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Ephemeral films

5,713–5,760 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 Cages 1969 · Educational Director and graphic designer, Miroslaw Kijowicz; writers, Hanna Jagoszewska, Miroslaw Kijowicz A philosophical exercise in a spare black and white style of… Internet Archive One More Year on the Family Farm? 1977 · Educational · 21 min Analyzes alternatives in the farming profession today. Two families express their opinions and values, exemplifying the dramatic changes occurring in farming… Internet Archive A Night Out with Mr. Toad 1961 · Educational Camera close-up studies of commonly known non-poisonous night creatures that might be encountered by Mr. Toad after sundown. Among the creatures shown in… Internet Archive America: 11--The Arsenal 1972 · Educational · 27 min America: 11--The Arsenal reel 1 Reel 2 available here Deals with the American way of war from colonial Williamsburg to the modern sentimental traditions of… Internet Archive The Sports Plus: After School Program 1998 · Film "In the summer of 1997, four community-based organizations teamed up to pilot the Sports PLUS After School Program(Positive Learning Using Sports) in the City… Internet Archive Biology of The Polecat 1954 · Educational · 10 min Biology of The Polecat SummaryStudies a polecat's life during the course of one year, from birth, behavior of the young in various stages of development,… Internet Archive Development of the Child: A Cross-Cultural Approach to Cognition 1975 · Educational With instructor's guide Author, Jerome Kagan Presents the theory that there is an invarient sequence of milestones in psychological development which is… Internet Archive Festival of flight special : opening space for next generation explorers 2002 · Film Examines the skills and processes needed to design the next generation of launch vehicles and how mathematics, science, and technology work together to… Internet Archive No Way! Not Me 1987 · Educational Intended audience: junior high through adult In a stirring presentation, educator and rights activist Rosemary Brown warns that an impoverished future may… Internet Archive Roosevelt and U.S. History: 1882-1929 1974 · Educational · 28 min Edited from the motion picture entitled Franklin D. Roosevelt Made in England Narrator, Michael Redgrave Presents a biography of Roosevelt's early years,… Internet Archive The Humpback Whale: Summer -- A Time for Feeding 1979 · Educational INSTRUCTOR'S GUIDE AVAILABLE (CLICK HERE) Follows humpback whales to their summer feeding grounds along the northwest coast. Shows their methods of catching… Internet Archive The Properties of Enzymes: 2 -- Cooperativity 1976 · Educational · 25 min Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Develops the idea of the flexible enzyme in connection with the cooperativity property of enzymes, an… Internet Archive The Wood Shell 1980 · Educational Title from data sheet Companion film: The foundation / Peter John Lodge Intended audience: Junior high school through college and adult, and industrial… Internet Archive Math Made Easy: Passport To Math Success: Division in Denmark Educational "Travel on a journey around the globe and enjoy exploring basic arithmetic skills..."-- description from box. Internet Archive " THE SUBMARINERS " 1960s U.S. NAVY ASW ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE EXERCISE USS SHARK SSN-591 20804 Film Presented by the U.S. Navy and narrated by Chris Bohn, “The Submariners” (1967) is a color film that discusses the establishment of ASW (anti-submarine… Internet Archive WWII ERA GERMAN CIVIL DEFENSE FILM FIGHTING ALLIED FIRE BOMBS 59794 Film Made during WWII, this silent German film shows how to deal with British incendiary bombs, the type that were dropped on many European cities during the… Internet Archive GRUMMAN F-14 TOMCAT AIR TO AIR COMBAT PROMOTIONAL FILM 80534 Film Made by Grumman Aerospace to promote their newest high-performance aircraft F-14 ONE OF A KIND celebrates the Navy's F-14 Tomcat, and features comments by… Internet Archive The Mysterious Bee 1981 · Educational · 24 min Produced by Phil Simon Nature Films Footage shot inside a hive illustrates the bee's amazingly complex society. Shows the queen laying eggs and relaying… Internet Archive 1966 COMMUNIST CHINA " RED CHINA YEAR OF THE GUN? " MAO ZEDONG DOCUMENTARY XD13394 Documentary This color educational film is about Red China and offers a look inside Communist China and Hong Kong during the Cold War period of the 1950s and 60s. It is… Internet Archive Arts and Crafts of Mexico, Part 1: Pottery and Weaving 1961 · Educational · 13 min · Subtitles An Indian woman follows the ancient methods and patterns of making pottery: the fashioning of Talavera ware in Puebla, the shaping of Tonala pottery, and… Internet Archive OFFICIAL FILMS NEWSREEL D-DAY INVASION OF NORMANDY FRANCE WWII JUNE 6, 1944 (Print 2) 84724d Newsreel This black & white educational film is about the D-Day Invasion of 1944 during World War 2 in which Allied forces invaded northern France by means of… Internet Archive AIDS 6th Internatl Conf 2 1990 · Film Volume 2 of the Sixth International Conference on AIDS, "Opening Ceremony." Held in 1990 in San Francisco, CA with the theme "AIDS in the Nineties: From… Internet Archive Campfire: Steven Black 2014 · Film Steven has lived in San Francisco for 30 years. He was evicted from his apartment at 940 Capp Street after 26 years of living there by the resident owners of… Internet Archive Chinese History: 10 -- The Restoration 1976 · Educational Produced by Wan-go Weng Describes the internal building and external explorations by the Ming dynasty after the recovery of China for the Chinese (1368 to… Internet Archive What's in the News, Space #5: Teamwork in Space 1993 · Film (June 25, 1993) Episode 5 of What’s in the News, Space looks at the teamwork needed to launch a human space mission. This program is intended for grades 4-7.