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Ephemeral films

4,945–4,992 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 Cuidado Infantil De Calidad 2000 · Film · Subtitles State of California-produced infant care video for Spanish-speaking new mothers. Internet Archive U.S. Army WWII Rifle Cleanliness Combat Training Film M-1 Garand 1943 79084 Film This issue of "Fighting Men" entitled KEEP IT CLEAN warns WWII American soldiers that they must keep their rifle clean, or face the consequences. Made by a… Internet Archive Earth Worm, The 1937 · 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… Internet Archive Uncle Sam The Greatest Builder Circa 1937 1937 · Film On Works Progress Administration (WPA) dam construction. Rock and sand is removed from the site of the Grand Coulee Dam. Steel reinforcement is erected for an… Internet Archive Henry Moore: Art and the Art of Living 1976 · Educational Examines Henry Moore's sculpture Hill arches. Shows how the work was created and transported to the United States for installation on the grounds of a… Internet Archive NASA CONNECT: Breaking Barriers: Solving Linear Equations 2006 · Film In this episode, students learn about supersonic aircraft while investigating the nature of science. They see how NASA researchers modify their work as they… Internet Archive Safety Gear: Head Protection 1989 · Educational Part of the Sandler Films "Safety Gear" series. "Examines the various types of head protection (bump hats and hard hats), stressing the importance of using… Internet Archive 1924 FELIX THE CAT CARTOON " FELIX OUT OF LUCK " Cartoon "Felix Out of Luck" is a 1924 Felix the Cat cartoon, directed by Otto Messmer and produced by Pat Sullivan. This version is silent and was created for home… Internet Archive America Works When America Works 1981 · Educational Title from data sheet NBC white paper Intended audience: Senior high school through adults Issued also as videorecording Correspondent Lloyd Dobyns… Internet Archive Information Program Within Public Shelters 1963 · Film Discusses the role of information in keeping fallout shelters functioning and in keeping shelter occupants busy and calm. We digitized and uploaded this film… Internet Archive I Told 'Em Exactly How to Do It 1974 · Educational With teacher's guide Director, Sam Weiss; writer, Dave Evans; music, Maurice Weiss Uses a series of dramatized incidents involving a plant foreman and his… Internet Archive Lost to the Revolution 1980 · Educational Title from data sheet Camera, Michael E. Smith ; editor, Wanda Ten Pas Rotz Shows the work of goldsmith Peter Carl Fabergé in a historical context Internet Archive Men in Cages 1966 · Educational Executive producer, Palmer Williams; reporters, Roger Mudd, Warren Wallace Views of some of the penal institutions in the United States. Includes interviews… Internet Archive Muni Labor Muni Love Sept 11 2024 2024 · Film An amazing chance to listen to folks who keep our public transit system moving (Muni operator Brendan), extremely less conflict-ridden (MTAP or Muni Transit… Internet Archive NIM and Other Oriented Graph Games 1966 · Educational · 1 h 3 min Producer, Richard G. Long; director, Allan Hinderstein Professor Andrew M. Gleason lectures on nim and other oriented-graph games all of which are affected… Internet Archive Safety Gear: Eye and Face Protection 1989 · Educational Part of the Sandler Films "Safety Gear" series. "Different types of safety glasses, safety goggles, and face shields are described. Workers learn what to wear… Internet Archive Why Work? Part 2 1976 · Educational · 27 min Directed by Al Levin for WNET Journalist Bill Moyers traces the roots of unemployment back to the expulsion of serfs from feudal landholdings and the… Internet Archive 1940s TRAVELOGUE OF PALESTINE / ISRAEL & THE HOLY LAND TEL AVIV GALILEE JAFFA JERUSALEM XD14404 Film This black & white film is about Palestine and the Holy Land. At the time the region was part of the British Mandate. Mandatory Palestine was a geopolitical… Internet Archive Pilgrim Forests 1934 1934 · Film On State parks in New England. Reel 1 shows the Maine coast, Bar Harbor, and Baxter and Moose Brook State Parks; picnickers cook on a grill; CCC men work in… Internet Archive Cylinders 1970 · Educational Evaluation information: These materials have been reviewed by the Specialized Office for the Deaf and judged as appropriate for use with the hearing impaired… Internet Archive Diabetes: Restoring the Balance 1980 · Educational · 23 min Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Looks at the basis of different types of diabetes and at new approaches to treatment. States that because… Internet Archive Rembrandt van Rijn: a self portrait. 1955 · Educational With teacher's guide Another version (35 mm.) released by Distributors Corp. of America in 1954 under the title Rembrandt; a self portrait Paintings and… Internet Archive "CRACK THAT TANK" RESTRICTED WWII INFANTRY TRAINING FILM 1943 ANTI-TANK WARFARE 27424 Film Made in 1943 as part of the "Fighting Men" series, "Crack That Tank" explains the tactics an infantryman can use to disable or destroy an enemy tank.