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Ephemeral films

4,897–4,944 of 19,487 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 Montaigne Dans Son Labyrinthe 1980 · Educational Michel Butor, professor of literature at the University of Geneva and one of France's foremost contemporary writers, historian Georges Duby, and art historian… Internet Archive Motion Perception 2: Three-Dimensional Motion Perception 1971 · Educational Made by James B. Maas Professor Gunnar Johansson uses computer generated stimuli and movements of human subjects to show to students of psychology how one… Internet Archive Properties of Light 1971 · Educational Describes the general properties of light, focusing on reflection and refraction. Includes coverage of the laser Internet Archive The Changing Middle East 1975 · Educational · 24 min Producer, Sam Bryan; consultant, Mounir Farah; animator, Michael Sporn; photographers, Sam Bryan, Julien Bryan; editor, Patricia Saunders Discusses the… Internet Archive Tough-Minded Supervision for Law Enforcement 1973 · Educational Based on the book Tough-minded management, by Joe D. Batten Produced and directed by Arthur Bauer; written by Vivian Swain Dramatizes Joe Batten's… Internet Archive The Fight For Life 1940 · Film Dramatizes a young doctor's training in obstetrics at the Maternity Center, Chicago. Reel 1, Dr. O'Donnell sees a mother die in childbirth and decides to… Internet Archive For Years To Come 1944 · Film Shows the work of a farmer and his family during a year in which they changed over from straight-row farming to modern conservation methods such as contour… Internet Archive Campfire: Lauren Swiger 2014 · Film Lauren Montana Swiger is an activist, musician, and community member who was evicted from the Mission, along with her teenage daughter. It was an… Internet Archive The Barefoot Doctors of Rural China 1975 · Educational · 50 min Examines the work of Chinese paramedics working in rural areas of China. Shows how their work includes sanitation, reduction of pest problems, care for sick… Internet Archive The Case of the Missing Person 1983 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: College through adult Issued also as videorecording Uses a case study format to explore the effect of a manager's… Internet Archive The Road to Santiago: France 1968 · Educational · 31 min Director, photographer, and editor, Mary Kirby; script and research, Catherine Blue Describes the road traveled by pilgrims in the 12th century through… Internet Archive VIETNAM WAR RAW FOOTAGE UH-1 HUEY HELICOPTER SURVEYS AIR STRIKE DAMAGE 83394 Film This color, silent film is raw footage from the Vietnam War. It is circa the late 1960s. It primarily shows views shot from inside a Bell UH-1 Iroquois aka… Internet Archive Have You Ever Been Ashamed of Your Parents 1982 · Educational Marion Ross, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Carol Lawrence, James Karen, Don Billett, Julie Piekarski, Kari Michaelson Editor, Sally Turkle Coryn; photography, Erik… Internet Archive A Young Man Preoccupied with His Nose 1975 · Educational · 26 min Produced by the Department of Mental Health, University of Aberdeen Deals with the psychodynamic analysis of a number of paintings and drawings produced by a… Internet Archive Jigs and Fixtures 1941 · Educational Shows how V-blocks, screws, tapered pins, buttons, cams, wedges, clamps, and jigs are used to hold work securely and locate its position accurately. From the… Internet Archive Long Time to Grow: 1 - Two and Three Year olds in School 1951 · Educational · 35 min Long Time to Grow: 1 - Two and Three Year olds in School Shows four-year-old children in a familiar world of activities and interests, largely an elaboration… Internet Archive Ratio, Rate, Percent (Part XXIV) 1963 · Educational Produced by School Mathematics Study Group (SMSG). In series A Brief Course in Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers. With Stewart Moredock. Film… Internet Archive The Middle East: Holy Land 1984 · Educational Host, Richard Bulliet Producer, John Labow (Planning in the Middle East) ; producers/writers, Denise Boiteau and David Stanfield ; director, Jim St. Lawrence… Internet Archive The Middle East: Identity -- Lebanon 1984 · Educational Title from data sheet A foreign film (Canada) Last in a series of fourteen programs originally shown on television Intended audience: Junior high school… Internet Archive The Middle East: Revolution -- Iraq and Iran 1984 · Educational Title on container: The Middle East, beyond the headlines lies understanding Host, Richard Bulliet Interviewed: Mohammed Alwan, Shaul Bakhash A foreign… Internet Archive A DAY WITH THE SEMINOLE INDIANS FLORIDA SILENT FILM 70624 Film This late 1920s, early 1930s educational movie attempts to provide some insight into the Seminole tribe in Florida's Everglades. It begins with silent movie… Internet Archive DOPE 116 1989 · Film · Subtitles See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive WWI GERMAN WESTERN FRONT NEWSREEL 1914-1918 FIRST WORLD WAR 31434 Newsreel This German film, created in the post-WWI period, features historic newsreel footage of the Western Front in the First World War. Following the outbreak of… Internet Archive After the Earthquake 1980 · Educational Intended audience: Adults Describes the destructive effects of earthquakes and demonstrates the relationship between the amount of energy released by an… Internet Archive Christians: 13 -- The Godless State? 