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Ephemeral films

5,425–5,472 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 Operation Teapot - Tesla 28611 2017 · Film Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54PCN1MF1RU Uploader: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Upload date: 2017-03-13 Internet Archive Under the Piers 1995 · Film canoeing under the piers along San Francisco's waterfront. Internet Archive WWII ARMY NURSE RUTH PARSONS CORREGIDOR PHILIPPINES FILM 79294 Film This film, part of the Army Screen Magazine, features two segments. The first has an interview with Captain Ruth E. Parsons, who worked as a nurse on the… Internet Archive A DAY IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC ABOARD USS ORISKANY CV-34 U.S. NAVY FILM 81104 Film Presented by the Pacific Fleet Combat Camera Group, A Day In Westpac is a Vietnam War era film that gives viewers an overview of a typical day aboard the USS… Internet Archive Chinese History: 13 -- The Enduring Heritage 1976 · Educational VHS Produced by Wan-go Weng A recapitulation of Chinese history makes clear that despite internal and external pressures, China has possessed the enduring… Internet Archive Telemarketing: 2 -- Becoming a Pro on the Phone 1983 · Educational Emphasizes the professional image of the telemarketing career person. Deals with rejections as steps to positive growth, and shows how to develop positive… Internet Archive “THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY” 1942 JOHN FORD FILM U.S. NAVY PACIFIC THEATER WWII DOCUMENTARY FILM 42104 Documentary Produced and directed by John Ford, who risked his life to make it, this famous U.S. Navy documentary film is titled “The Battle Of Midway” chronicles one of… Internet Archive New York, Pennsylvania, Gettysburg, Chickamauga And Moundsville, Alabama State Parks, 1936 1936 · Film Shows Chickamauga State Park in Georgia and Gettysburg State Park in Pennsylvania. Guides show tourists over the Civil War battlefields. Archeologists dig up… Internet Archive Ground Truth: Archeology in the City 1988 · Educational Direction de la production et réalisation, Richard E. Robinson Récit de la découverte (1980) et de l'excavation archéologique d'un cimetière noir… Internet Archive Oil: From Small Beginnings 1981 · Educational Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Describes the optimum geologic conditions for oil formation and considers the controversy between earth… Internet Archive Certs Commercial - Get Certs, Get Closer 1980 · Commercial Television commercial for Certs Internet Archive Fight For Better Schools 1950 · Educational Shows how interested citizens like those of Arlington County, Virginia, are able by working together to effect legislation and revitalize the public schools.… Internet Archive If You Took Your Family To Work 1954 · Film Pictures a workman who keeps imagining he sees his son watching him do things that violate safety rules. He realizes he should practice safety rules on the… Internet Archive Impressionism 1957 · Educational Eastman color Discusses the unique qualities of impressionism and shows examples of impressionistic masterpieces Internet Archive Nasser: People's Pharaoh 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Narrator, Henry Fonda Originally shown in Canada on the television program entitled: Portraits of power Intended audience: Senior… Internet Archive Paul Taylor and Company: An Artist and his Work (1968) 1968 · Educational · 32 min Paul Taylor and Company: An Artist and his Work (1968) Shows the traditions and customs of middle-class Chinese life, with emphasis on the struggles of an… Internet Archive Ecology Emerges: Susan Swift Feature · 1 h 2 min Susan Swift was involved in the Abalone Alliance anti-nuclear efforts of the late 1970s and early 1980s. She was one of the only paid staffers during the… Internet Archive No Strain, No Pain: Back Fitness Program For Men 1991 · Film "An easy to follow program using the Mensendieck System, the revolutionary European method of back care." -- description from box. Internet Archive Terence Trent D' Arby Live 1988 · Film Introducing the Hardline TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY Live Japanese Edition -- description from VHS box. Internet Archive Apollo 9 : space duet of SpiderGumdrop Short · 28 min Offers a view of the Apollo 9 astronauts before, during and after their Earth orbital mission. Presents a pictorial record of the training, launch, and… Internet Archive Great Smoky Mountains National Park 1936 1936 · Film CCC men ride in trucks, work with pick and shovel, operate bulldozers, graders and pneumatic drills, construct parapets and guard rails, and march with pick… Internet Archive Heroine Of The Week 1960 · Film A fire chief tells a reporter about how a young teen girl who realizes that a fridge is on the fire. This film can be purchased on DVD and higher quality… Internet Archive Africa: Land and People 1990 · Educational Cataloged from contributor's data Intermediate grades and junior high school students Takes a close look at Africa's varied geography and the people who… Internet Archive Cemetery of the Elephants 1975 · Educational First released in Italy under