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Ephemeral films

5,233–5,280 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 Flying Saucers 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 The Humpback Whale: Winter — A Time for Singing 1978 · Educational INSTRUCTOR'S GUIDE AVAILABLE (CLICK HERE) Underwater photographers follow the humpback whale in its winter home off the coast of Hawaii. Includes close-up… Internet Archive Wondering About Things 1970 · Educational · 21 min Laymen as well as celebrities in the sciences and creative arts give their views and values regarding their creative efforts and technological society. Their… Internet Archive Again, a Whole Person I've Become 1990 · Educational Narrated by Native American Will Sampson Three American Indian tribal leaders from geographically distant areas -- a Wintu medicine woman, a Karuk spiritual… Internet Archive Body and Soul, Part 2: Soul (1963) 1960 · Educational · 28 min Body and Soul, Part 2: Soul (1963) Demonstrates correct techniques for braze welding of sheet steel, plate and castings. Shows how to set up welding… Internet Archive CPR: To Save a Life 1977 · Educational A basic introduction to cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques. Includes two dramatized situations calling for CPR and demonstrates the proper… Internet Archive Flood Forecasting 1986 · Educational Title from data sheet Elementary through senior high school Observes the operation of satellites, weather balloons, and other tools used by meteorologists… Internet Archive THE FOSSIL STORY SHELL OIL HISTORIC EDUCATIONAL FILM 75854 Educational Created in the 1950s (and then revised in the 1960s) by the Shell Oil Company, "The Fossil Story" explains the importance of fossils to geologists who are… Internet Archive " A DAY OF FIGHTING ON THE WESTERN FRONT " WORLD WAR ONE FILM ARTILLERY & TRENCH WARFARE Newsreel This silent, German film shows fighting on the Western Front in World War 1 and contains material shot between 1916-1918. The film was released in the late… Internet Archive Decisions 1980 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: High school, college, and adult Issued also as videorecording Examines the process of making a decision, from both… Internet Archive Dolphins in the Zoo 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Producer, Craig Witty; narrator, Randy Brill; collaborator, George Rabb; photographer, Paul Buchbinder Shows the dolphins at Chicago's… Internet Archive Square Education 1971 · Educational Biting commentary, set to square dance calls, on the non-humanizing aspect of education Internet Archive Good Morning, Mr. Johnson 1987 · Educational · 13 min Bus etiquette for elementary schools and school bus safety. Internet Archive Development Of The Smile And Fear Of Strangers In The First Year Of Life 1963 · Film Shows the development of the smile and of the fear of strangers during the first year of life in identical and fraternal twins. Points out that identical… Internet Archive Botanic Man: 2 -- The Crucible of Life 1978 · Educational Examines the conditions that brought about the beginning of life 4.6 billion years ago and discusses the importance of the sun, earth, air, and water in the… Internet Archive One Day's Poison 1958 · Educational Credits: Producer, David Bairstow; director, Donald Wilder; scenario, George E. Salverson; photographer, John Foster; film editor, Tony Lower French version… Internet Archive The Bible as Literature: Part 2 -- History, Poetry, and Drama in the Old Testament 1974 · Educational · 24 min With teacher's guide Director, writer, and editor, John Barnes; collaborator, Fred Denbeaux; music, Ezra Laderman Deals with the Old Testament as a… Internet Archive Reclamation In The Arid West 1936 1936 · Film Shows the Colorado River, electric power transmission lines, and a steel plant in operation. A train brings materials, fuel, and workmen to Boulder City to… Internet Archive Step Lightly 1968 · Film Points out the need for the pedestrian and cyclist alike to be reflectorized while on the road at night. Uses dummies to illustrate what can happen to the… Internet Archive Botanic Man: 3 -- Living Water 1978 · Educational Discusses the complex food web of the ocean, including plankton, fish, birds, and humans. Uses underwater and microscopic photography to illustrate the… Internet Archive Crowded Out 1958 · Film Film urging parents to join forces with educators to solve school overcrowding during the 1950s baby boom. In Crowded Out , a teacher is assigned so many… Internet Archive The Personalized System of Instruction: A New Idea in Education 1974 · Educational Writer-director, Jim Kay Describes the basic principles of the Personalized System of Instruction: 1) self-pacing, 2) the use of lectures as motivational… Internet Archive The Wind in the Wires 1976 · Educational Made in England Narrator, James Mason Explores, through the use of newsreel clippings and aerial photography, the history of aviation in the period 1909 to… Internet Archive Control Of Bleeding 1981 · Film Shows how to recognize three types of