Red Cross Red Crescent historic film collection

Wherever people are in crisis, the Red Cross and Red Crescent are there, saving lives and bringing hope. Our collection of historic films and videos documents the humanitarian activities of the IFRC and its member National Societies from Afghanistan to Zambia, from 1936 to the 2000s. The recordings also illustrate how the norms of representation and self-representation change. Some stories were told in ways that would not be used by the IFRC now.

From 1999 to 2016, film preservation projects were conducted with Memoriav (memoriav.ch) to digitize the IFRC's 35mm and 16mm films. We are now digitizing +600 films produced by the member National Societies from our archive.

Due to copyright, we cannot publish every film on this channel. To enquire about additional films, or about the re-use of films, contact Archives.Contact(at)ifrc.org . No film or part thereof may be reproduced, distributed, published, modified, copied, translated, or adapted in any form without our written permission.

Clip: Shipped with love

Clip: Shipped with love
Clip: Flooded with gifts (silent)

Clip: Flooded with gifts (silent)
Clip: Cultural exchange and a helping hand

Clip: Cultural exchange and a helping hand
Clip: From gift boxes to international affairs

Clip: From gift boxes to international affairs
Prescription for Life (American National Red Cross, 1954)

Prescription for Life (American National Red Cross, 1954)
A Woman Wrote a Letter (American National Red Cross, 1956)

A Woman Wrote a Letter (American National Red Cross, 1956)
Red Cross News [No. 6] (American Red Cross, 1942)

Red Cross News [No. 6] (American Red Cross, 1942)
Den Sidste Lejr – om tørken og livsvilkårene i Afrika (Danish Red Cross, 1985, silent)

Den Sidste Lejr – om tørken og livsvilkårene i Afrika (Danish Red Cross, 1985, silent)
A Little Bit More (American National Red Cross, 1961)

A Little Bit More (American National Red Cross, 1961)
Speech by José Barroso on being elected Chairman of the League of Red Cross Societies in 1965

Speech by José Barroso on being elected Chairman of the League of Red Cross Societies in 1965
It’s Your Story (American Red Cross, 1959)

It’s Your Story (American Red Cross, 1959)
I Gaar i Dag og i Morgen (“Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow”, Danish Red Cross, 1954-1955)

I Gaar i Dag og i Morgen (“Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow”, Danish Red Cross, 1954-1955)
Disaster in the West (American Red Cross, 1956)

Disaster in the West (American Red Cross, 1956)
The Sanitation Campaign in Kosmet (Yugoslav Red Cross, 1953)

The Sanitation Campaign in Kosmet (Yugoslav Red Cross, 1953)
Berthelsen's Departure, Congo [Democratic Republic of the Congo], c. 1962

Berthelsen's Departure, Congo [Democratic Republic of the Congo], c. 1962
Andhra Pradesh (1978, English)

Andhra Pradesh (1978, English)
Tremblement de terre au Guatemala : Maisons neuves, vie nouvelle (1977)

Tremblement de terre au Guatemala : Maisons neuves, vie nouvelle (1977)
Red Cross Handover (Malaysian Red Crescent / British Red Cross, 1958)

Red Cross Handover (Malaysian Red Crescent / British Red Cross, 1958)
The River of Life (Australian Red Cross, c. 1950)

The River of Life (Australian Red Cross, c. 1950)
The International Study Centre (Yugoslav Red Cross, 1956)

The International Study Centre (Yugoslav Red Cross, 1956)
Discovery (“Découvertes”, American Red Cross, 1961)

Discovery (“Découvertes”, American Red Cross, 1961)
Message by President Johnson for 1964 Red Cross Campaign (American Red Cross, 1964)

Message by President Johnson for 1964 Red Cross Campaign (American Red Cross, 1964)
100 Years Young (American Red Cross, 1963)

100 Years Young (American Red Cross, 1963)
In the Wake of the Storm (American Red Cross, c. 1928, silent)

In the Wake of the Storm (American Red Cross, c. 1928, silent)
First Aid for Burns in Civil Defense (American Red Cross, 1951)

First Aid for Burns in Civil Defense (American Red Cross, 1951)
Inauguration of the Solferino memorial, 27 June 1959 (silent)

Inauguration of the Solferino memorial, 27 June 1959 (silent)
1954 American Red Cross Campaign: N° 1

1954 American Red Cross Campaign: N° 1 "Disaster"
Income Generating Project (1997)

Income Generating Project (1997)