… Internet Archive Mars, The Movie 1998 · Film JPL produced this five minute introduction to planet Mars. Animations are used to tour the planet. To license this film and get a higher quality version for… Internet Archive Museum 1980 · Educational Producers, Saul Turell and Jeff Lieberman. Written by Saul Turell, Jeff Lieberman and Lois Katz A tribute to the men and women who recognize, research,… Internet Archive Your Attitude Is Showing: The Answer to Greater Productivity 1979 · Educational Based on the book of the same title by Elwood N. Chapman Michael Abrams, Alan Barker, Hall Davidson, Miranda Garrison, Michele Leschi Producers, Vaughn… Internet Archive Chamber Of Commerce Preparedness Day Film LLSF 2015 20151208 30p 7 MBps 1916 · Film San Francisco Chamber of Commerce propaganda film from 1916 dramatizing the terrorist bombing on July 22, Preparedness Day, blaming it on anarchists. New… Internet Archive Myoglobin 1972 · Educational Writer and editor, Fred Heidrich Uses computer animation to show the structure of the protein molecule and to analyse protein myoglobin, which stores oxygen… Internet Archive VOLKSWAGEN FACTORY PRODUCTION OF VW BUGS, MICROBUS, FASTBACK WOLFSBURG, GERMANY - 1970s 86414 Film This color promotional film "The Small Car Idea" shows the construction of automobiles including the Beetle, Microbus and Fastback Coupe at the modern… Internet Archive Abacus 1958 · Film Shows how to use the open-end abacus. Discusses the history of the decimal number system and principles of its use, such as grouping in addition, regrouping… Internet Archive Am I Being Unrealistic? 1978 · Educational A Post experience course ; P853 Rating: Recommended Review date: June 1980 Reviewer: Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Learning method:… Internet Archive China: Enemies Within and Without, 1927-1944 1971 · Educational Edited from the motion pictures entitled China: roots of madness and Civil War and invasion, 1927-1941 Highlights the complex interrelationships of problems… Internet Archive Chinese History: 12 -- Coming of the West 1976 · Educational Production dates and credits taken from print Narrated by Hugh Marlowe ; music composition/conducting, Chen-tung Wang ; film editor, Frank W. Coffman Internet Archive U-2 Affair 1962 · Educational Televised on NBC in the White paper series Examines events leading up to and following the fateful flight of an American U-2 aircraft over Russia, and… Internet Archive Ulcer at Work 1959 · Film Well-crafted film on the health problems caused by emotional stress. The drama follows a white-collar worker with a peptic ulcer through tension-filled scenes… Internet Archive Gay Nineties Live Again Film Castle film of the turn of the 19th Century film highlights including Sarah Bernhardt, the Easter parade, Alexander Graham We digitized and uploaded this film… Internet Archive Main Street USA Today : A Story of Progress Through Research in Steel Short · 17 min A look at how progress in the steel manufacturing process helped the United States growth. To license this film and get a higher quality version for… Internet Archive Christians: 2 -- The Christian Empire 1976 · Educational First released in England Focuses on the period in Christian church history when the Emperor Constantine founded the first Christian empire and Christians… Internet Archive Loose Bolts? 1973 · Educational Deals with work on assembly lines. Interviews employees at a Ford automobile plant in order to show their reactions to this well-paid, but potentially… Internet Archive Snowballs and Sand Castles 1989 · Educational Summer and winter hold different joys for kids. The seasonal opposites of winter and summer create very different worlds to be explored and enjoyed by people… Internet Archive A NEW VIEW OF MARS NASA MARINER & VIKING MISSION PROMOTIONAL FILM 59074 Film This 1970's NASA movie shows the results of the Mariner 9 mission -- which produced hundreds of photographs of the planet's surface, creating a new… Internet Archive At the Winter Sea Ice Camp: Part 1 1967 · Educational Cameras follow the men on a seal hunt. Each man with his dogs explores the white waste seeking scent of a seal's breathing hole. Then he waits in the cold to… Internet Archive Dacca 1982 · Educational The river plays an important part in the lives of the people who live in the capitol of Bangladesh where natural resources are few Internet Archive Starfinder, Episode 2: Pictures From Numbers 1990 · Film (September 4, 1990) Episode 2 of Starfinder focuses on how the Hubble Space Telescope works. It describes the data flow process from the stars to the earth… Internet Archive THE HOAXSTERS COLD WAR ANTI-COMMUNIST DOCUMENTARY 88294 Documentary Made in 1952 and produced by the legendary Dore Shary, THE HOAXSTERS is an American documentary film written by Herman Hoffman, about the threat posed by… Internet Archive A New Leash On Life 1988 · Educational · 14 min Discusses aspects of pet ownership, including quality time, a good home, investment, medical care, and other vital matters in a dog or cat's life. Internet Archive Boy in Court 1940 · Film Advocacy film encouraging communities to establish probation services and become more involved in the juvenile justice system. A detailed look at the workings… Internet Archive Ears: Have You Heard the Latest? 1981 · Educational Title from data sheet Adviser, Ann Schaechtele Ailor Intended audience: Intermediate grades and junior high school Issued also as videorecording…