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Ephemeral films

6,193–6,240 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 Their Best Teacher: Ph.D.s Learn from M-R Boy 1983 · Educational Produced by CBS for "Sunday morning with Charles Kuralt." Ann and Rud Turnbull, two professors of special education, relate their learning experiences in… Internet Archive Understanding Children's Drawings 1949 · Educational Following a normal child's progress from scribbling to the composition of narrative pictures, this film shows how 3- to 7-year-old children develop their… Internet Archive Operation Teapot - Tesla 28618 2017 · Film Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdn4ZV3jFNY Uploader: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Upload date: 2017-03-13 Internet Archive America's wings Short · 29 min Presents the history of flight and of man's reach for a new freedom through aviation and the exploration of space, recounting developments from the Wright… Internet Archive Levi's Ads Commercial Reel with 3 Levi's TV commercials: 1. School (Japan, HK) 2. Tremors (Europe) 3. Carwash (US) Internet Archive Our Children, Ourselves: The Case For Character Education Educational "National leaders discuss what schools and communities must do to educate for character, to develop good students and good people."-- description from box. Internet Archive ERUPTION OF MOUNT VESUVIUS DURING 1944 WORLD WAR II NAPLES ITALY (sound version) 72052f Film This Castle Films newsreel vividly shows the last major eruption of Mount Vesuvius in March 1944, right in the middle of the Allied invasion of Italy. The… Internet Archive Automobile Tire Hydroplaning 1969 · Film Shows how and why automobile tires lose contact with wet pavements and the relationship between speed, tire wear and water depth. Emphasizes the dangers of… Internet Archive NYA In Wartime 1942 · Film Graduates of NYA schools operate lathes, presses, and milling machines a machine shop. Airplane, wings and fuselages are drilled and welded by girls. Life… Internet Archive A Matter of Inconvenience 1973 · Educational Music, Cass Elliot, photographer, James Stanfield; editor, Robert Herrup Stresses the difference between a disability and a handicap. Shows a group of young… Internet Archive Cast No Shadow 1973 · Educational · 26 min The second class status of the handicapped is deplored on this documentary style film. Equal treatment for handicapped people is explored as are events which… Internet Archive Hirohito: The Chrysanthemum Throne 1979 · 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 To Try Again ... And Succeed 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Producer, Nick Bosustow; writer, Warren Schmidt A little eagle fears to fly, but yearns to soar, and, with the help of someone who… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Strawberry Ice Cream Cones (Copy 2)" 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 " CHOSIN TO HUNGNAM " KOREAN WAR DOCUMENTARY CHOSIN RESERVOIR USMC MARINE CORPS 81594 Documentary This black & white educational film is about the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir, a campaign early in the Korean War, part of the Chinese Second Offensive… Internet Archive Best Of Berlin Independence Days Volume II 1990 · Film Recorded live at the 1988 Berlin Fair For Independent Music, featuring performances by Mudhoney, Buzzcocks F.O.C. (aka Flag Of Convenience), and Young Gods. Internet Archive DOPE 234 1993 · Film · Subtitles See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive CHINA OUR WESTERN FRONT WWII CHINESE NATIONALIST ARMY FILM 80994 Film Touting “America’s fighting ally, China,” during World War II, this 21-minute film focuses on the Nationalist Chinese and their part in WW2. Although the film… Internet Archive Christian Dior Haute Couture Ete 2000 2000 · Film Christian Dior Fashion show for Summer 2000. Paris, France. Internet Archive Equinox Dec 1995 It Runs on Water - Free Energy 1995 · Film Internet Archive SOVIET UNION TRAVELOGUE FILM 1937 MOSCOW LENINGRAD / SAINT PETERSBURG SPORTS PARADE 61284 Film This unusual silent film shows the Soviet Union in the summer of 1937. It depicts the annual summer Athletes Parade, usually conducted on June 24th on the… Internet Archive THE STORY OF THE GOODYEAR AIRCRAFT COMPANY IN WWII AIRPLANES & BLIMPS WOMEN WAR WORKERS 84484 Film Dating to World War II, this film tells the story of the Goodyear Aircraft Corporation and the manufacture of blimps and aircraft. It begins with a shot of… Internet Archive Public Art Controversies 2018 · Film Public Art and Murals: Controversy, Neglect, Restoration Not always seen by all as a public benefit, public art faces sometimes quiet neglect, sometimes… Internet Archive Bleeding Hearts and Bone Breakers 1967 · Educational John Hurrell Crook, British anthropologist, studies the social organization of Gelada baboons in their natural state in the mountains of Ethiopia. Shows the… Internet Archive I'm Feeling Happy 1975 · Educational With teacher's guide Director, Larry Klingman Presents vignettes which illustrate situations that make people feel happy, encouraging children to talk about… Internet Archive Kennedy: Years of Charisma 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Originally shown in Canada on the television program entitled Portraits of power Director, Jeremy Murray-Brown; journalist, Drew… Internet Archive STS-45: Postflight Press Conference 1992 · Talk Press conference with the crew of STS-45 describing mission highlights. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes,… Internet Archive San Francisco: The Golden Gate 1986 · Educational Title from data sheet High school students through adults Through scenic photography and interviews with local residents, viewers will experience the… Internet Archive DOPE 246 1995 · Film · Subtitles See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive Drive-in: Rodeo Joe Toddy Ad Short An animated ad for Toddy, the milkshake in a can. Suggestion: insert this clip at the beginning of the previews on your double feature dvds or use this with… Internet Archive " PLAYGROUNDS OF FRANCE " 1955 BRITTANY / FRENCH RIVIERA TRAVELOGUE NICE FRANCE & MONACO 91314 Film This 1955 American-made film covers cultural tourism in France - Brittany - Nice - Monaco. Title credits over illustration of iconic French edifices (e.g.,… Internet Archive Liftoff to Learning: Geography from Space Film Liftoff to Learning’s Geography From Space episode takes students on a video tour of Earth’s surface as seen from outer space. It uses animation and computer… Internet Archive " PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S FINAL HOUR " DALLAS, TEXAS NOV. 22, 1963 HOME MOVIES OF JFK MOTORCADE JOHN F KENNEDY 9776 Home movie Abraham Zapruder wasn't the only person with an 8mm camera in Dallas on November 22, 1963. Many other citizens filmed the arrival of President John F. Kennedy… Internet Archive Children and Sports [motion picture] 1980 · Educational · 28 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 Modelling Surveys 1977 · Educational · 25 min Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Introduces statistical modelling, developing binomial distribution as a simple model of the sampling… Internet Archive Role Enactment in Children's Play: A Developmental Overview 1973 · Educational · 29 min Functions as the main film in a training module of six films on role enactment in children's play. Presents the developmental aspects of role enactment in… Internet Archive ZENITH COLOR TELEVISION W/ REMOTE CONTROL 1960s PROMOTIONAL FILM 55924 Film In this short promotional film by Zenith, the consumer electronics company touts the many advantages of its new color television sets. The film opens with a… Internet Archive Anatomy of a Lie 1962 · Film Refutation of the National Right to Work Committee’s And Women Must Weep , an antiunion film dramatizing a strike in Princeton, Indiana, in 1956–57. Internet Archive EOC RADEF Operations 1967 · Film About emergency operations centers, RADEF (Radiation Defense) operations We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks 16mm Archive. Email us at… Internet Archive "JAPS BOMB USA!" 1942 CASTLE FILMS NEWSREEL BOMBING OF PEARL HARBOR DECEMBER 7, 194120554 Newsreel This short, silent newsreel, produced for the home market by Castle Films, expresses deep outrage at the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December… Internet Archive The Civilian Conservation Corps At Work Arizona 1934 · Film Civilian Conservation Corps members clear slash from the sides of forest roads, thin trees, construct truck trails, destroy porcupine with traps and poisoned… Internet Archive The Performed Word 1982 · Educational Producer, Gerald L. Davis ; scriptwriters, Gerald L. Davis, Ernest Shanagawa ; directors, Ernest Shanagawa, Carlos de Jesus Based, in part, on producer's… Internet Archive XB-70 SUPERSONIC STRATEGIC BOMBER MACH 3 FLIGHT TEST FILM "Progress Towards Mach 3" 71152 Film Created by North American Aviation, this historic film shows the flight test program for the XB-70 Valkyrie at Edwards AFB in California including the first… Internet Archive The Middle East Film This film presents geographic, economic, military and political information about the Middle East. It also describes U.S. interests in the region. We… Internet Archive The Century Next Door 1970 · Educational With study guide Recalls American life in 1870 by juxtaposing newspaper and magazine accounts concerning the issues of the day with contemporary art which… Internet Archive To Be a Man 1970 · Educational A study of the American male's historic and traditional role in society. Profiles men's changing status and values through interviews with several prominent… Internet Archive To Have and to Hold: Men Who Batter Women 1981 · Educational Examines the problem of battering from the man's experience of it. Also describes the Emerge counseling program for men who batter women Internet Archive " A HOLIDAY FROM HELL " 1967 - G.I.s on LEAVE FROM VIETNAM / R&R FILM TAIPEI, TAIWAN 82054 Film This 1967 color film production follows members of the United States Marine Corps to show tourist luxuries enjoyed by servicemen on R&R in Taipei, Taiwan…