… Internet Archive The Pedestrian Strikes Back (1967) 1967 · Educational · 25 min Traces the history and development of pedestrian malls from Roman Forum and Medieval Europe to present - day Europe and America. Shows the development of one… 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 The CCC At Work Mosquito Control 1936 · Film Civilian Conservation Corps units drain mosquito-infested swamps on Delaware farms by digging drainage ditches leading away from the marshy areas. Stagnant… Internet Archive Creative Thirties 1962 · Educational Telecast on the CBS-TV documentary show The twentieth century Producer, Isaac Kleinerman; writer, E.J. Kahn; reporter, Walter Cronkite; music, George… Internet Archive Fusion Welding of Light-Gauge Steel 1955 · Educational Techniques of fusion welding thin sheet steel are demonstrated by close-up action shots and animation. Demonstrates common faults. Emphasis is on correct… Internet Archive The Computer Programme: 10 -- Things to Come 1982 · Educational Produced by the BBC. Narrated by Chris Serle and Ian McNaught-Davis Focuses on two labor areas, agricutlure and information processing in banks, to discuss… Internet Archive The Secret Sharer (And Discussion) 1973 · Educational This dramatization of Joseph Conrad's story about a young, inexperienced sea captain's encounter with a fugitive from naval justice is followed by a… Internet Archive VIETNAM WAR in LAOS HOME MOVIES SHOT BY MEMBER OF THE RAVENS KRT BOMBING HO CHI MINH TRAIL 72852a Home movie These extraordinary Super 8mm home movies from the Vietnam War, come from a member of the "Ravens". The Raven Forward Air Controllers, also known simply as… Internet Archive Front End Loader Safety 1981 · Film Describes some of the fatalities and injuries that can occur in the use and misuse of the front-end loader, particularly if the operator is inattentive,… Internet Archive STS-3: Postflight Press Conference 1983 · Talk Press conference with the crew of STS-3 describing mission highlights. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes,… Internet Archive The Solar Promise 1979 · Educational · 28 min Title from data sheet Demonstrates the basic principles of available solar energy devices. Shows the difference between passive and active systems and stress… Internet Archive Operation Teapot - Tesla 28607 2017 · Film Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8l7ZhtPEkU Uploader: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Upload date: 2017-03-13 Internet Archive SOVIET FILM WWII LIBERATION OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA PRAGUE, KOSICE, BRATISLAVA MAY, 1945 54904 Film This is a Soviet educational / propaganda movie used for the history lessons in the 10th Grade, and one of a series showing the liberation of various Eastern… Internet Archive Touch Clay: A Ceramic Experience 1967 · Educational · 28 min Touch Clay: A Ceramic Experience Discusses how businesses use transactional analysis with their employees to improve customer service. Internet Archive GERMAN EDUCATIONAL FILM "SAVING FOR A BIKE" 1930s DRESDEN 73582 Educational Filmed in Dresden, Germany in the 1930s, this educational film was intended to show children the importance of saving money -- in this case to buy a bicycle.… Internet Archive AIDS KQED 2 1989 · Film · Subtitles Koop on legalization, CNN. See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive LAWRENCE OF ARABIA 1920s NEWSREEL by LOWELL THOMAS WORLD WAR ONE DESERT CAMPAIGN 34694 Newsreel This silent newsreel was released by Kodak as part of their Kodascope Library in 1927. The contents were shot by veteran journalist Lowell Thomas, who… Internet Archive “ BIOGRAPHY OF GANDHI ” BIOGRAPHY OF MAHATMA MOHANDAS GANDHI & RISE OF NATION OF INDIA 15694 Film This biography of Indian leader Mahatma Ghandi dates to the 1950s. 00:38 Graphic: Mahatma Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi over India map. Title: "Gandhi". 00:58… Internet Archive Expressionism 1961 · Educational Shows how this style attempts to express some kind of dynamic movement; how expressionistic patterns are designed to give an almost glaring directness Internet Archive The Highest Honor 1959 · Educational · 12 min A tribute to the heritage of southwest Philadelphia. Revolutionary battles and Colonial events are described against a backround of historic sites, such as… Internet Archive PALESTINE POLICE FORCE 1940s BRITISH MANDATE-ERA RECRUITMENT FILM ISRAEL JERUSALEM TEL AVIV 94574 Film This 1940s black and white British recruitment film seeks to generate interest in the Palestine Police Force during the era of the British Mandate for… Internet Archive The Invisible Soldiers: Unheard Voices 2000 · Film "A powerful award winning documentary on the contributions of African Americans in World War II"-- description from box. Internet Archive Biology & Space Exploration, Program 3: The Cardiovascular System in Space Film This program is third in the series of six Life Sciences Biology and Exploration of space video series. It provides a detailed account of the effects of…