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Ephemeral films

5,809–5,856 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 John Voelker (Alias Robert Traver): Anatomy of an Author 1982 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: General Examines the life and works of John Voelker, a former Michigan Supreme Court justice who began his writing… Internet Archive Should Oceans Meet? 1972 · Educational · 28 min Scientists discuss the potential ecological damage that may result from the excessive building of canals and dams Internet Archive STS-30: Postflight Press Conference 1989 · Talk Press conference with the crew of STS-30 describing mission highlights. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes,… Internet Archive STS-40: Postflight Press Conference 1991 · Talk Press conference with the crew of STS-40 describing mission highlights. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes,… Internet Archive The Ribosome 1977 · Educational · 25 min Speakers, Charles Kurland, George Stoffler Animated segments are utilized to illustrate the functions and components of ribosomes Internet Archive Wildcatter 1981 · Educational "Small oil and gas prospectors are playing an increasingly vital role in America's search for energy. This is the story of one such wildcatter -- Bill… Internet Archive Liftoff To Learning: Newton In Space Film This video introduces students to Isaac Newton’s Laws of Motion and demonstrates how they apply to space flight. Using the microgravity environment of Earth… Internet Archive History Of Space Travel, Episode 14: Teacher Silent Video Lesson Guide Film This video guide provides questions, definitions, and student activities that teachers can use to plan lessons around the “History of Space Travel” series. To… Internet Archive Lovejoy's Nuclear War 1975 · Educational Director, Daniel Keller; narrator, John Wilton; editors, Daniel Keller, Charles Light Describes how Sam Lovejoy razed a weather tower in Montague, Mass.,… Internet Archive STS-69 Crew Training, Part A: Bailout 1995 · Film (May 22, 1995) This 9-minute video shows the bailout training for the STS-69 shuttle astronauts. To license this film and get a higher quality version for… Internet Archive You'll Get Yours When You're 65 1973 · Educational Producer, Gene DePoris Gives the history of the Social Security System in the United States and points out its inadequacies. Explains how other less rich… Internet Archive World Champions On Ice 1993 · Film "Witness the outstanding performances of Kurt Browning, Oksana Baiul, Nancy Kerrigan, Christopher Bowman, Kristi Yamaguchi, Todd Eldredge, Midori Ito, Viktor… Internet Archive COLD WAR PROPAGANDA FILM " The Communist Threat " with MICHAEL CRAMER 27082 Film Made at the height of the Cold War, "The Communist Threat" is an over-the-top 1960's drama film about a family in East Germany trying the escape to freedom in… Internet Archive Adenauer: Germany Reborn 1978 · 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 Riccio: Bronze Statuettes 1978 · Educational Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Illustrates an approach to art history used when the origins of works are undocumented, in this case by… Internet Archive STS-67 Postflight Presentation 1995 · Film (April 3, 1995) This postflight presentation features footage of STS-67 mission and narration by the astronauts who flew it. To license this film and get a… Internet Archive Use of the Mouthparts of Orthoptera During Feeding 1950 · Educational Uses a grasshopper to illustrate the biting mouthparts of orthoptera. Examines the labrum, mandibles, maxillae and labium. Technical Consultant, S.K. Gangwere. Internet Archive Federal Response Prop 215 1996 · Film · Subtitles See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive " SHOW BUSINESS AT WAR " 1943 WORLD WAR II HOLLYWOOD & BROADWAY SUPPORT OF VICTORY EFFORT 95494 Film "Show Business at War" dates to 1943 and showcases the incredible efforts of the entertainers of the day, the film and entertainment industries, and their… Internet Archive Evolution of an Ocean 1978 · Educational Introduced by Ian Gass, Open University ; Speakers: Dr Dan Mckenzie, University of Cambridge and Dr Hugh Jenkyns, University of Oxford Internet Archive Reconstruction: A Changing Nation,1865 - 1880 (1965) Educational · 23 min Reconstruction: A Changing Nation,1865 - 1880 Depicts major victories and defeats for the American forces during the Revolutionary War. Internet Archive OCCUPIED PARIS, FRANCE 1940 GERMAN 16mm HOME MOVIE HOTEL MAJESTIC HEADQUARTERS (SILENT) XD13634 Home movie Shot in August, 1940 -- less than two months after the French government surrendered to Germany -- this incredible home movie (?) shows some of the German… Internet Archive Liftoff to Learning: All Systems Go! 1993 · Film Astronauts aboard Columbia mission STS-40 conduct medical experiments in Spacelab Life Sciences 1 to analyze the effects of space flight on the human body. To… Internet Archive At the Winter Sea Ice Camp: Part 3 1967 · Educational A look at Netsilik communal activities. A ceremonial igloo is built with individual igloos in the community forming an alcove. The men return to their sealing… Internet Archive Deformation of Continuous Media 1963 · Educational Explains deformation and its resolution into component motions. Presents an analysis of deforming patterns, marked on a shear flow in a stationary reference… Internet Archive Round and 'Round 1978 · Educational Directed by Barbara Greene and produced by Tom Daly for the National Film Board of Canada An overview of a family self-help concept, the Minto Family Life… Internet Archive Short Circuiting Metal Transfer: A Gas Metal Arc Welding 1973 · Educational · 24 min Explains the techniques used in the short circuiting method of electrical arc welding Internet Archive The Constitution: Whose Interpretation? 