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Ephemeral films

5,953–6,000 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 Christmas Classics - Christmas Comes But Once a Year 1990 · Film Internet Archive DEMPSTER DUMPSTER WORLD'S FIRST DUMPSTER WASTE MANAGEMENT PROMO FILM 42174 Film Made in the late 1940s to promote their Dempster-Dumpster sanitation system, this silent film was created by the Dempster Brothers. It shows the use of… Internet Archive THE AIR FORCE STORY CHAPTER VI PRELUDE TO WAR 1937-1939 24364 Film The U.S. Air Force presents The Air Force Story: Chapter VI: Prelude to War, 1937-1939 (SFP 263-6). This short film looks at the development of U.S. Air Force… Internet Archive McDonalds.Employee.Training.VHS.1972 1972 · Film McDonalds Employee Training VHS 1972 Internet Archive The Civilian Conservation Corps At Work Utah And Southern Idaho 1934 · Film Civilian Conservation Corps members thin and clear wooded areas and construct forest ranger cabins in the Wasatch National forest of Utah and in timber areas… Internet Archive Free to Choose: 6 -- What's Wrong with Our Schools? Part 1 1979 · Educational Milton Friedman, in the sixth segment of the series, deals with three basic questions: Just how bad is the public education system? Why are public schools in… Internet Archive Kalogeros. 1970 · Educational · 11 min Co-writer and research consultant, Katerina Kakouri; narrator, David Grozier Documents the Kalogeros, a community fertility rite surviving from the days of… Internet Archive The Reckoning 1979 · Educational M. Harvey Brenner Professor Harvey Brenner compares employment and health data in two British cities. His findings indicate a frightening correlation between… Internet Archive Which Energy? 1976 · Educational Compares different present and future energy sources by visiting field installations and research laboratories. Considers fossil fuels, nuclear fusion,… Internet Archive Operation Teapot - Tesla 28640 2017 · Film Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5jXX0YesGY Uploader: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Upload date: 2017-03-13 Internet Archive Operation Teapot - Tesla 28606 2017 · Film Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szpTksAxen0 Uploader: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Upload date: 2017-03-13 Internet Archive Right of privacy [motion picture] 1968 · Educational · 29 min CREDITS: Producer and writer, Warren Steibel; director, Donald Volkman; narrator, Philip Sterling SUMMARY: Reports on the governmental and business… Internet Archive The CCC At Work Lake States 1936 · Film Reel 1, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) members collect pine cones from trees and squirrel hoards. Seeds from the cones are processed and planted at a… Internet Archive Jerusalem of Heaven and Earth: City of a Hundred Gates 1983 · Educational Studies an Orthodox Jewish settlement established 100 years ago, known as Mea Shearim (the city of 100 years). It remains a self-contained community which… Internet Archive Tito: The Power of Resistance 1978 · Educational Title from data sheet Originally shown in Canada on the television program entitled Portraits of power Henry Fonda, Drew Middleton Director, Jeremy… Internet Archive Transactional Analysis: A Demonstration of Individual Therapy -- Pat 1973 · Educational · 35 min Presents an individual therapeautic interview with Emily Ruppert, who lets the client express his feelings and thoughts and guides him through the discussion… Internet Archive Water 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 25 Years Of Progress, Episode 8: More Moon Exploration Film 1972-73 are busy years for NASA. Mariner 9 maps the entire surface of Mars, and Pioneer 10 returns the first closeup pictures of Jupiter. To license this film… Internet Archive "SCOTTISH RHAPSODY" 1950s SCOTLAND TRAVELOGUE EDINBURGH ST. ANDREWS LOCH LOMOND BRIGADOON 86184 Film One of a series of black & white educational films distributed by "Films of the Nations", "Scottish Rhapsody" presents the country of Scotland. This is circa… Internet Archive " THREE REACTIONS TO SHELTER LIFE " 1964 CIVIL DEFENSE FILM LIFE IN A FALLOUT SHELTER 29142 Film One of the more bizarre, but perhaps more intriguing and realistic Civil Defense films of all time, "Three Reactions to Shelter Life" (1964) attempts to… Internet Archive 1967 VIETNAM WAR RAW FOOTAGE BELL UH-1 HELICOPTERS JUNGLE PATROL FIELD HOSPITAL 83454a Film This color film is raw footage shot in the jungles of Vietnam, and includes various segments including shots at a field hospital, a fire base, a jungle… Internet Archive The CCC Fights Erosion 1934 · Film Shows samples of badly eroded farm land in Georgia, Mississippi, and Texas, and illustrates how Civilian Conservation Corps units are combatting soil erosion.