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Ephemeral films

5,665–5,712 of 19,489 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 Filmstrip: "The Garden of Abdul Gasazi" 1983 · 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 Filmstrip: "Narcotics: Uses and Abuses" 1968 · 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's in the News, Space #12: Space Exploration, The Next Frontier 1993 · Film (May 19, 1993) Episode 12 of What’s in the News, Space looks at space exploration and the next frontier. It is the final program of the series. It is intended… Internet Archive Castle Films 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 "HYGIENE FOR WOMEN" 1964 U.S. NAVY MENSTRUAL CYCLE, OVULATION & SANITARY PRACTICES XD40755 Film Produced by Wilding, this U.S. Navy film "Hygiene for Women" (1964) emphasizes the importance of overall daily health for women to maintain normal… Internet Archive MTV Straight Dope; Fast Speed 1994 · Film · Subtitles From tape: MTV - STRAIGHT DOPE 9-94 FAST SPEED Internet Archive Search For Self - Color Me Clean - Black Women In Recovery - Part 2 1991 · Film "Four black women - Joy, Debra, Jill and Brenda, retell and relive their experiences with drug addiction."-- description from box. Internet Archive Christians: 9 -- In Search of Tolerance 1976 · Educational First released in England Focuses on the growth during the Reformation of radical religious sects which existed outside the established church order.… Internet Archive Psychosexual Differences: Part 2 1975 · Educational Produced for the British Open University Looks at the physiological and genetic origins of sexually differentiated behavior. Jeffrey Grey talks about his… Internet Archive What's in the News, Science #9: Communications Satellites 1993 · Film (April 22, 1993) Episode #9 of What’s in the News, Science looks at Communications Satellites. The program is intended for grades 4-7. To license this film… Internet Archive SETI : the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Film Describes the history and current research on the search for extaterrestrial intelligence. To license this film and get a higher quality version for… Internet Archive Oregon Woodcarvers 1980 · Educational Directed and produced by Jan Baross A view of the work, lives, themes, and philosophies of four Oregon woodcarvers, each of whom represents a specific area… Internet Archive DOPE 473 2005 · Film · Subtitles Elvis on drugs -> Death. See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive The Unknown Genius 1978 · Educational Director, Bernard Preston Thomas Bewick, a nineteenth century artist from Britain is the subject of this film. He is known for his wood engravings of birds… Internet Archive OPERATION PLUMBBOB 1957 ATOMIC TEST "MISSION FALLOUT" 28272 Film Made in 1957, "Mission Fallout" shows the activities of volunteers who monitored the radiation released by the nuclear bomb tests in Nevada, and a group of… Internet Archive Free to Choose: 3 -- Anatomy of Crisis, Part 1 1979 · Educational Milton Friedman, in the third segment of the series, argues against the popular belief that the Depression was caused by a failure of the free enterprise… Internet Archive I Walk Away in the Rain 1968 · Educational · 10 min Script developed by Inter-University Film Project An open-end film which examines the problems involved in motivating a bright student Internet Archive History Of Space Travel, Episode 12: Four Rooms, Earthview Film Skylab was the first U. S. manned space station. It Crisscrossed 70 percent of Earth’s land area while Skylab sensors gathered information about many features… Internet Archive NASA and the Airplane, Episode 5: Quieter, Faster, Safer Aircraft 1984 · Film Describes NASA projects to reduce jet engine noise, develop planes that can travel faster, and improve aircraft safety. To license this film/video and get a… Internet Archive Reaching For The Stars 1993 · Film Highlights the nonstop training astronauts receive on their way to the launch pad. Surveys the many different jobs astronauts have when they are not in space,… Internet Archive Lauren Elder Interview Film An interview with Bay Area artist Lauren Elder, discussing her life at the Reno Hotel, her career, and the art scene in San Francisco from the mid-1970s to… Internet Archive " HOLLYWOOD CANTEEN " " PRIVATE SNAFU IN THE CHOWHOUND " WWII SHORT FILM & CARTOON 45624 Cartoon Here are two shorts from WWII: Hollywood Canteen, and Private Snafu in "The Chow Hound". In 1942, Hollywood legends John Garfield, Bette Davis and Jules C.