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Ephemeral films

4,993–5,040 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 Please Take Care of Your Teeth 1983 · Educational Title from data sheet Issued also as videorecording Uses animation, diagrams, historical figures, tooth models, and dramatized scenes to teach the… Internet Archive STS-1: Postflight Press Conference 1981 · Talk Press conference with the crew of STS-1 describing mission highlights. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes,… Internet Archive The Grammar of Film 1972 · Educational · 29 min Explains, for students of journalism and film, how to tell a story effectively through pictures, demonstrating the use of a medium of communication through… Internet Archive World War II 1939 1941 Film We digitized and uploaded this film from the Phoenix Learning Group Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are… Internet Archive The Early Years 1968 · Educational · 30 min Presents Dr K Lovell of the institute of Education, University of Leeds, who discusses the importance of the early years of childhood with Dr C B Hindley of… Internet Archive Megiddo, City of Destruction. 1980 · Educational · 28 min Title from data sheet First released in Israel A guided view of excavations at Megiddo, Israel, conducted by archaeologist and historian Yigael Yadin of… Internet Archive Opening Speech: McLaren 1960 · Educational Also known as Norman McLaren's opening speech CREDITS: Producer, Tom Daly; director, Norman McLaren; camera-man, Eugene Boyko SUMMARY: Invited to host the… Internet Archive Nasa Images 1 1987 · Film This video is the first in a four part series that contains historic images of the United States’ space program. This episode for grades 4 to 12 contains four… Internet Archive 1939 NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR NEWSREEL "WORLD OF TOMORROW" 72342 Newsreel This newsreel of the 1939 New York's World's Fair shows some of the highlights of the fair, including the pavilions of various states and nations, the General… Internet Archive Home Movies Reel 7 Home movie 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 Americans In The Spanish Civil War May 29 2019 2019 · Film International volunteers rushed to Spain in 1936 after General Francisco Franco led a military coup against the Spanish Republic. Adam Hochschild , author of… Internet Archive Child's Play and the Real World 1975 · Educational Shows how play forms an important part in the development of expression and imagination in children Internet Archive Early Victorian England and Charles Dickens 1962 · Educational With teacher's guide Producer, John Barnes; director, Douglas Campbell; editor, Robert Johnson Clifton Fadiman discusses Victorian England--the civilization… Internet Archive Eyewitness South Africa 1989 · Educational Cataloged from contributor's data Junior high school students through adults In order to prepare for an eyewitness news documentary on South Africa, an… Internet Archive Language and Writing 1957 · Educational Begins a definition of language. Discusses the logic of language, explains misconceptions about language and writing, pointing out that language symbolizes… Internet Archive One Big Ocean 1970 · Educational Introduction to basic concepts about the ocean: why is it salty? How big is it? What causes waves? What creatures live in the ocean? Why is the ocean important? Internet Archive Quebec: French Disconnection 1977 · Educational Provides some historical background which leads up to today's emergence of French nationalism in Quebec that has become a serious threat to the unity of… Internet Archive Alabama Highlands 1937 1937 · Film Shows Birmingham and views of Alabama's mountains, homes, factories, mines, railways, and its State Parks, including Oak Mountain State Park, Weogufka State… Internet Archive Nikkolina 1978 · Educational Johanne Hinterseer, Rosalia Maggio, Antonis Mihalidis, Dimitrius Anastasakis, Simon Rankin Producers and directors, Rebecca Yates, Glen Salzman; screenplay,… Internet Archive Pictures In The Mind : Langley Research Center's 75th Anniversary 1992 · Film A celebration of 75 years of aviation and spacecraft testing and innovation at NASA’s Langley Research Center. To license this film and get a higher quality… Internet Archive The Heart of the Dragon: 12 -- Trading 1984 · Educational Documentary Anthony Quayle This examines the changing attitudes to business today by looking at individual enterprises in China Title from container Internet Archive Cassette: "Take A Walk With Richard Simmons" 1990 · Film SEEKING SOUND FILMSTRIPS FOR PRESERVATION. Sound filmstrip was a 35mm film-based still image educational media format used in schools and industry. I am the… Internet Archive U.S. MARINE CORPS THIS IS PARRIS ISLAND 1960s BOOT CAMP FILM 78344 Film Since 1915, the United States Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in South Carolina (or simply Parris Island) has trained enlisted personnel. This 1960s… Internet Archive More Milk 1944 · Film Presents the