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Ephemeral films

6,289–6,336 of 19,489 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 1965 BRITISH DOCUMENTARY FILM “HOMAGE TO WINSTON CHURCHILL” 15584 Documentary This documentary film shows a brief glimpse into the highly influential life of Winston Churchill. It focuses on his burial ceremony and the impact it held… Internet Archive The Civilian Conservation Corps At Work Colorado Wyoming S Dakota 1934 · Film Civilian Conservation Corps members set up camp areas, thin and clear forests, clear and mark bridle trails, build fences around pasture lands, clean out… Internet Archive The Imprint of Europe 1976 · Educational Produced by the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at UCLA and the UCLA Media Center States that although America's impact on Europe in the 16th and… Internet Archive Traveling Hopefully 1981 · Educational · 28 min Title from data sheet Intended audience: High school through college and adult Issued also as videorecording Presents an intimate portrait of Roger… Internet Archive Water Masses 1977 · Educational · 25 min Originally shown as part of the programming for the Open University course: Oceanography S334, a third level course John Wright, Sandra Smith, Harmon Craig,… Internet Archive " SEA GOING THRILLS " 1936 VOYAGE AROUND CAPE HORN SCHOONER WANDERBIRD 31014 Film Produced in 1936, this wonderful old film shows a voyage aboard a schooner named Wanderbird around South America. The captain of this vessel is Warwick M.… Internet Archive U.S. Navy TDR-1 Drone Operational Test In South Pacific 30772 Film This historic silent film shows operational tests of the Interstate TDR-1 Torpedo Drone in the Pacific in 1944. The Interstate TDR was an early unmanned… Internet Archive How Can I Teach Art? I Don't Know Anything About It 1976 · Educational Produced and directed by Dr. Alice M. Schwartz. Deposited by the Art and Music Education Department, The Pennsylvania State University Designed for teachers… Internet Archive Introducing Globes 1978 · Educational Revised version of the motion picture issued in 1964 under the same title Combines animation and live action to introduce the globe and the various ways it… Internet Archive The Art of Age 1972 · Educational · 26 min Four elderly people reflect on the possibilities of maintaining a fulfilling and productive life into old age as scenes of their daily activities are shown.… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Freedom of Choice: Make Mine Purple" 1976 · 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 Years Of Platini 1994 · Film "The entire playing career of one of the greatest players the world has ever seen... a magnificent career, a magnificent player, and a true footballing… Internet Archive 1937 HOME MOVIE TRIP TO NAZI BERLIN, GERMANY VENICE & ROME, ITALY, PARIS, FRANCE & HOLLAND XD14524 Home movie Shot by an unknown American tourist, this 1937 color and black and white home movie presents a silent European travelogue, showing major architectural and… Internet Archive WORLD WAR II WALT DISNEY STUDIOS CHEMICAL WARFARE DEFENSE CARTOON 27674 Cartoon This is a 1942 United States Navy Training Film, designated as MN-324A-D. PROTECTION AGAINST CHEMICAL WARFARE opens with a history of gas warfare while… Internet Archive JIMMIE LYNCH DEATH DODGERS 8mm HOME MOVIE AUTO STUNT SHOW 64604 Home movie This silent 8mm home movie shows a variety of things but by far the most exciting is a stunt show by Jimmie Lunch and his Death Dodgers. You can see it… Internet Archive Tales Of The Creek: A Watercourse Play 2003 · Film "video production to capture the beauty of reflected light on moving water in a small creek near my home." -- description from box. Internet Archive Excercising Your Rights Understanding The Small Claims Systems 1998 · Film Young adults show how to use small claims court for consumer and tenant rights . Internet Archive Project Famous 1977 · Educational Presenter: Robert Ballard Illustrates findings about the processes of seafloor spreading discovered by Project Famous. Robert Ballard of the Woods Hole… Internet Archive Theatre Fundamentals: Costumes on Stage 1985 · Educational · 26 min Title from data sheet Photographers, Ric Cripe, David Gudaitis ; film editor, David Gudaitis ; narrator, Barbara Bothwell ; consultants, Max Rothlisberger,… Internet Archive 1963 AMERICA'S JUNIOR MISS PAGEANT w/ DIANE SAWYER MOBILE ALABAMA 52654 Film The 1963 America’s Junior Miss Pageant is the subject of this color film. The film opens with 1962 pageant winner Jean Allen (mark 00:25 ) who calmly explains… Internet Archive Total Yoga 1994 · Film 68 minutes. Internet Archive ERNIE KOVACS 5 HR VHS BOX SET Film ERNIE KOVACS 5 HR VHS BOX SET Internet Archive " O TAHITI TELE " 1972 TAHITI / FRENCH POLYNESIA TRAVELOGUE PAPEETE MOOREA BORA BORA 72862 Film Narrated by actor Alan Caillou, also known as Alan Samuel Lyle-Smythe M.B.E., "O Tahiti Tele" was created by the Tahiti Tourist Development Board in 1972. The… Internet Archive 1942 CHANNEL DASH by KRIEGSMARINE WARSHIPS SCHARNHORST GNEISENAU PRINZ EUGEN GERMAN NEWSREEL 13194c Newsreel Made for the home market in Germany during WWII, this silent film "German warships break through the Channel" shows the "Channel Dash" operation of the… Internet Archive WWII ARMY AIR FORCE FILM BOMBERS OVER NORTH