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Ephemeral films

5,329–5,376 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 China: The Year of the Counting 1984 · Educational · 54 min · Subtitles Internet Archive Cradle Of The Father Of Waters 1938 1938 · Film Shows Minnesota lakes at the head waters of the Mississippi River. CCC men work in Itasca Lake State Park and in Scenic State Park. Pageants re-create the… Internet Archive Ancient Lives: 4 -- Temple Priest and Civil Servants 1986 · Educational · 26 min Producer-director, Peter Spry-Leverton An 8-part series about life in ancient Egypt [1] The Village of the craftsmen -- [2] The Valley of the Kings -- [3]… Internet Archive Xian 1980 · Educational · 57 min Produced by Sue Yung Li and Shirley Sun Presents a cultural history of the ancient Chinese imperial city of Xian, once the greatest capital in the world.… Internet Archive Operation Dominic - Housatonic 120256 2017 · Film Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_jFQw78uzo Uploader: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Upload date: 2017-03-13 Internet Archive U.S. NAVY OPERATION HIGHJUMP BRIEFING FILM w/ 1939-41 ANTARCTIC SERVICE EXPEDITION FOOTAGE 82074 Film This briefing film "The Antarctic" was prepared especially for members of Operation HIGHJUMP. HIGHJUMP, officially titled The United States Navy Antarctic… Internet Archive Pottery Making 1939 · Educational Other version issued: Afrikans, Portuguese, Spanish With teacher's guide Collaborator, Forest Grant Describes each step in the making of pottery by four… Internet Archive 1950s AIR FRANCE TRAVELOGUE OF NORTH AFRICA TUNISIA ALGERIA MOROCCO CASABLANCA 64964 Film This color tourist promotional film wasproduced in the early 1950s.. The film was produced and copyrighted by American born Andre de la Varre, who became a… Internet Archive Lilias: Relaxation And Fitness 1996 · Film "Learn yoga today with these wonderful routines from Lilias' acclaimed PBS yoga series" -- description from box. Internet Archive Diabetes: Beating the Needle 1983 · Educational · 26 min Describes types 1 and 2 diabetes, touches on the history of insulin research, and examines diabetic complications and the role of diet and exercise as they… Internet Archive Doris Sloan Bodega Bay 2011 · Film Interviewed as part of the 2011 Ecology Emerges project, Doris Sloan, professor emeritus at UC Berkeley, here recounts her early involvement in the… Internet Archive Pepe's Family 1978 · Educational · 38 min Voices: Charles Vitaliano, Ronald Montaperto, Rebecca Ansary, Carla Mintz Concerns the rural exodus from Andalusia, Spain, and its effect on the family life… Internet Archive [Lilt Home Permanent] Film INTRODUCES A FAMOUS HAIR STYLIST WHO SHOWS WOMEN HOW TO USE LILT TO DO HOME PERMANENTS WITH ROLLERS, ETC. We learn some hairdo techniques in doing a home… Internet Archive Alaska: Story from the Top of the World 1982 · Educational Narrated by Hal Holbrook ; music, James G. Pirie Title from container Explores the history and beauty of the 49th state, Alaska Internet Archive Edvard Munch: Paintings 1968 · Educational Examines the life and works of Norwegian-born artists Edvard Munch, accompanied by excerpts from his letters and writings. Illustrates important stages of his… Internet Archive The Rise of Labor 1969 · Educational · 29 min Collaborator, James P. Shenton Traces the history of the American labor movement. Discusses the working conditions from the 1800's to the present, the… Internet Archive Concepts in transactional analysis : therapy in a group setting with Morris and Natalie Haimowitz : Mary 1974 · Educational 1122 feet Producers, John M. Whiteley, Joan Z. Cohen Mary, a client, illuminates the Transactional Analysis concept of script, which refers to the… Internet Archive 1939 GERMAN KRIEGSMARINE FILM "BATTLESHIPS ON PATROL" NORTH ATLANTIC CRUISE 21374 Film This historic German film "Schlachtschiff in Fahrt" (literally -- "battleship cruise" or "battleships on patrol") shows the cruise of the German warships… Internet Archive 1939 GERMAN PROPAGANDA FILM LIBERATION OF FREE CITY OF DANZIG & INVASION OF POLAND WWII XD13414 Film Made in 1939, this German silent propaganda film "The Liberation of Danzig and the German Defensive Campaign in Poland" shows the seizure of Danzig and the… Internet Archive Jack Wickert Interview Film An interview with Jack Wickert, former member of the SF Mime Troupe and cofounder of "The Farm." Internet Archive The Clown Princes of Hollywood (1963) Educational · 25 min The Clown Princes of Hollywood (1963) Explains how mercantilism influenced the colonial expansion of European nations in the 16th and 17th centuries. Traces… Internet Archive Food Doesn't Fly - Lunchroom Manners Film Children of the fourth grade take you through a typical lunch period - from washing hands to putting garbage in the trash barrel. Has very lame puppets… Internet Archive Shock Troops Of Disaster 1939 1939 · Film On WPA relief operations in New England. Reel 1, hurricane and tidal waves hit the Long Island coast in Dec. 1938. The hurricane and flood waters rage across… Internet Archive Monkey on the Back 1955 · Educational Explores the causes and consequences of drug addiction for the individual and for society. Based on an actual case history of a man who struggles against drug… Internet Archive Music in the Wind 1945 · Educational Short version of Singing pipes Camera, Roger Morin ; music, Bernard Piché and Healy Willan Traces the history of the pipe organ and its construction. Shows… Internet Archive Reading, the language experience approach. 