need for increased milk production, especially from small farm herds of a dozen cows or less. Emphasizes the need for scientific care and feeding… Internet Archive The Winners - The Losers 2026 · Film The winner of an international forklift competition gives advice about safely using a forklift. This film can be purchased on DVD and higher quality versions… Internet Archive Legacy: The Year of the Bicentennial 1977 · Educational · 28 min Surveys the significant events which occurred in 1976 in commemoration of the American Bicentennial Internet Archive Resolving Conflicts 1982 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: College and adult Issued also as videorecording Teaches supervisors and managers how to respond to conflict in the… Internet Archive The Germany of Today 1967 · Educational Surveys the history of Germany's political systems from Charlemagne to modern times. Looks at the regional differences that were the inheritance of the… Internet Archive Water Talkies 1997 (Media Review) 1997 · Film From tape: 1997 MEDIA REVIEW WATER WALKIES THE UNDERWATER TALKING DEVICE Internet Archive He Didn't Have Time 1958 · Film Made by Firestone, this cautionary film warns Dad that if doesn't take time to replace his worn tires, he could jeopardize his family's lives. We digitized… Internet Archive Discovering the Art of Korea 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Producers, Paula Lee Haller, Paul Asselin; narrator, Soon-Teck Oh; music, Lou Harrison Documents the history of Korean art from early… Internet Archive Introduction: The Experimental Conditions 1971 · Educational Describes the importance of the Galapagos in the development of evolutionary thought and looks at the principal elements of their fauna, flora, ecology, and… Internet Archive Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Noah 1979 · Educational Costume drama of the Old Testament story of Noah, who follows God's instructions to build an ark and gather a male and female from each species in preparation… Internet Archive [Home Movies - Atlantic City 1942] 1942 · Home movie 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 FORD MOTOR CO. 1920’s - 1940’s FOOTAGE FORD’S TWENTY MILLIONTH CAR ROUGE ASSEMBLY LINE XD31051 Film This black and white, silent film is a collection of footage related to the Ford Motor Company from the early 1920’s through the early 1940’s (though not in… Internet Archive Bicis Del Pueblo 2018 · Film A greeting from Bicis del Pueblo in San Francisco to the attendees of the World Bike Forum #7 in Lima, Peru, February 22-26, 2018. Internet Archive Hidden Handicaps 1976 · Educational · 23 min Emphasizes the importance of early detection of learning disabilities such as dyslexia, hyperactivity, etc., in children. Shows how special teaching… Internet Archive Neurophysiology 1980 · Educational Speakers, Geoff Einon, Frederick Toates Demonstrates neuromuscular stimulus / reaction, analyzes the activity of sodium and potassium ions characteristic of… Internet Archive Agee 1978 · Educational Title from data sheet Reviews James Agee's life and works, including his childhood in Tennessee, his career as a journalist, his marriages, his career as a… Internet Archive Earthquakes and Volcanoes 1977 · Educational Executive producer, Paul Burnford "Grade levels: intermediate, junior-senior high, college, adult." Explains why volcanoes and earthquakes occur frequently… Internet Archive Meet Mr. Lincoln 1959 · Educational You will meet Mr. Lincoln in a way you have never met him before - in the places where he lived and worked among people who knew him and reacted to him with… Internet Archive Seed Dispersal 1971 · Educational Also issued in b&w With teacher's guide Producer, John Walker; collaborator, Floyd Swink Describes various natural methods by which seeds of uncultivated… Internet Archive Spreading Oceans 1978 · Educational Cataloging information taken from guide Presents evidence supporting the concept of sea-floor spreading and the movement and distribution of tectonic plates Internet Archive Will Maynez Interprets Diego Rivera Sept 25 2024 2024 · Film Even if you don't know Will Maynez , you may know his work about Diego Rivera's Pan American Unity mural (1940). Over 600,000 people saw it while it was on… Internet Archive The Wicked Witch 1942 · Commercial · 1 min A circa 1942 British theatrical advertisement for Rinso, a popular laundry soap. Misquotes a Shakespeare play. I do not know the copyright status of this film. Internet Archive Miracle Of Milk 1939 · Film A record of achievement in community development of a supplementary dairy industry. One-crop farmers bred up good cows from permanent pastures and adopted… Internet Archive Currents 1978 · Educational · 25 min Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Explains that oceans have circulation patterns analogous to patterns of general climate and local weather… Internet Archive Dawn of Man 1978 · Educational Speakers: Neil Chalmers and others Summary: Discusses the problems of finding, preparing and interpreting fossils