Some Netflix Original educational documentaries are available for one-time educational screenings. To find out which titles are available for educational screenings, visit media.netflix.com and search for the title or browse our recent and upcoming releases. Below is an non-exhaustive list of these titles.
If you don't have a personal Netflix account you can utilized the Netflix YouTube page to show and share documentaries. Note that not all of the Netflix Original Documentaries are available through the YouTube page and, as of November 2020, Netflix has not plans to add additional titles to YouTube.
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As of 5/1/2024 (previous check 12/2023) the following titles are available for a one-time educational screening. You must have a personal Netflix account in order to show these titles in the classroom during a face-to-face traditional setting. Always double-check the details page for each title, before showing, to ensure that the Grant of Permission is still applicable. Films added after 2021 now have a link that says "Before screening this title, read the Educational Screening Permission (ESP)."
There is no easy way to search Netflix for a list of documentaries so unless you have a specific Netflix-owned title that you want to search, it can be difficult to browse media.netflix.com. That is why the list below is checked at least once a year. You might also find the supplied Google search to be helpful.
Tabitha Ochtera MLIS, Serials & Media Librarian, 2018