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Ephemeral films

6,577–6,624 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 EVA Retriever Film EVA retriever robot. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC . Internet Archive Energetics of Life 1972 · Educational With guide Consultants, Daniel E. Atkinson, Elof A. Carlson Discusses the types and functions of energy in living things. Describes kinetic energy,… Internet Archive The Land-Grant Murals 1960 · Educational · 14 min Shows Henry Varnum Poor at work on the frescoes in the lobby of Old Main at Penn State University. The film is dedicated to the first centennial of the… Internet Archive STEEL: THE METAL GIANT 1981 INLAND STEEL CO. STEEL MILL EDUCATIONAL FILM 96264 Educational This film was produced by Centron Films for Inland Steel in 1981. It is an educational film showing the entire process of the production of steel, from the… Internet Archive " FIGHTER PILOT " WWII MINISTRY OF INFORMATION FILM BATTLE OF BRITAIN ROYAL AIR FORCE 31264 Film This early 1940s black and white film about the mindset of a fighter pilot during WWII is presented by The Ministry of Information, produced by British… Internet Archive THE EPIC OF EVEREST 1924 GEORGE MALLORY & ANDREW IRVINE DOCUMENTARY TIBET 90264 Documentary Released by Kodak as part of its Kodascope Library in the 1920s, this short version of the famed silent film "The Epic of Everest" documents the Mallory and… Internet Archive Invasion of Ryukyus - Battle of Okinawa, Operation Iceberg, World War II Stock Footage 20400 Film Silent film showing the start of the Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, fought on the Ryukyu Islands of Okinawa. This was the largest amphibious… Internet Archive The "A"-train express 2003 · Film Students learn how weather affects everyone's daily lives. They will see national and international scientists using satellite technology to help improve… Internet Archive AV Geeks At Hunt Library Aaron Dial 9 24 2021 (i00409) 2021 · Film AV Geeks 16mm Lunch Streaming Show AV Geeks Lunch 409 aired live on Friday, Sep 24, 2021 screening: Advanced Digital Osometer (Silent) 1999 Ad Toward The Year… Internet Archive Beyond the Frame 1973 · Educational · 28 min Direction de production et réalisation, B.Z. Vincent-Batyka Regard sur différentes approches conçues par le personnel de la Tate Gallery pour amener le… Internet Archive Biological Clocks 1967 · Educational · 24 min Produced in cooperation with the National Education Association, the National Science Teachers Association, the American Library Association, and the American… Internet Archive Free to Choose: 5 -- Created Equal, Part 2 1979 · Educational Features a discussion among Milton Friedman and guests as a follow-up to to the segment "Created equal". Participants include Frances Fox Riven, professor of… Internet Archive Lyman H. Howe's High-Class Moving Pictures 1983 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: General Issued also as videorecording A documentary that chronicles the career of showman Lyman H. Howe. Shows how… Internet Archive STS-2: Postflight Press Conference 1981 · Talk Press conference with the crew of STS-2 describing mission highlights. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes,… Internet Archive STS-51: Postflight Press Conference 1993 · Talk Press conference with the crew of STS-51 describing mission highlights. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes,… Internet Archive Shoreline Sediments 1967 · Educational Director, Eric Lucey Shows the formation of a variety of sedimentological structures and how many of their features have been preserved in ancient… Internet Archive "AIR RAID WARNING!" 1942 AIR RAID WARDEN RECRUITMENT FILM USA DURING WWII BLACKOUT 70694 Film Created by Castle Films during WWII for the U.S. Government "Air Raid Warning" (1942) shows the duties and responsibilities of the Civil Defense Air Raid… Internet Archive " 50 YEARS BEFORE YOUR EYES " PART 1 1900-1950 DOCUMENTARY FILM 66734 Documentary This film is the first half of the 1950 Warner Brothers film, which documents the major American and international events during the first half of the… Internet Archive 1939 NEW YORK CITY NEWSREEL "THE WONDER CITY" MANHATTAN WALL STREET HUDSON RIVER 72332D Newsreel This travelogue view of New York City was released by Castle Films just before WWII, and features highlights of the Big Apple from Wall Street to downtown,… Internet Archive "SPECTACULAR NEW YORK" 1956 NEW YORK CITY TRAVELOGUE ( (SILENT FILM) 40814a Film Made in 1956 for the home market and released by Castle Films, this travelogue of New York shows off all the highlights of the Big Apple. It starts with… Internet Archive WORLD WAR II U.S. NAVY MOVIE COMBAT PHOTOGRAPHY & FILMMAKING SUNSET IN THE PACIFIC 81884 Film This 1945 Technicolor film begins with images of photographs being developed, and goes on to tell the story of the combat photographers. Here at mark 0:31 is… Internet Archive Campfire: Zeph Fishlyn 2014 · Film Zeph works as a cultural activist at the intersections of art, social justice, and the transgressive body. Since 2011, Zeph has helped move 35 friends due to… Internet Archive Free to Choose: 9 -- How to Cure Inflation, Part 2 1979 · Educational Features a discussion among Milton Friedman and guests as follow-up to part 1. Participants include Congressman Clarence J. Brown, Beryl W. Sprinkel, and… Internet Archive Looking for Yesterday 1978 · Educational Senior citizens talk about their