Archive The Vascular System of the Palm Rhapis Excelsa: 1 -- The Mature Stem 1980 · Educational Produced by the Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film Shows the growth habit, morphology, and anatomy of the small palm Rhapis excelsa. Explains… Internet Archive "SAIGON, TARGET ZERO" (PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE FILM) 1968 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration "SAIGON, TARGET ZERO" (PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE FILM) ARC Identifier 32416 / Local Identifier 111-LC-53930 1968… Internet Archive Every Part Of Town 1962 · Educational · 14 min A Red Cross representative convinces Sam Donaldson that the Red Cross is important to every part of town. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V… Internet Archive An American success story [videorecording] : the safe shipment of used nuclear fuel 2001 · Educational From the Case: An American Success Story: The Safe Shipment of Used Nuclear Fuel From inside Case liner notes: What Experts Are Saying About Transporting Used… Internet Archive To Live Together 1950 · Educational · 33 min The story of a summer camp in which children of different racial backgrounds participate. Points out that the prejudices of the children, when present, are… Internet Archive Using Water Effectively in the Wildland/Urban Interface 2004 · Educational The National Wildland/Urban Interface Fire Protection Program www.firewise.org Using Water Effectively in the Wildland/Urban Interface FWC-625-04-V This… Internet Archive Sooper Goop 1989 · Educational VHS-Standard play Cameraman, Wally Bullock ; animation, Jim Duffy [and others] ; music, Joseph Byrd Ages 6 to 13 Presents a fast-paced animated story in… Internet Archive Incitement to Reading 1965 · Educational Unstaged record of a combined first and second grade liberal open classroom where reading is taught by capitalizing on the children's own significant… Internet Archive Predatory Behavior of the Grasshopper Mouse 1974 · Educational Uses slow-motion photography to examine how the grasshopper mouse attacks its prey. Evaluates the role of experience in its handling of beetles, crickets, and… Internet Archive ACTIVITIES OF THE 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION, SOUTH VIETNAM 1968 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration ACTIVITIES OF THE 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION, SOUTH VIETNAM ARC Identifier 31818 / Local Identifier 111-LC-52590 1968… Internet Archive Communicating Management's Point of View (1965) 1965 · Educational · 22 min Communicating Management's Point of View (1965) The composition of music on magnetic recording tape to be performed through loudspeakers is examined by its… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Violence in the Home: An American Tragedy" 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 STAFF FILM REPORT 66-22A 1966 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 26973 STAFF FILM REPORT 66-22A VIETNAM - APRIL AND MAY 1966 - 25TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 173D AIRBORNE BRIGADE, AND 1ST CAVALRY… Internet Archive Exchange Place 1975 · Educational CAST: Don Jordan CREDITS: Directors and editors, Marc DeRossi, Gary Gasgarth; writer, Gary Gasgarth SUMMARY: Mime Don Jordan enacts a series of sketches… Internet Archive Jerusalem of Heaven and Earth: City of Islam 1983 · Educational Looks at the Arab heritage, at worship in the historic Al Asqa Mosque and at life at home and in the bazaars Internet Archive The Interview: The Right Person for the Job 1984 · Educational Demonstrates the interviewing process from start to finish, including writing a job description, screening initial applicants, preparing appropriate… Internet Archive Afghanistan 1973 · Educational National Archives - Afghanistan - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This newsreel film documents the… Internet Archive Filmmaker Peter Boulton interviwed, July 8, 2001 2001 · Educational · 34 min Geoff Alexander interviews 80-year old filmmaker Peter Boulton of Boulton-Hawker Films at his house in Ipswich, England on July 8, 2001. Boulton made more… Internet Archive Energetics of Life 1972 · Educational With guide Consultants, Daniel E. Atkinson, Elof A. Carlson Discusses the types and functions of energy in living things. Describes kinetic energy,… Internet Archive The Land-Grant Murals 1960 · Educational · 14 min Shows Henry Varnum Poor at work on the frescoes in the lobby of Old Main at Penn State University. The film is dedicated to the first centennial of the… Internet Archive Hazards of Nitrogen Asphyxiation: Fatal Accident at Valero Refinery, Delaware City, Delaware 2006 · Educational