bleeding, including arterial, venous and capillary, and discusses how to treat each type. Uses art work and animation to… Internet Archive Starfinder, Episode 10: Fusion Energy 1990 · Film (October 24, 1990) Episode 10 of Starfinder focuses on fusion energy. The Starfinder series makes use of information from the Hubble Space Telescope to teach… Internet Archive Women In Resistance Discussion 2019 · Film Women In Resistance, a new mural recently completed in Balmy Alley, is honored along with a series of posters by the Poster Syndicate featuring each of the… Internet Archive Eskimo Children 1939 · 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 Terrible Twos and Trusting Threes 1950 · Educational French version released under title Petit monde à deux et trois ans. Depicts pushing, pulling, crawling, climbing, and other never-ceasing, seemingly aimless… Internet Archive Filmstrip Missing Soundtrack: "That's No Fair! Part 1 (Copy 2)" 1972 · 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 What Are We Doing to Our Children? Part 1 -- Locked Up, Locked Out 1973 · Educational · 29 min Examines the system of justice for youthful offenders in a case study of a young delinquent boy's experiences at the Fulton County Treatment Center in… Internet Archive Journey Through the Solar System, Episode 3: The Veil of Venus Film Venus has sometimes been called Earth’s twin. During this program we find the surface temperature is at least 424 degrees Celcius with an atmospheric pressure… Internet Archive Aerojet General Missile & Rocket Engines Film Theodore Von Karman 74522 Film This company report from Aerojet General Corporation shows it in its prime as a defense and industrial contractor that also supported the U.S. space program.… Internet Archive THE RIVER MISSISSIPPI RIVER 1938 DOCUMENTARY FILM PARE LORENTZ 79074 Documentary THE RIVER is a 1938 short documentary film which shows the importance of the Mississippi River to the United States, and how farming and timber practices had… Internet Archive Drive-in: On With The Show BW Screen Film runs only a few seconds. suggestion; insert clip directly before first feature when creating drive-in dvd Internet Archive Africa: Historical Heritage 1971 · Educational Also issued in b&w Adapted from the filmstrip of the same title in the series entitled A people uprooted With teacher's guide Collaborators, Benjamin… Internet Archive Boyhood of Abraham Lincoln 1968 · Educational Recreates Lincoln's boyhood of near-poverty and long hours of hard work. Explains that, encouraged by his stepmother in his desire for learning, the boy… Internet Archive Falasha: Agony of the Black Jews 1983 · Educational · 26 min Title from data sheet Intended audience: Ages 16 to adult Issued also as videorecording Examines the isolation and deprivation experienced by Ethopia's… Internet Archive WWII & POST WAR HOME MOVIES SUBURBAN LIVING PICNIC AFRICAN AMERICAN MAID MICHIGAN FAMILY 49154 Home movie This reel of silent 16mm film consists of color and b&w American home movies shot in the mid-to-late 1940s and through the 1950s or early 1960s. It also… Internet Archive Three Billions To Use 1935 1935 · Film Part 1, (Paramount News), Harry Hopkins describes the need for federal work relief. Part 2, (Paramount News), Minnesota farmers leave their farms for Alaska.… Internet Archive Goya: His Life and Art 1981 · Educational Producer, Jesús Fernández Santos Goya's life and art against the background of Spanish politics and culture of his time Internet Archive Interview with Garrett Hardin 1972 · Educational With guide Scientist Garrett Hardin discusses the ecological problems of modern society. His ideas are illustrated with live footage and historical drawings… Internet Archive International Space Station 1996 · Film Highlights of ongoing NASA research is science, mathematics, and technology for students and teachers of grades 5-12. To license this film and get a higher… Internet Archive Steady as She Goes 1981 · Educational Title from data sheet Issued also as videorecording Focuses on John Fulfit, a seventy-year-old, retired Canadian, who indulges his childhood yearning to go… Internet Archive Volume by Shells 1966 · Educational · 8 min Explains that the volume of a torus can be expressed as a definite integral using the shell method. For first year calculus students Internet Archive Italian Mens Clubs On Potrero Hill 1930s 2014 · Film A short clip from a longer interview with Josephine Firpo-Alioto and her daughter Regina Alioto in which they recount the 1920s and 1930s Italian community on… Internet Archive Books Under Fire 1982 · Educational · 27 min Shows community meetings and presents interviews and commentary of citizens, educators, authors, and others in an examination of the growing censorship… Internet Archive The Right to Die 1974 · Educational Producer and writer, Marlene Sanders; director, Victoria Hochberg; narrator, Stephen Geer Discusses the religious, philosophical, and medical controversies… Internet Archive Cassette: "Introduction to SoulCollage" 2003 · 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…