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Ephemeral films

6,097–6,144 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 FUNERAL PROCESSION AND BURIAL OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY NOV. 25, 1963 XD13194 Film This rarely-seen color film shows a portion of the State Funeral of President John F. Kennedy on November 25, 1963, starting with the departure from St.… Internet Archive Drive-in: Next Fri & Sat Film runs only a few seconds. suggestion; insert clip anywhere in group of trailers when creating drive-in dvd. Internet Archive Susan Swift on Antinuclear politics,organized labor, and tactics 2011 · Short · 3 min Excerpted from the Ecology Emerges interview with Susan Swift. She is a former Abalone Alliance staffer who grew disaffected and resigned a year after the big… Internet Archive Got to Tell It: A Tribute to Mahalia Jackson 1972 · Educational Director and writer, Jules Victor Schwerin Presents a portrait of Mahalia Jackson, who spread the religious music of American blacks from congregations in… Internet Archive Life and Death in Rio 1985 · Educational Alison Tucker Producer, Vic Lockwood ; executive producer, Michael Philps ; academic consultant, Alaistair Gray ; cameraman, Afonso Beto Describes the… Internet Archive Separations and Reunions 1968 · Educational · 36 min Authors, H. Lowenstein, D. MacCarthy Documentary for medical students, student nurses, and advanced classes in psychology, showing the reactions of four… Internet Archive " RACE FOR THE MOON ” 1965 NASA APOLLO PROGRAM SPACE RACE DOCUMENTARY TV SPECIAL XD49994 Documentary This 1965 black and white documentary TV special (part one of two) offers viewpoints on the value of NASA’s Apollo space program, evaluating the risks and… Internet Archive How to Throw a Double Dare Party VHS 1990 · Short · 33 min Internet Archive My Children Are Safe Educational · 12 min Features the daughters and grandchildren of the late President Johnson who demonstrates infant safety in the home. Presents Phil Dykstra of the National… Internet Archive Alcohol, crisis for the unborn 1977 · Educational · 7 min Deals with fetal alcohol syndrome, a pattern of physical and mental birth defects caused by a mother's excessive drinking during pregnancy. Internet Archive Village Theater in Senegal: Queen Ndate and the French Conquest 1983 · Educational Performed in French with English subtitles and an English introduction Title from data sheet Editors, Steve White, Jean Pol-Lefebore ; narrator, Mamour Sarr… Internet Archive Wagner e Venezia 1982 · Educational Attempts to capture the relationship between Venice and Wagner's musical and psychological world. Wagner's letters, compositions, and poems are used to trace… Internet Archive Drive-in: Remember This Program Starts Wednesday-Marquee Film runs only a few seconds. suggestion; insert clip between any 2 trailers when creating drive-in dvd. Internet Archive The Hit Man 1983 · Film Paulist film about capital punishment featuring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. and Patty Duke. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks 16mm Archive.… Internet Archive CCC At La Purisima Circa 1936 1936 · Film An old Spanish mission in the La Purisima State Park, California, is rebuilt by CCC units. Dust and dirt is shoveled from the mission ruins. Walls are… Internet Archive Third Chance 1972 · Educational · 22 min Describes and evaluates various programs of the Adolph Coors Company in an attempt to acquaint industry with the way they have hired disadvantaged persons.… Internet Archive Christians: 6 -- Princes and Prelates 1976 · Educational First released in England Focuses on Christian church history during the Renaissance, following the Council of Constance during which an emperor deposed… Internet Archive Herding Cattle on the Niger 1967 · Educational African village life, no. 5 CREDITS: Director and photographer, Hermann Schlenker SUMMARY: Illustrates the cattle dealing of the Peul (Fulani) nomads in… Internet Archive Operation Dominic - Harlem 108509 2017 · Film Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIJAGq38u2w Uploader: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Upload date: 2017-03-13 Internet Archive DOPE 292 1999 · Film · Subtitles Icelandic Horses! See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive Feeling of Rejection 1948 · Educational · 21 min De 1947 à 1950, l’Office National du Film du Canada produit une série de 4 films thérapeutiques intitulée Mental Mechanisms suite à l’initiative de… Internet Archive Ruth Mahaney Radical Lesbian Activist 2018 · Film From her conservative upbringing in the Midwest, Ruth Mahaney became a stalwart in San Francisco's left and lesbian communities in the last decades of the… Internet Archive Record: "Aerobic Shape Up with Joanie Greggains" 1982 · Film SEEKING SOUND FILMSTRIPS FOR PRESERVATION. Sound filmstrip was a 35mm film-based still image educational media format used in schools and industry. I am the… Internet Archive Operation Castle - Koon 24608 2017 · Film Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFhatSm3KOo Uploader: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Upload date: 2017-03-13 Internet Archive Dances of Scotland 1981 · Educational Part 1: The Highland fling. Part 2: The Sword dance. Part 3: Seann Truibhas and Strathspeyand. Half reel of Tulloch Producer and project director, Nadia C.