… Internet Archive Getting It All Together Short · 28 min The Mulligan Stew group undertake the mission of preparing a meal for young people from all over the world so that each child can sample foods from other… Internet Archive Fifty Thousand Lives 1959 · Film Directions for direct mouth-to-mouth artificial respiration, and directions for artificial respiration with a resusitube airway. We digitized and uploaded… Internet Archive Children and Sports [motion picture] 1980 · Educational · 30 min Based on James Michener's book: Sports in America Writer, producer, and director, Bud Greenspan ; narrator, James A. Michener Shows how children's sports… Internet Archive Connections (Look Again series) 1989 · Educational The discovery of an animal skeleton in a riverbed stimulates a girl to imagine the many connections among the structures and functions of living creatures and… Internet Archive Let the Seller Beware 1971 · Educational Producers, Philip S. Hobel, Douglas Leiterman Forecasts the likely effects of the consumer movement on automobile safety, product durability and safety,… Internet Archive THE JAPANESE ARMY AND NAVY WWII RESTRICTED U.S. ARMY MOVIE 23514 Film An official US War Department film restricted in nature and produced by the US Army Pictorial Service, “The Japanese Army and Navy” is a black-and-white… Internet Archive Upon This Rock 1970 · Educational Orson Welles, Dirk Bogarde, Dame Edith Evans, Sir Ralph Richardson Producer, Stanley Abrams; writer and director, Harry Rasky; photographer, Aldo Tonti… Internet Archive In and Out of Maine: The New People 1977 · Educational Profiles five families who have chosen to homestead in rural Maine. Shows the newcomers baking bread, farming, building their own homes, chopping wood, and… Internet Archive The Day Grandpa Died 1970 · Educational Shows a young Jewish boy's reaction to the death of his grandfather; uses flashbacks to portray the child's memories of his grandfather and the boy's gradual… Internet Archive The Road To Victory: Hitting 'em Harder 1943-1944 1990 · Film "Hosted with personal commentary by John S.D. Eisenhower, Brigadier General, A.U.S., Ret."-- description from box. Internet Archive Health For Youth 1941 · Educational On cooperation among the NYA, the Public Health Service, clinics, and private physicians and dentists to improve the health of U.S. youth. Boys and girls… Internet Archive Small bodies, big impact, awesome asteroids 1999 · Film Looks at what asteroids are, and the research being conducted on them. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes,… Internet Archive Destination Tomorrow, Episode 19: The Future of Aeronautics 2005 · Film Episode 19 of Destination Tomorrow focuses on the future of aeronautics. It is divided into four segments. In the ‘Behind the Scenes’ segment, viewers will… Internet Archive Elizabeth Swados: The Girl with the Incredible Feeling 1977 · Educational Introduces Elizabeth Swados, a new talent, who has composed the music for two recent productions at Lincoln Center, written a book entitled The girl with the… Internet Archive Eruption of Kilauea 1960 · Educational Depicts the upheaval of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii from Nov. 1959 to Feb. 1960. Shows lava buildup and how the island was built from similar eruptions over… Internet Archive Planning The Apollo Missions, Part 2 1989 · Film The second lecture in the Apollo 20th Anniversary Celebration Speaker’s Series. Held July 18, 1989 at the Johnson Space Center. Presentations by Owen Maynard,… Internet Archive Quack 1976 · Educational · 24 min An experimental film by Scott Guthrie and John Huckert about a young black woman who fantasizes about becoming a documentary filmmaker. The obstacles she… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "The New Girl" 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 Weekend Athletes 1975 · Educational Also issued as videocassette Examines the physical fitness movement in the United States. Presents interviews with medical authorities on the values of… Internet Archive 1968 ANTI VIETNAM WAR PROTESTS AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 62954 Film This color educational film is a review of the student protest and strike at Columbia University during the spring of 1968. This was made in 1968. The… Internet Archive 1941 WWII NEWSREEL BRITISH VICTORIES IN LIBYA GREEK DEFEAT OF ITALIAN ARMY ETHIOPIA GREECE XD49564 Newsreel Dating to 1941, this black and white, silent film from Castle "War in the East British-Greek Victories" chronicles the Italian victory in Ethiopia in 1936,… Internet Archive How To Make Handmade Lantern Slides 1947 · Educational The basic production techniques for eight types of handmade lantern slides are featured. Teachers demonstrate how to make the types of slides most appropriate… Internet Archive The Noise Boom 1970 · Educational Producer and writer, Bill Turque A report on noise as a dangerous form of environment pollution. Explains what interested citizens and technology can do… Internet Archive Operation Teapot - Tesla 28647 2017 · Film Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X2U4ATH-ic Uploader: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Upload date: 2017-03-13 Internet Archive Apollo Atmospheric Entry Phase Film This video explains the geometry of return trajectory and reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere by the Apollo spacecraft, as well as the problems involved and… Internet Archive Drive-in: Bring a Shut-in PSA Short A breif ad encouraging patrons to bring a disabled person woth them to the drive-in for a discount on admission. Suggestion: insert this clip before the…