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Ephemeral films

5,521–5,568 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 Bombs Will Make the Rainbow Break 1982 · Educational Title from data sheet A documentary which captures the dynamics of children, through their voices and artwork, as they realize, at varying ages and in… Internet Archive Starfinder, Episode 14: Rotational Energy 1990 · Film (October 31, 1990) Episode 14 of Starfinder focuses on rotational energy. It uses the rotation of the earth as an example to illustrate the distinction… Internet Archive New Super Stomachs 1993 · Film "Video includes: a complete 30 min. tummy-toning workout, from warm-up to cool down; exercises to zero in on the lower tummy; easy healthy-back exercises and… Internet Archive The Video Wine Guide With Host Dick Cavett 1982 · Film "The Video Wine Guide is a critically-acclaimed 90-minute video reference to the fascinating world of wine. Presented in an information-packed, visually… Internet Archive In Search of Ancient Mysteries (Reel 1) 1974 · Educational · 27 min WATCH REEL 2 HERE (LINK) Explores the specific evidences that a technological and scientific knowledge was at work on Earth during prehistoric times. Presents… Internet Archive CCC At Mono 1936 1936 · Film On construction of the Mono Debris Dam in California by Civilian Conservation Corps units. Excavations are made with steam shovels, concrete is mixed and… Internet Archive Brazil: The Rude Awakening 1962 · Educational Covers causes and consequences of social unrest, feudal conditions in the Northeast, and prosperous modern cities; includes interviews with leaders Internet Archive The Middle East: Sects and Violence 1984 · Educational Explains how the three major religions of the Middle East are differentiated into various smaller sects which compete for influence and souls. Seventh in a… Internet Archive Push Buttons And People Film Walter Reuther, President of the UAW, states labor's position on the issue of automation--labor leaders regard automation as neither good or evil and that… Internet Archive Magellan To Venus Film Magellan To Venus To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC . Internet Archive Frustrating Fours and Fascinating Fives 1953 · Educational French version released under the title Petit monde à quatre et cinq ans A study of the behavior of four-and five-year-old childen at home and at nursery… Internet Archive Why Not a Woman? 1976 · Educational · 26 min Shows women working successfully in nontraditional jobs such as welder, carpenter, and mechanic. Explores the attitudes of their male coworkers, supervisors,… Internet Archive Drive-in: Sun Mon Tues-Red Curtain Film runs only a few seconds.suggestion; insert clip anywhere in group of trailers when creating drive-in dvd. Internet Archive COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES URANIUM MINING AND PROSPECTING 56844 Film CBS created The Search, an educational series produced by the Public Affairs Department, in the 1950s to share scientific research with viewers in an… Internet Archive "ARTHUR MURRAY STEPS IN THE RUMBA & MAMBO " 1940s DANCE INSTRUCTIONAL FILM LATIN DANCING 50934 Educational This black & white Arthur Murray instructional film demonstrates how to do the Rumba and the Mambo. The film dates to the 1940s. Arthur Murray (1895 – 1991)… Internet Archive Full Circle: The Work of Doris Chase 1974 · Educational Producer, Elizabeth Wood Artist Doris Chase explains her work in various media from painting on flat surfaces through sculpture in wood, plexiglass, plastic,… Internet Archive I'm a Fool 1976 · Educational A young man's job, his relationship with his coworkers and his desire to impress those around him mark his passage to adulthood Ron Howard Internet Archive Khrushchev: The Bear's Embrace 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 The Orator 1969 · Educational Director, Bretislav Pojar A puppet film about a man who takes great care to prepare his speech, only to send the audience to sleep Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Part 1: The Time Machine" 1977 · 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 A/V Geeks Lunch 2-5-2024 Film Skip convalesces after a minor medical procedure involving a balloon. Shows over 165 minutes of footage clips featuring balloons. Internet Archive [Home movies UTZ 07 09 1959-60] Home movie [Home movies UTZ 07 09 1959-60] We digitized and uploaded this silent film from the Orgone Cinema 16mm Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have… Internet Archive Let's Stop And Go Safely 1948 · Film Shows how each child can be his own traffic policeman by learning and following safety rules in traffic. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V… Internet Archive Norwegian Children - Farming On A Fjord 1950 · Film Shows a boy and girl and their mother on summer pasture lands in the hills above the fjord. Stresses the children's responsibility and independence and their… Internet Archive Arts and Crafts of Mexico, Part 2: Basketry, Stone, Wood, and Metals 1961 · Educational · 10 min Revised version of the motion picture entitled Arts and crafts Also issued in b&w With teachers guide Views of modern-day Mexico that stretch back into… Internet Archive Batik 1972 · Educational Shows the characteristics and processes of the batik art form. Illustrates the preparation of the cloth, application of the wax resist, techniques of dyeing… Internet Archive Andrew Pollack - San Francisco and Beyond 2019 · Film Andy Pollack came to San Francisco as a teen in the late 1960s and fell in with the Diggers for a time. Later he went to the New College Law School and became… Internet Archive Manmade Macromolecules 1978 · Educational Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Describes the discovery and laboratory polymerization of three manmade plastics: polyethylene,… Internet Archive 1966 TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PARADE WALT DISNEY PASADENA CALIFORNIA 56984 Film Presented by the Tournament of Roses Association, this profile of the 1966 Rose Parade with Grand Marshall Walt Disney begins with footage of LAX… Internet Archive New Deal Film Festival 4 Hope For The Future Building Community Berkeley Gray Panthers 1943 · Film New Deal Film Festival disc 4: Hope for the Future, Building Community FDR: A Warning A Model Home Alaska: The Last Frontier Texas: The New Frontier FDR's… Internet Archive Meaning in Modern Painting, Part I (1967) 1967 · Educational · 22 min Meaning in Modern Painting, Part I (1967) Tells the story of the 369th infantry regiment in World War I. Explains that it was composed of Blacks, who brought… Internet Archive Tensile and Compressive Structures 1969 · Educational · 26 min "With support from the National Science Foundation." This program describes different types of instability Internet Archive Reading and Writing 1964 · Educational · 29 min Eric Hoffer reaffirms his belief in the benefit of reading a great number of books on a variety of subjects. He describes his continual visits to public… Internet Archive HUMAN BEING AS SEEN IN A FLUOROSCOPE X-RAY MACHINE 1930s GERMAN FILM 74562 Film This historic, silent German educational film shows a human being as seen in a fluoroscope. In this era, the deleterious effects of x-ray exposure were not… Internet Archive Responsibility 1953 · Film Dramatizes the story of a high school boy who finds difficulty in meeting and carrying through his responsibilities. We digitized and uploaded this film from… Internet Archive Group interaction and crew performance in space 1996 · Film Show how situations on Earth can be used as models to study the psychological effects of long-term confinement in space. To license this film and get a higher… Internet Archive Loch Lomond Glaciation 1980 · Educational Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Examines the geophysical evidence that a massive ice sheet retreated about 12,500 years ago from Scotland… Internet Archive Osprey 1979 · Educational First released in England A documentary about the osprey, showing how it is able to pluck a trout half its own weight from the water. Scenes in the Scottish… Internet Archive Pine School 1965 · Educational · 28 min Shows part of a research program devoted to the study of mentally retarded children, ages three to six years, from underprivileged homes where facilities for… Internet Archive STS-74 & Mir 20 & 22 Crews Training, Part C: RMS Introduction 1995 · Film (July 5, 1995) This 28-minute video shows the STS-74 crew and Mir 20 & 22 crews being introduced to the RMS (Remote Manipulator System). To license this film… Internet Archive Survivors: Cycles of Abuse 1989 · Educational VHS format Producer/writer, Bob Sykes Examines the causes and complex psychological dynamics of spouse abuse through interviews with battered wives and… Internet Archive OPERATION CROSSROADS ABLE & BAKER ATOMIC BOMB TESTS BIKINI ATOLL 1946 83144 Film This color educational film is about the Operation Crossroads nuclear weapon tests conducted by the United States at Bikini Atoll in mid-1946. These were the… Internet Archive It Can Happen To You Film Scenes illustrating assaults or assault attempts are shown, and advice on preventing or escaping from such incidents is given by Jeanne Bray, a policewoman… Internet Archive SALLY RAND BALLOON BUBBLE DANCE PERFORMANCE LITA BARON & GRACIE BARRIE 1940s MUSIC VIDEO XD10084 Film Released by Official Films for the home market, this collection of "soundies" -- 1940s music videos -- includes a Bubble Dance performance by Sally Rand… Internet Archive Apollo 11 gala event, Part 2 1989 · Film This video chronicles the Apollo gala banquet at the Hyatt Regency featuring remarks by Jim Hartz, Walter Cronkite, Aaron Cohen and the Apollo 11 astronauts. Internet Archive Living in a Reversed World 1958 · Educational Perception experiment in which university students wear devices which invert their fields of vision; stages of adaptation to new situations. Filmed at the… Internet Archive The Middle East: Change - Turkey and Saudi Arabia 1984 · Educational Title from data sheet A foreign film (Canada) Thirteen in a series of fourteen programs originally shown on television Intended audience: Junior high… Internet Archive The Middle East: Family Matters 1984 · Educational Title from data sheet A foreign film (Canada) Fourth in a series of fourteen programs originally shown on television Intended audience: Junior high school…