1962 · Educational · 17 min Photographed in regular kindergarten, first-, second-, third-, and sixth-grade classes. Shows teachers using the language experience approach to help children… Internet Archive Father & Son: The Phantom of the Park 1983 · Educational Originally released as Vater und Sohn: Das Gespenst (The Ghost) A ghost manages to scare the wits out of a park full of strollers, including Father. One of… Internet Archive Operation Teapot - Tesla 28601 2017 · Film Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFmyORjeUbc Uploader: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Upload date: 2017-03-13 Internet Archive Raymond Loewy: Father of Industrial Design 1979 · Educational Internet Archive SOVIET RED ARMY ASSAULT ON BERLIN, GERMANY APRIL 1945 SURRENDER OF GERMANY FALL OF BERLIN 55604 Film This is a Soviet educational movie, No. 19 in a series of 24, which is titled "Assault on Berlin", showing the final assault on Berlin and the raising of the… Internet Archive Combat in the Classroom 1980 · Educational Title from data sheet Narrator, Ed Asner Intended audience: Ages 15 through adult Issued also as videorecording Documents, through interviews with… Internet Archive Creative Problem Solving: How to get Better Ideas 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Guide, Tom Taliaferro Shows how individuals function with unconscious mental restrictions, and tells… Internet Archive Snow Monkeys 1975 · Educational With teacher's guide Takes a look at the behavior and habitat of snow monkeys in a monkey park in Japan. Shows how they have adapted their behavior in order… Internet Archive Vietnam: Phantoms Of The Sky Film "In air-to-air dogfights, F-4 Phantom Interceptors enjoyed a 5 to 1 kill ratio over the North Vietnamese MiG fighters which filled the skies over Hanoi. And… Internet Archive People and Particles 1967 · Educational · 26 min Follows physicists at the Cambridge electron accelerator as they design, construct and assemble equipment for an experiment in high energy physics. Internet Archive DOPE 288 1998 · Film · Subtitles See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive Linda and Jimmy 1977 · Educational · 16 min An interview format explores one woman's changing feelings about herself and her role in society by revealing her attitudes toward her work and her… Internet Archive Men of the Tall Ships 1977 · Educational Presents a story about the men who sailed across the Atlantic to New York City for the Operation Sail '76 competition Internet Archive The Inflation File 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet In a spoof of the Humphrey Bogart mystery classics a private detective tackles the toughest case of his career: to find the cause of… Internet Archive The Nature of Language and How It Is Learned 1962 · Educational With work paper Writer, Theodore B. Karp; educational consultant, Charles A. Ferguson Discusses the nature of language, how it is learned, and the validity… Internet Archive Truman Years 1961 · Educational · 18 min With teaching guide Uses documentary footage to present an overview of the principal events of the administration of President Truman, stressing the national… Internet Archive Pirro And The Lamp Film Pirro the puppet learns about electricity. This film can be purchased on DVD and higher quality versions of the film can be purchased for stock footage… Internet Archive Glaciers 1936 · Film Shows scenes in Alaska: views of the coast on the Gulf of Alaska; panoramic shots of a small port; the train station and street scenes in Seward; scenic views… Internet Archive From Sentences to Paragraphs: Part 1 1956 · Educational Produced by NET Explains how to construct sentences to form the "explaining paragraph." From the Quill series Internet Archive Robin Redbreast 1958 · Educational Second edition Also issued in b&w With teacher's guide Shows activities and habits of a robin family, including building of the nest and work of the parent… Internet Archive Exploring Art Series: Torn Paper 1966 · Educational SERIES GUIDE MAY BE VIEWED HERE (LINK) Synopsis on container Demonstrates a new kind of art expression. First using newspaper as practice material and then… Internet Archive Why? Files: Case Of The Electrical Mystery Film The tree house detective are eager to go swimming in Mr. E’s pool, but a severe storm moves through the area of Wattsville. During the storm many… Internet Archive Learn To Swim 1933 · Film A swimming instructor teaches a boy how to float and to swim. Illustrates, in detail, the different types of leg and arm motions used in recognized swimming…