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Ephemeral films

5,281–5,328 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 Are My Ears on Wrong?: A Profile of Charles Ives 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Made in 1979 Intended audience: High School through college and adult Issued also as videorecording Dramatizations and actual… Internet Archive Great Americans: Martin Luther King, Jr 1982 · Educational Producer, director, Chuck Olin Uses historical footage, stills and interviews with Andrew Young, Benjamin Mays of Morehouse College and Coretta Scott King to… Internet Archive STS-74 Crew Training, Part B: Mir Undocking 1995 · Film See the crew of STS-74 being trained to undock the Mir space station in this 13-minute video. To license this film and get a higher quality version for… Internet Archive The Magic Powder Called Portland Cement 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Rev. version of: From mountains to microns. 1959 Intended audience: Engineering and construction personnel Issued also as… Internet Archive VACUUM TUBE ELECTRONICS AT WORK 1940s WESTINGHOUSE PROMOTIONAL FILM 71552 Film Produced by Westinghouse during WWII, this film explains how electronic vacuum tubes work from the simple diode (single pole switch) to the complex Cathode… Internet Archive Jerusalem of Heaven and Earth: Christian City 1983 · Educational Producer, Douglas Stanley ; director, John Jacob and Richard Tombelson ; music, Frank Strangio Looks at many facets of Christian Jerusalem and the people who… Internet Archive Starfinder, Episode 9: Gravity Weight 1990 · Film (October 24, 1990) Episode 9 of Starfinder focuses on gravity and weight. Students have the opportunity to explore the difference between weight and mass. The… Internet Archive STS-48: Postflight Press Conference 1991 · Talk Press conference with the crew of STS-48 describing mission highlights. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes,… Internet Archive Under the Gun: Democracy in Guatemala 1987 · Educational Cataloged from contributor's data Camera, Burleigh Wartes ; editor, Marcello Navarro F. ; music, Leslie Steinweiss Examines the challenges facing the… Internet Archive 1945 WWII MARIANAS ISLANDS DOCUMENTARY "PACIFIC FIREPOWER" SAIPAN PACIFIC CAMPAIGN 23614b Documentary This black & white educational/propaganda film is about the battle of Saipan during World War 2 in the Pacific between the USA and Japanese forces. The… Internet Archive History Of Space Travel, Episode 2: Before Saturn and America in Space Film Episode 2 of the History of Space Travel series looks at the development of rockets from the early Chinese efforts through the development of the Saturn 1… Internet Archive Coping with Serious Illness: Relationships and Stress 1980 · Educational Note: Censorship rating: General Executive producer, Richard W. Schilling ; script, David A. Tapper ; photographer, Burleigh Wartes ; editor, Samuel Pollard… Internet Archive Hampton Institute Presents Its Program of Education for Life 1941 · Educational Documentary about the Hampton Institute’s philosophy of integrated work and study. The film illustrates the opportunities for African American students in the… Internet Archive Little Plover River Project: A Study in Sand Plains Hydrology 1963 · Educational · 30 min Little Plover River Project: A Study in Sand Plains Hydrology Follows the activities of two- and three-year-old children through the nursery-school day and… Internet Archive No Applause, Just Throw Money 1987 · Educational Cataloged from contributor's data Camera, Buddy Squires, Terry Hopkins ; editor, Sara Fishko Adults Featuring 101 New York performers in a kaleidoscope of… Internet Archive Sections 1947 · Educational Presents a sectional view showing inner details by an imaginary cutting away of part of the object. Includes an explanation of various symbols. From the… Internet Archive Time is 1964 · Educational · 29 min Presents the major historical developments of the concept of time. Internet Archive The Man of Leather 1979 · Educational Portuguese dialog with English subtitles CREDITS: Director, Paulo Gil Soares SUMMARY: Focuses on the cowboys of the Brazilian Northeast-the… Internet Archive Assorted 1970s TV Spots 3 2026 · Film Assorted 1970s TV Spots 3 This film can be purchased on DVD and higher quality versions of the film can be purchased for stock footage purposes. Contact… Internet Archive The Wizardry of Wireless 1923 · Film Partly animated technical film illustrating how radio works. After tracing the history of communications, from smoke signals to the telephone, The Wizardry of… Internet Archive Printing, a future unlimited 1958 · Film Directed to high school students considering a career in the printing and publishing industries. Outlines the creative, practical, financial and managerial… Internet Archive Man of Kintail (1966) 1968 · Educational · 29 min Man of Kintail Covers the discovery of Carborundum, the water power from Niagara Falls used to manufacture it, manufacturing processes, and its uses. Internet Archive Operation Dominic - Bighorn 110762 2017 · Film Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcXqUVo1ZP8 Uploader: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Upload date: 2017-03-13 Internet Archive OIL WELL FIRE FIGHTER RED ADAIR PROMOTIONAL FILM "DEVIL'S CIGARETTE LIGHTER" 51414 Film The Red Adair