AFRICA 78814 Film The first few seconds of this World War II-era film immediately identifies it as an official training film from the War Department … and restricted. Produced… Internet Archive AIDS 6th Internatl Conf 3 1990 · Film Volume 3 of the Sixth International Conference on AIDS, "Closing Ceremony." Held in 1990 in San Francisco, CA with the theme "AIDS in the Nineties: From… Internet Archive Mundstock # 2 2016 · Film Berkeley land use attorney David Mundstock describes his opinion of redevelopment policies used nationwide in the United States from the 1950s to the 1980s. Internet Archive Our Big, Round World - Concepts For Geography 1953 · Film Shows how the relation of the earth to the sun influences time differences, seasonal changes, and regional climate. We digitized and uploaded this film from… Internet Archive Free to Choose: 8 -- Who Protects the Worker? Part 1 1979 · Educational Milton Friedman, in the eighth segment of the series, visits the Greek Island of Kos, a federal government building site, some offices of the federal… Internet Archive Henry's Simple Machine 1971 · Educational A Humorous exploration of the world of machines. Presents a dramatization in which a boy can solve a problem only by inventing his own machine Internet Archive STS-39: Postflight Press Conference 1991 · Talk Press conference with the crew of STS-39 describing mission highlights. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes,… Internet Archive The Industrial Revolution: Beginnings in the United States 1968 · Educational · 22 min With teacher's guide Collaborator, James Shenton Describes the industrial progress in the past 200 years and explains how the labor-saving machines, mass… Internet Archive " NARCOTICS PIT OF DESPAIR " 1967 ANTI-DRUG SCARE FILM HEROIN ADDICTION DRUG ABUSE XD39104 Film This 1967 color film dramatizes the dangers of casual drug use by telling the story of a young student who tries marijuana at a party and later becomes… Internet Archive GRUMMAN F6F HELLCAT FIGHTER AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION LINE 1944 PROMOTIONAL FILM 80304 Film Produced in 1944 by Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, GRUMMAN AT WAR shows the company in full swing as part of the WWII production effort. The film… Internet Archive 1949 FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW IN UNITED KINGDOM 72502 Film This rare film shows activities at the Farnborough Air Show in 1949, beginning with rare footage of the Cierva Air Horse helicopter. The largest helicopter in… Internet Archive Romance to Recovery 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Producers, John Frederick, Herman S. Saunders; director, Paul Kleiter; writers, Joseph A. Pursch, John… Internet Archive Cassette: "Voices of Maine Seabirds" 1993 · 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 What Is an Amphibian? 1962 · Educational · 10 min Illustrates the body structure and life process of amphibians and shows how they are adapted to live in water and on land. Presents the development of an… Internet Archive Camarena Story: Tape 2 of 2 1990 · Film · Subtitles See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive AN AFRICAN ADVENTURE WITH ATTILIO GATTI 1947 BRITISH EAST AFRICA EXPEDITION 51184 Film An African Adventure with Attilio Gatti is a short film on the Gatti-Hallicrafters Expedition to British East Africa in 1947 that is presented by… Internet Archive 1966 "THUNDER OVER ASIA" MAO ZEDONG, CHINESE CIVIL WAR, KOREAN WAR COMMUNIST CHINA 78444 Film This black & white educational film is about Mao Zedong, the Chinese Communist Revolution, and a look at what Mao's dreams might be for the future of the… Internet Archive SUBMARINE USS SKATE AT THE NORTH POLE 1959 20184 Film Originally presented by Boeing for students (and featuring Boeing bumpers), this newsreel short focuses on the submarine USS Skate and its mission to surface… Internet Archive WALT DISNEY COLD WAR WEATHER CONTROL FILM "EYES IN OUTER SPACE" SATELLITES 73812 Film Dating from 1959 and released in Technicolor this Walt Disney film, made with the cooperation of the United States Department of Defense, uses music and… Internet Archive FALL OF TOBRUK TO GERMAN ARMY 1942 AFRIKA KORPS ERWIN ROMMEL BATTLE OF GAZALA 26364 Film This silent film was made for the German home market in 1942 by Degeto. It shows the fall of Tobruk, also known as the Battle of Gazala, on June 21, 1942. At… Internet Archive THE GOLDEN TWENTIES 1920s AMERICA DOCUMENTARY FILM PART #2 30274 Documentary The Golden Twenties is a 1950 American documentary film produced by Richard de Rochemont. The film is narrated by Frederick Lewis Allen, Robert Q. Lewis,… Internet Archive Youth And Aviation 1937 · Film Shows opportunities in aviation offered by the NYA. Boys at Camp DeSoto, Tampa, Fla., work on motors and in wood and metal shops and classrooms. College… Internet Archive A School Day: Study of a Visually Handicapped Child 1969 · Educational · 25 min Produced by Dr. Arthur E. Gillman Beth, a blind nine-year-old, is integrated into normal school life with the aid of braille textbooks, math machines, and… Internet Archive Botanic Man: 10 -- Crackpot, Jackpot 1978 · Educational Contrasts the consumer-oriented, energy-intensive lifestyle of the United States with the poorer subsistence level in Mexico. Emphasizes that the world's…