… Internet Archive Felt Board In Teaching 1950 · Educational Suggests use which the classroom teacher may make of the feltboard. The feltboard is also known as the visual board, feltogram or flannelgraph. We digitized… Internet Archive BUILDING A TANK WWII M-3 MEDIUM TANK PRODUCTION DETROIT TANK ARSENAL & FORT KNOX 23594a Film This film is about American tank production and shows work at the Detroit Tank Arsenal in the 1941-1942 era. A shorter version of this film was released… Internet Archive THE HUNT FOR RED SUBS; Underwater Warfare Film "...Soviet subs lie waiting to launch their deadly payload of ballistic missiles. Unknown to them, America"s Hunter/Killers silently detect, identify and… Internet Archive Trees, Planting and Care of 1928 · Educational · 10 min Internet Archive Proposition P News Conference 1991 · Talk See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Audio only at end of "Ballad of Dennis Peron" song Internet Archive Organic Reaction Type: Senile 1951 · Educational National Film Board Archive Collection Presents two patients suffering from senile psychosis, the most common form of organic mental disorder. Shows evidence… Internet Archive The Grievance 1955 · Educational Produced by the National Film Board of Canada Shows how an employee's grievance is processed through several stages of negotiation between union and… Internet Archive 1944 FILM “ RESEAU X " FRENCH RESISTANCE AND ESPIONAGE WWII OCCUPIED FRANCE (FRENCH LANGUAGE) 46194 Film Directed by Albert Mahuzier and filmed by Gaston Madru, "Reseau X" is a documentary that shows the French "secret service" trying to rescue Allied pilots who… Internet Archive "AIR SEIGE" FIFTEENTH AIR FORCE RAID ON PLOIESTI WWII OPERATION TIDAL WAVE DOCUMENTARY 75212 Documentary "Air Siege" is a 1944 short film produced by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), narrated by Ronald Reagan, describing the 15th Air Force's bombing… Internet Archive Facts About Projection (2ed) Film This film is designed to show student projectionists some of the steps to be taken in getting ready for good film projection. A classroom scene shows a high… Internet Archive " MEIN KAMPF " ADOLF HITLER'S RISE TO POWER IN GERMANY 1961 DOCUMENTARY FILM Part 2 4964 Documentary Made in 1961, "Mein Kampf" was one of the first documentary films to chronicle the life of Adolf Hitler and his rise to power. This is Part 2 which begins… Internet Archive Painting And Decorating 1945 · Film Demonstrates the techniques of exterior and interior painting, paper hanging and plastering walls. Shows the tools used in the trade. We digitized and… Internet Archive New Luddites Vs Biopiracy And AI Feb 26 2025 2025 · Film “New Luddites” Camila Morena and Jim Thomas join us fresh from the latest conference on biotech at Asilomar. Up close and deep in the international… Internet Archive Sea Lions and Fur Seals 1970 · Educational Researchers, George Bartholomew, Robert I. Bowman, Henry J. Thompson Focuses on two pinnipeds, the California sea lion and the Galapagos fur seal, which are… Internet Archive STS-73 Crew Training, Part B: EVA Prep 1995 · Film This 7-minute video shows astronauts from STS-73 being prepped for their EVA. The video mostly shows them putting on the required spacesuits. To license this… Internet Archive The Invisible Handicap 1975 · Educational Produced by CBS for "60 Minutes" Deals with the numerous problems associated with the widespread learning disability, dyslexia, making clear that this… Internet Archive Land Of The Bible: Life And Customs Educational · 12 min About how people lived in the Middle East during the time of the Bible. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks Archives. Email us at… Internet Archive " THE SUPERMARKET — A GREAT AMERICAN INVENTION " 1980 HISTORY OF GROCERY STORES & FOOD SALES XD37054 Film “The Supermarket: A Great American Invention” (1980) is a color, informational film about the history of the American supermarket. Presented by Philip Morris… Internet Archive Democracy In Education 1922 · Educational · 6 min Internet Archive [Hamilton Beach Commercial Electric Knife Promo] Commercial great footage of a chef using the electric knife. This film can be purchased on DVD and higher quality versions of the film can be purchased for stock footage… Internet Archive "TEN SECONDS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD" 1945 ATOMIC BOMB DROPPED ON HIROSHIMA DOCUMENTARY 75794 Documentary Narrated by Richard Baseheart and produced by David L. Wolper, "Ten Seconds That Shook the World" (1963) is a factual and chronological account of the events… Internet Archive “ L.S.D. - LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE ” 1960S EDUCATIONAL FILM ABOUT THE PSYCHEDELIC DRUG LSD 48574 Educational This educational film titled “L.S.D. - Lysergic Acid Diethylamide” is a 1960s educational film about the psychedelic LSD. The film features accredited… Internet Archive Biology of the Hamster 1961 · Educational · 12 min Scenes of hamsters living under semi-natural conditions. Illustrates initial courtship and pairing, digging or burrow system with two nest chambers, and the… Internet Archive Daumier: Chroniqueur d'une Epoque 1982 · Educational Produced by Nico Crama Introduces the caricatures of Honore Daumier, the 19th-century lithographer who created cartoons from the viewpoint of the common man.… Internet Archive Farmers of the Andes 1947 · Educational Describes the farmers of the Andes as a primitive people without the benefits of technology, showing the tireless Incas who till the mountain soil at… Internet Archive Hidden San Francisco Stop L 8 Women Workers And The Right To Vote 2020 · Film In February 2020, Pluto Press published Hidden San Francisco: A Guide to Lost Landscapes, Unsung Heroes, and Radical Histories by Chris Carlsson. This video…