U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Hazards of Nitrogen Asphyxiation: Fatal Accident at Valero Refinery, Delaware City, Delaware (2006) CSB… Internet Archive STEEL: THE METAL GIANT 1981 INLAND STEEL CO. STEEL MILL EDUCATIONAL FILM 96264 Educational This film was produced by Centron Films for Inland Steel in 1981. It is an educational film showing the entire process of the production of steel, from the… Internet Archive The Spanish Earth (Reel 1 of 6) 1937 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 5717241, LI 226-G-6398 - The Spanish Earth (Reel 1 of 6) - DVD Copied by Ann Galloway. Joint Chiefs of… Internet Archive Beyond the Frame 1973 · Educational · 28 min Direction de production et réalisation, B.Z. Vincent-Batyka Regard sur différentes approches conçues par le personnel de la Tate Gallery pour amener le… Internet Archive Biological Clocks 1967 · Educational · 24 min Produced in cooperation with the National Education Association, the National Science Teachers Association, the American Library Association, and the American… Internet Archive Free to Choose: 5 -- Created Equal, Part 2 1979 · Educational Features a discussion among Milton Friedman and guests as a follow-up to to the segment "Created equal". Participants include Frances Fox Riven, professor of… Internet Archive Lyman H. Howe's High-Class Moving Pictures 1983 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: General Issued also as videorecording A documentary that chronicles the career of showman Lyman H. Howe. Shows how… Internet Archive Shoreline Sediments 1967 · Educational Director, Eric Lucey Shows the formation of a variety of sedimentological structures and how many of their features have been preserved in ancient… Internet Archive RESEARCH PROJECT X-15 THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE X-15 1962 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 45005, LI 255-HQ-79 - RESEARCH PROJECT X-15 THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE X-15 - DVD Copied by Nick Stoller.… Internet Archive Free to Choose: 9 -- How to Cure Inflation, Part 2 1979 · Educational Features a discussion among Milton Friedman and guests as follow-up to part 1. Participants include Congressman Clarence J. Brown, Beryl W. Sprinkel, and… Internet Archive Looking for Yesterday 1978 · Educational Senior citizens talk about their feelings, fantasies, and need to relive the past when the present becomes unbearable Naomi Feil Internet Archive Theory X and Theory Y: The Work of Douglas Mcgregor, 2 Application of the Theory Educational · 24 min Theory X and Heory Y: The Work of Douglas Mcgregor, 2 Application of the Theory The thoroughly dramatic plot by members of Hitler's staff to exterminate their… Internet Archive Diabetes: Focus on Feelings 1980 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Patient education and health and medical personnel Issued also as videorecording Explores the emotional effects of… Internet Archive Working Places 1975 · Educational · 23 min Illustrates the restoration and rehabilitation of unused industrial structures through before-and-after stills of the conversion of a grain silo complex into… Internet Archive And Who Shall Feed This World? Part 2 1975 · Educational · 25 min Part 2 of 2. Presents the political, economic, and moral aspects of the world food shortage by contrasting the life of a farm family in North Dakota with that… Internet Archive Cholesterol: Eat Your Heart Out 1975 · Educational Originally released in Canada Follows an experiment designed to determine the effect of diet on the blood cholesterol level of two groups of high school… Internet Archive William Deneen interviewed at San Jose’s cine16 January 11, 1997 1997 · Educational · 1 h 1 min Bill Deneen appeared live before the audience of cine16 (soon to be the Aacademic Film Archive of North America) in San Jose, California on January 11, 1997.… Internet Archive Energy from the Day Star 1979 · Educational · 21 min Produced by Bill Jersey for Exxon Traces the changes in building construction from the early Pueblos who worked with nature, through the era in which oil,… Internet Archive Inside Tibet 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 40103 / Local Identifier 226.5 - Inside Tibet - Joint Chiefs of Staff. Office of Strategic… Internet Archive Lucerne International Music Festival 1946 · Educational · 19 min This beautifully shot and edited film documents the Lucerne International Music Festival held August 3-29, 1939. It features the Swiss Festival Symphony… Internet Archive Arab - Israeli War 1974 · Educational National Archives - Arab - Israeli War - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film examines the war…