feelings, fantasies, and need to relive the past when the present becomes unbearable Naomi Feil Internet Archive 20534 Checking In Mos Film Made by unknown filmmakers sometime in the 1940s, CHECKING IN is a silent U.S. Navy gag movie that follows the antics of a new recruit named Red Marme. The… Internet Archive PROFILE OF NAZI ERA GERMAN MINISTER OF INFORMATION JOSEPH GOEBBELS WWII 19524 Film Distributed by McGraw – Hill. Text – Films and Young America Films. This educational film was released on February 19, 1961 and was produced by CBS. Walter… Internet Archive Cookery Hints - Oatmeal Porridge 1940 · Documentary · 5 min A 1940 instructional film showing how to make outmeal porridge using a hay box. Produced by Verity Films for the Ministry of Information. Internet Archive Theory X and Theory Y: The Work of Douglas Mcgregor, 2 Application of the Theory Educational · 24 min Theory X and Heory Y: The Work of Douglas Mcgregor, 2 Application of the Theory The thoroughly dramatic plot by members of Hitler's staff to exterminate their… Internet Archive Diabetes: Focus on Feelings 1980 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Patient education and health and medical personnel Issued also as videorecording Explores the emotional effects of… Internet Archive What's in the News, Space #10 - Landsat 1993 · Film About Landsat's data.. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC . Internet Archive Working Places 1975 · Educational · 23 min Illustrates the restoration and rehabilitation of unused industrial structures through before-and-after stills of the conversion of a grain silo complex into… Internet Archive THE RACE FOR SPACE 1959 EARLY SPACE FLIGHT HISTORY DOCUMENTARY 51264 Documentary “The Race For Space” is a 1959 made-for-television documentary film directed by David L. Wolper and narrated by famed newsman Mike Wallace. It was nominated… Internet Archive U.S. Air Force Nursing Corps Training / Medical Center 78874 Film This 1980s USAF promotional film shows male and female nurses volunteering for duty in the USAF nursing corps. Orientation is shown, as well as a some team… Internet Archive And Who Shall Feed This World? Part 2 1975 · Educational · 25 min Part 2 of 2. Presents the political, economic, and moral aspects of the world food shortage by contrasting the life of a farm family in North Dakota with that… Internet Archive Cholesterol: Eat Your Heart Out 1975 · Educational Originally released in Canada Follows an experiment designed to determine the effect of diet on the blood cholesterol level of two groups of high school… Internet Archive Energy from the Day Star 1979 · Educational · 21 min Produced by Bill Jersey for Exxon Traces the changes in building construction from the early Pueblos who worked with nature, through the era in which oil,… Internet Archive What's in the News, Space #8: Working in Space 1993 · Film (March 23, 1993) Episode 8 of What’s in the News, Space looks at working in space and the issue of astronauts working in microgravity. The program is intended… Internet Archive SOVIET NEWSREEL IMPROVEMENT OF EVERYDAY LIFE UNDER SOCIALISM MODERN SOVIET UNION 50474 Newsreel This Soviet propaganda newsreel (entirely in Russian) attempts to show the progress made in the modern USSR, and the improvement in everyday life, under… Internet Archive [home movie footage] Home movie We digitized and uploaded this silent film from the Orgone Cinema 16mm Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and… Internet Archive Down At The Local 1945 · Documentary · 17 min A 1945 documentary presenting a tour of pubs around England. Produced by Public Relationship Films for the British Army. Directed by Richard Massingham, whose… Internet Archive 1941 WORLD WAR II ARMY WARNER BROS. CARTOON "ROOKIE REVUE" 24274 Cartoon Released just two months before Pearl Harbor brought the American nation to war, ROOKIE REVUE is a cartoon set on an Army base. Here, a bugler uses a jukebox… Internet Archive "AIR BATTLE" JAN. 1, 1945 LUFTWAFFE OFFENSIVE AT BATTLE OF THE BULGE OPERATION BODENPLATTE 86704 Film This film from the British Act / Fact series recounts January 1st, 1945 -- New Year's Day -- when Allied aircraft faced a surprise onslaught of German… Internet Archive City in the Wilderness 1975 · Educational · 28 min Bi-centennial film produced for the city of Bethlehem and the state of Pennsylvania Internet Archive Right from the Start 1983 · Educational · 51 min Looks at the important relationship between parent and child that begins moments after birth. Explains how touching, responding, and eye contact establish… Internet Archive The Soundman 1951 · Educational Describes techniques and resources used to produce sound for motion pictures, the history of sound in movies, and how files of sound effects are used. From… Internet Archive You Are Old, Father William 1980 · Educational · 53 min Producer, writer, David Cohen; photographers, Butch Calderwood, Colin Munn; editor, Simon Rose; sound, Jack Curtis, Peter Downey Describes the aging process… Internet Archive BOMBAY MUMBAI INDIA 1930s TRAVELTALK TRAVELOGUE 79094 Film One of the TravelTalks series of films made by James A. Fitzpatrick, THE GATEWAY TO INDIA showcases the city of Bombay, India. At mark 0:36 is the city of… Internet Archive 1995 Astronaut Candidate Training - Egress Parasail Training Part A Feature · 49 min Astronaut Candidate Training 1995 - Egress Parasail Training, Part A This video shows astronaut candidates practicing ground egress and parachute landing…