1977 · Educational The last in a series of thirteen films in which Bamber Gascoigne traces the history of Christianity over nearly 2000 years, from its origin and early growth… Internet Archive Mind Over Body 1972 · Educational Produced by the BBC Demonstrates that routine illnesses and bodily injuries are greatly influenced by psychological states of patients. Interviews with… Internet Archive The Computer Programme: 7 -- Let's Pretend 1982 · Educational Produced by the BBC. Narrated by Chris Serle and Ian McNaught-Davis Presents the technology behind computer games, models, and simulations. Visits the… Internet Archive Clouds and Weather 1939 · Film Reported good for (1) presenting a verbal and pictorial explanation of the phases of the true cyclone and (2) giving examples of the types of clouds that… Internet Archive Fort Frederick Maryland 48.106 1939 · Film Documentary: On the Civilian Conservation Corps' restoration of Fort Frederick as a Maryland State Park. Locates Fort Frederick on the strip of Maryland… Internet Archive Nursing Care Of Sick And Injured 1965 · Film Discusses general care of illness and long-term care of injuries. Stresses the treatment of symptoms using medications found in the public shelter medical kit… Internet Archive Picturing Derry 1985 · Educational · 59 min VHS Cameraman, Maxim Ford ; editor, Esther Ronay ; music, John Glyn International photojournalists at Derry, Northern Ireland show how photography reveals… Internet Archive Advantage Borg! 1977 · Educational · 32 min Narrator: Goran Zachrisson Film portrait of tennis superstar Bjorn Borg traces his meteoric rise to fame from a nine-year-old Swedish novice to Junior… Internet Archive Floating Free 1978 · Educational Also issued as videocassette Director and writer, Jerry Butts; editor, Alan Ferguson Depicts the skill and virtuosity involved in frisbee competitions as… Internet Archive Indian rights, Indian law. [Motion picture] 1978 · Educational · 1 h Deals with the work of the Native American Rights Fund in its efforts to protect the rights of American Indians in cases involving treaty rights, ownership of… Internet Archive Sod House Frontier 1954 · Educational Looks at the sod house as a symbol of the Great Plains frontier. Describes the life of the Great Plains: its agricultural methods, its educational, social,… Internet Archive SOVIET INVASION OF AFGHANISTAN USSR PROPAGANDA FILM 55024 Film Made in 1988 as the Soviet Union ended its long struggle in Afghanistan, this odd and haunting (and really -- experimental) Soviet era propaganda film… Internet Archive The British Policeman 1959 · Short · 17 min A 1959 British documentary about the work of policemen. Produced by RHR Productions for the Central Office of Information. Note: although the people in films… Internet Archive Septic System: Hillside Installation 1976 · Educational · 12 min Discusses tips for preparation and installation when constructing hill-side septic systems. Narrator, Judith B. Cameron ; musical score, Michael Sullivan. Internet Archive Maragoli 1976 · Educational Presents viewpoints of the people of Maragoli through discussions conducted by an African interviewer. Relates social and economic problems that confront the… Internet Archive The Arthropods 1976 · Educational Collaborator, Ralph Buchsbaum Intended audience: high school and college With time-lapse and photography, the film shows the structural and functional… Internet Archive The Masters of Disaster 1985 · Educational Title from title frame Photographer, Jerry Pantzer ; film editors, Cindy Kaplan, Betsy Maturo ; music, Carmen Whiip High school students through adults… Internet Archive Over the Edge 1988 · Educational VHS format May be used for home viewing and public performance WO #9349 Producers, Kathryn Johnston, Iain Stobie ; director-writer, Kathryn Johnston Randy… Internet Archive Apollo 11 : The Eagle Has Landed Short · 27 min Presents highlights of the flight of Apollo 11, from the launching of the Saturn V-Apollo vehicle, through the exploration of the lunar surface, to the safe… Internet Archive Making Aviation Safer For America 1937 1937 · Film On WPA airport improvements. Runways are graded at a Newark, N.J., airport. Planes land at the Detroit City Airport. A plane is turned on a turntable at Floyd… Internet Archive In White-Collar America 1974 · Educational · 51 min In White-Collar America Concentrates on a few of the many workers at a life insurance company in Atlanta, Georgia. Concentrates on their job satisfaction and… Internet Archive Psychotherapeutic interviewing series. 3. An approach to understanding dynamics 1949 · Educational Unrehearsed interview in psychiatrist's office. Clinical material used to draw attention to repression, distortion, conversion, and anxiety. J.E. Finessinger… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Length, Area, and Volume" 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 Reactions In Plants And Animals Film We digitized and uploaded this film from the Orgone Cinema 16mm Archive Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are…