… Internet Archive Concepts in transactional analysis : therapy in a group setting with Morris and Natalie Haimowitz : Charlotte 1974 · Educational 784 feet Producers, John M. Whiteley, Joan Z. Cohen Charlotte, a client, presents as part of the therapy, various Transactional Analysis constructs as well… Internet Archive Rising Two 1968 · Educational · 31 min Explains that at age two the child progresses from crawling to running and from single syllables to short sentences, and that he learns to play imaginative… Internet Archive Staying Well 1983 · Educational Defines "wellness" as a combination of physical fitness and sound mental health and stresses the importance of integrating three basic factors into one's life… Internet Archive Truman: A Self-Portrait 1984 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: General Issued also as videorecording Words drawn from Harry S. Truman's memoirs and public statements accompany… Internet Archive THE FABULOUS PHANTOM II F-4 PHANTOM MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT FILM 23394 Film Made in the late 1970s, THE FABULOUS PHANTOM celebrates the completion of the 5000th F-4 Phantom. The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a tandem two-seat,… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "...And With This Ring" 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 THE NAVY ASHORE IN VIETNAM VIETNAM WAR FILM 25472 Film Produced during the Vietnam War, "The Navy Ashore in Vietnam" shows the U.S. Navy's role in logistics, supply, and construction as well as providing medical… Internet Archive DOPE 123 1989 · Film · Subtitles Colombia, Voyager 2 Internet Archive WWII CHUCK JONES CARTOON "POINT RATIONING OF FOODS" 77354 Cartoon Made in 1943 and animated by Chuck Jones under the Leon Schlesinger Unit, this very serious animated documentary short film demonstrating the reasons and… Internet Archive A Chairy Tale 1957 · Educational Executive producer, Tom Daly; director, Norman McLaren; animation, Evelyn Lambart; music, Ravi Shankar, Chatur Lal, Modu Mullick Claude Jutras A fairy tale… Internet Archive Why? Files: Case Of The Challenging Flight Film In The Case of the Challenging Flight, the tree house detectives are onto a newcase as they try to win the Egg-tra-ordinary Plane Contest. They do not want to… Internet Archive "THE NEGRO IN ENTERTAINMENT" 1950s AFRICAN AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE XD13544 Documentary This black & white educational film is about African Americans in Entertainment and this was made in 1950 by Chesterfield Cigarettes. Opening titles: Liggett… Internet Archive " ROAD TO HOME " 1945 U.S. NAVY DEMOBILIZATION SHORT FILM w/ BING CROSBY & BOB HOPE XD14674 Film Created in 1945, this short U.S. Navy film "Road To Home" features comedian Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. This picture represented an attempt by the Navy to… Internet Archive Awareness 1969 · Educational · 26 min Traces the development of Buddhism from its origin 2,500 years ago, when a young prince struggled to achieve the highest reaches of human awareness. Includes… Internet Archive Christians: 10 -- Politeness and Enthusiasm 1976 · Educational First released in England Contrasts the two strands of Christianity that emerged in the 18th century--that of the educated classes and that of revivalist… Internet Archive In Our Defense 1983 · Educational · 26 min Title from data sheet Intended audience: High school students through adults Issued also as videorecording Shows how the stockpiling of nuclear arms in a… Internet Archive KSNN: Bubbles 2004 · Film Everyone loves bubbles. We love to blow them, to pop them, to observe them, and even to drink them in our sodas. Bubbles are almost magical, but why are… Internet Archive Never a Backward Step 1966 · Educational Producer, Guy Glover; photography, Paul Leach, Peter Hennessy, Martin Duckworth; authors, Donald Brittain, Arthur Hammond, John Spotton A portrait of Lord… Internet Archive "TARGET BERLIN" WWII ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE FILM 1942 R.A.F. BOMBER RAID ON GERMANY 22544 Film Made by famed Canadian documentary direct Grant McLean for Canada Carries On, the documentary Target Berlin shows the building of the first Lancaster bomber… Internet Archive Trout to Dream About Film A man describes a surreal dream he has about a fishing trip to his wife. All to sell aluminum foil we guess.. This film can be purchased on DVD and higher… Internet Archive Art of Islam 1970 · Educational Surveys centuries of Arabian art and crafts traditionally influenced by the Islamic religion, specifically by the Koran and its decorative script . Though… Internet Archive The Black Athlete 1980 · Educational Also issued as videorecording Producer and director, Bud Greenspan; narrator, James Michener Featuring historic footage of early black athletes and… Internet Archive The Universe: Man's Changing Perceptions 1976 · Educational · 28 min Narrator, Paul Shenar; music, Ron Grant Takes a look at cosmological ideas from different cultures and shows the evolution these ideas have undergone.…