Co., Inc. presents “The Devil’s Cigarette Lighter.” This circa 1962 color film features the first person narration of famed oil well fire… Internet Archive Hot Wheels World Race - Ring of Fire Episode One 2002 · Film Internet Archive Introducing Rational Numbers (Part XVIII) 1963 · Educational Part of A Brief Course in Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers. Produced by School Mathematics Study Group (SMSG). With Stewart Moredock. Film scanning… Internet Archive Silent Alarm Response 1981 · Educational · 28 min Title from data sheet Intended audience: Law enforcement officers and bank and savings and loan staff Shows how to improve response procedures before,… Internet Archive “ AIR FORCE NOW: BROTHERS IN BLUE ” 1980s U.S. AIR FORCE NEWSREEL HISTORY OF USO NATO 26174 26714 Newsreel This episode of "Air Force Now" dates from the early 1980s. The relationship between the RAF and USAF is discussed as designated by NATO as well as the famed… Internet Archive Refusing Silicon Valley Dec 4 2024 2024 · Film Wendy Liu ’s Abolish Silicon Valley pulled back the façade on the Horatio Alger myths surrounding tech work and start-up culture and left no doubt about the… Internet Archive The Devil to Pay 1960 · Short · 27 min A short sponsored film about the importance of wholesalers. Starring Buster Keaton as the devil. A very strange film. Ripped from a commercially released DVD,… Internet Archive Chicago Transport: A Case Study 1972 · Educational Produced by the British Open University Discusses the relationship between a transport system, in this case the John F. Kennedy Expressway, and patterns of… Internet Archive Rise of Organized Labor 1960 · Educational With guide Correlated with The challenge of democracy, by Blaich and Baumgartner; America: its history and people, by Faulkner and Kepner; and Economics, by… Internet Archive The London of William Hogarth 1957 · Educational CREDITS: Director and narrator, Phil Barnard; script, James Watrous; music, Don Voegeli SUMMARY: Presents scenes from the satirical engravings of the 18th… Internet Archive Walt Whitman 1968 · Educational Lee Leister, Richard Haas, Greg Davis U-matic format Members of the University of Utah Speech Department read the poetry of Walt Whitman Internet Archive 1970s GENERAL MOTORS RAIL SHIPMENT OF NEW AUTOMOBILES LOGISTICS / SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT 74672 Film Made in the 1970s, this General Motors corporate film explains some of the supply chain management challenges faced by the company, and the work undertaken to… Internet Archive 1929 FORD AUTOMOBILE CO. FILM MODEL A ROUGE PLANT ASSEMBLY LINE (SILENT) 445354 Film This silent film -- probably made by Eastman Kodak as part of the company's educational film library -- shows a Ford Model A assembly plant, probably the… Internet Archive And Then There Was Voyager Film NASA’s legendary grand tour of the outer solar system from the mission conception in the early 1970’s is described. The search for the heliopause is… Internet Archive "HOW TO SUCCEED AS A GANGSTER" 1930s PROHIBITION ERA ORGANIZED CRIME MOVIES AL CAPONE MAFIA 42624 Film This black & white educational/promotional film is a look at the gangster films of the 1930s. From Cagney to Robinson, a montage of clips along with newsreel… Internet Archive Flight 108 1961 · Educational · 27 min Part of the United Nations film series International Zone about how the UN is helping with growing international air commercial travel traffic. Hosted by… Internet Archive King George And Queen Elizabeth Visit The White House 1939 · Film On the visit of Their Majesties in June 1939. Scenes of the visit include the arrival at Union Station, a parade to the White House, and visits to the British… Internet Archive Safety On The Street (2nd ed) 1965 · Film Points out the correct way of crossing the street and how policemen, safety patrol members, traffic lights and stop signs aid the pedestrian. Internet Archive Campfire: Sandy Juarez and Jason Wallach 2014 · Film Jason and Sandy were evicted from 6511 Raymond St. Oakland by Dan Daigle. They had been living there 3 years and 5 months, since they arrived to the Bay Area.… Internet Archive Craft, Design, and Technology: Nature's Way 1982 · Educational Shows how technicians measure, mold and fit artificial limbs. Discusses how design requirements for function, comfort and appearance are coupled with… Internet Archive Daniel Webster 1964 · Educational Televised on NBC in the series Profiles in courage Based on the book Profiles in courage, by John F. Kennedy Historical researcher, Allan Nevins A… Internet Archive Katutura 1971 · Educational Directed by Ulrich Schweizer Katutura is an African word meaning insecurity, and for black South Africans it describes their daily life in the dormitory… Internet Archive Safety Gear: Hand and Arm Protection 1989 · Educational Part of the Sandler Films "Safety Gear" series. Other films in this series available on the Internet Archive: Safety Gear: Eye and Face Protection (LINK)… Internet Archive The Process of Communication 1966 · Educational Pictures an animated theoretical model of the communication process and presents illustations of communication from industry training models, military models,… Internet Archive Drive-in:Sat,Sun,&Mon-Neon Rays Film runs only a few seconds. suggestion; insert clip anywhere in group of trailers when creating drive-in dvd