title: El cemeterio de los elefantes Director, Armando Robles Godoy An allegorical story about a young writer who leaves home… Internet Archive Flame Cutting 1954 · Educational Shows techniques for cutting steel and iron. Gives step-by-step instructions for making straight line cuts, irregular shapes, beveling plate edges, and circle… Internet Archive Life Cycle of the Jew 1965 · Educational · 28 min Produced by the Anti-defamation League of B'nai B'rith Explains how Jewish moral and ethical values are reflected in rituals related to birth, education,… Internet Archive California And Its Natural Resources Film A look at the vast natural resources in California This film can be purchased on DVD and higher quality versions of the film can be purchased for stock… Internet Archive Downsizing Tape 3 1991 · Film Video of a 1991 Hewlett Packard sales training conference. Label reads "Title: Downsizing Tape 3. Product #: 92076JB. Time: 2 hr. Dub Date: 12-18-91" Internet Archive 1970 DOCUMENTARY “THE MAN CALLED EDISON” THOMAS EDISON, THE MOTION PICTURE CAMERA & INDUSTRY Documentary Produced in 1970 by Spectra Pictures Corp., "The Man Called Edison" chronicles inventor Thomas Edison’s involvement in the motion picture industry. It… Internet Archive Black Views on Race: Adam Clayton Powell 1970 · Educational Presents public remarks by Adam Clayton Powell which express the philosophy of the New York politican concerning race relations Internet Archive For the Record 1946 · Film Pro-labor film blasting the greed and cunning of the “big boys” in government and in the National Association of Manufacturers who oppose organized labor. For… Internet Archive Natural Areas And Native Plants Apr 23 2023 2023 · Film A bike tour starting at Glen Park Greenway and visiting Glen Canyon's grasslands, its western edges along O'Shaughnessy Drive, the Native Plant garden at the… Internet Archive Operation Re-Entry 1971 · Educational Produced by NET In the Palo Alto Veterans Hospital, mental patients are rehabilitated by first receiving "tokens" as rewards, then by making a transition… Internet Archive WWIII Film "To help prevent the unthinkable from ever coming true, it is important to know what could really happen....the most awesome and deadly display of warfare… Internet Archive Michelangelo: The Last Giant 1967 · Educational The 15th century witnessed the advent of such artistic giants as Botticelli, Ghiberti, and Da Vinci. Michelangelo Buonarroti, sculptor, painter, architect,… Internet Archive DOPE 448 2004 · Film · Subtitles Bush, Kerry frantic Baseball See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive STS-49: Postflight Press Conference 1992 · Talk Press conference with the crew of STS-49 describing mission highlights. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes,… Internet Archive The Heart of the Dragon: 11 -- Creating 1984 · Educational Anthony Quayle Discusses contemporary Chinese arts (painting, music, poetry), and explores the philosophic and historic traditions, especially religious,… Internet Archive The Middle East: The Story of Oil 1984 · Educational (Available for public performance.) Ninth in a series of fourteen programs originally shown on television Tells how the expansion of the Middle East's oil… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Words Come to Life" 1967 · 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 Watch 'Em Work: Kidstruction 1994 · Film "Fun construction action with real heavy equipment"-- description from box. Internet Archive "CONQUERORS OF THE UNIVERSE" 20th CENTURY SOVIET SPACE PROGRAM SPACE RACE YURI GAGARIN XD43394 Film This Soviet propaganda film, featuring English narration, covers the Space Race from the perspective of the Soviet Union (USSR), highlighting the career of… Internet Archive RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT ATOMIC BOMB TEST FILM 72182 Film This 1950s Civil Defense film describes the fallout produced by a fission atomic bomb from a surface burst. Nuclear fallout, or simply fallout, is the… Internet Archive KPFA 75 Year History Oct 16 2024 2024 · Film In 1949, a group of pacifists launched America’s first listener-supported radio station. Despite government repression, infighting, and countless financial… Internet Archive The Cathedral Engineers 1983 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Ages 16 through adult Issued also as videorecording Documents the long process of building New York's Cathedral of… Internet Archive Transporting and Placing Quality Concrete 1976 · Educational Rev. version of: How to transport, place, finish & cure quality concrete. 1953 Intended audience: Architects, engineers, builders, and construction workers… Internet Archive 1930s GERMAN EDUCATIONAL FILM ELECTROMAGNETIC PRINCIPLES 59804 Educational This silent German educational film dates from just before WWII. It discusses principles of electromagnetics including magnetic fields. Like many German films… Internet Archive 1960s HOME MOVIE NATIVE AMERICAN PUEBLOS & DANCES CHIMAYO TAOS GALLUP TESUQUE NEW MEXICO 55904 Home movie Shot by an unknown American tourist, this silent, color home movie (with title cards) shows a trip to Chimayo, Tesuque, San Ildefonso Pueblo, Taos Pueblo, and…