1959 · Educational Dramatizes the fight of Franklin D. Roosevelt to prevent defeat of New Deal laws through Supreme Court decisions and highlites his efforts to change the… Internet Archive CALIFORNIA PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION SAN DIEGO NEWSREEL 1935 89664 Newsreel This vintage silent newsreel shows the California Pacific International Exposition held in San Diego, California during May 29, 1935–November 11, 1935 and… Internet Archive A Badger's Bad Day (revised) 1959 · Educational Follows a young badger who is sprayed by a skunk and discovers the many animals who live in the forest. Revised edition copyrighted 1977. Internet Archive Explosivity Port Chicago And Beyond April 16 2025 2025 · Film Javier Arbona-Homar is the author of the new book, Explosivity: Following What Remains , an exploration of the racial violence embedded in San Francisco's… Internet Archive The Sugar Mill 1970 · Educational Directed by Geraldo Sarno Documentary focuses on the traditional methods of sugar production still employed in the Brazilian Northeast. Shows the work done… Internet Archive Wisdom Of The Wild 1940 · Documentary · 12 min A 1940 British short documentary which is both a nature documentary about the eating habits of animals, and a WW2 film advising people to not waste food. The… Internet Archive Apple II Operations filmstrip, 1981 1981 · Film Apple II Operations — RMI Media Productions, 1981 Video of a filmstrip about the Apple IIe computer, showing the parts of the hardware and use of applications… Internet Archive Infants School 1963 · Educational Shows ways of organizing primary groups so as to provide maximum learning experience for the individual pupil in the context of flexible but busy group… Internet Archive Suzhou 1980 · Educational Produced by Sue Yung Li and Shirley Sun Explores the Yangtze delta city of Suzhou, often called the "Venice of the East" and known for centuries as the… Internet Archive DOPE 295 1999 · Film · Subtitles Jazz Musician's Photo See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive KNOW YOUR ENEMY JAPAN! WWII TRAINING & PROPAGANDA FILM 28232B Film Produced by the Princeton Film Center in cooperation with the Institute of Pacific Relations, narrated by Radcliffe Hall and featuring text by Major George… Internet Archive 1943 ALLIED INVASION OF SICILY WORLD WAR II NEWSREEL OPERATION HUSKY (SILENT) 28854 Newsreel Prepared for the home market, this silent WWII era Excel Newsreel was sold in Sears and other department stores for viewing by the American public. The film… Internet Archive Art Scene: Newton Elementary Schools 1976 · Educational Produced by Judith Grunbaum Surveys a variety of elementary art teaching techniques in Newton, Massachusetts: open classrooms, art appreciation instruction,… Internet Archive France: The Faces of Love 1965 · Educational · 57 min With teacher's guide The joys and complexities of the typically French aspects of love are dramatized with help of three of the greatest French… Internet Archive STS-73 Crew Training, Part A: Post Landing Egress 1995 · Film (June 25, 1995) This 10-minute video shows the the crew of STS-73 training for post landing egress using the FFT (Full Fuselage Trainer) shuttle mock-up. To… Internet Archive The Armagnac Story 1982 · Educational Title from data sheet A foreign film (England) Intended audience: Ages 14 through adult Issued also as videorecording Presents a portrait of the Gascony… Internet Archive "HAVANA HOLIDAY" 1942 HAVANA, CUBA TRAVELOGUE MOVIE MORRO CASTLE THE RUMBA (silent version) 50994 Film Havana Holiday is a short 1930s silent film, part of Castle Films’ The World Parade series, that gives viewers a quick look at the vibrant Cuban city of… Internet Archive Footage of RPI Martian Rover Robot Film Footage of an experimental Martian rover robot made by a team at RPI. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes,… Internet Archive AIDS 6th Internatl Conf 1 1990 · Film Volume 1 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 Charlie Hinton On Gay Liberation 1975 1980 2021 · Film Longtime activist Charlie Hinton describes his arrival in San Francisco in 1971 and his subsequent involvement in Left and Gay politics, including being a… Internet Archive The Forgotten Art of Chancay 1970 · Educational Produced by the Museum of Modern Art of Latin America. Narrated by Paul Ritacco Examines some of the best and most famous examples of pre-Columbian ceramics…