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Ephemeral films

6,817–6,864 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 Multicultural Education: A Teaching Style 1978 · Educational Producers, David Arnold and Dennis Hicks ; director, Wayne Threm Also issued as videorecording This film looks at the change from the traditional "melting… Internet Archive LIFE IN A GERMAN VILLAGE / MÜRSBACH, RATTELSDORF BAVARIA 1930s SILENT FILM 74492 Film This silent German film shows life in Mürsbach, in Rattelsdorf, Germany in the 1930’s. Its idyllic portrayal of rural life in this region includes activities… Internet Archive " LIFE IN THE THIRTIES " 1930s DOCUMENTARY FILM PART 2 PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SECOND TERM 91944 Documentary This black & white educational film is about what occurred in the United States (and overseas) in the 1930s. It was released in 1959. This film is part 2 of… Internet Archive Extra Help For MCASTest 1of 2 1999 · Educational "Show topic: 4th grade math, 8th grade math, 10th grade math, Science. Tape 1 of 2."-- description from box. Internet Archive Gulf Islands: Beaches, Bays, Sounds, and Bayous 1982 · Educational · 28 min Title from container DVD; Dolby digital; 5.1 virtual Surround sound This entry in the National Parks series includes over eight hours of footage. Among the… Internet Archive The Human Problems: Management Approaches 1978 · Educational · 26 min The Human Problems: Management Approaches Based on the story of the same title by Katherine Anne Porter, about a matriarch who on her deathbed struggles to… Internet Archive “ F-4 PHANTOM II FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS ” 1960 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS JET FIGHTER PROMO FILM 23354 Film The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a tandem two seat twin engine all weather jet interceptor fighter bomber. It first entered service in 1960 with the US… Internet Archive DOPE 439 2004 · Film · Subtitles See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive " ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS OF THE NAVY " BAT BOMB / SONAR / RADAR POST-WWII RECRUITMENT FILM 72532 Film This post-WWII recruitment film shows U.S. Navy electronic technician training, primarily for operation of sonar and radar gear but also radio and… Internet Archive THE NEXT OF KIN WWII PROPAGANDA MOVIE EALING STUDIOS 1942 PART 3 77844 Film THE NEXT OF KIN, also known as Next of Kin, is a 1942 World War II propaganda film produced by Ealing Studios. The film was originally commissioned by the… Internet Archive 1950s ATOMIC RADIATION INSTRUCTIONAL FILM HENRI BECQUEREL MARIE CURIE RADIUM URANIUM 32174 Educational Encyclopedia Britannica Films presents, “Atomic Radiation”. Produced by Encyclopedia Britannica Films, in collaboration with the division of the physical… Internet Archive 1950s SCOTTISH WHISKY DOCUMENTARY FILM SCOTCH DISTILLERY GLENROTHES GLENLIVET WHISKEY15554 Documentary Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com This 1950s… Internet Archive Drive-in: Sun & Mon-BW Film runs only a few seconds. suggestion; insert clip anywhere in group of trailers when creating your drive-in dvd. Internet Archive 1960s CALIFORNIA "WORLD IN A WEEK" UNITED AIRLINES TRAVELOGUE SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES 72822 Film This 1960 film from United Airlines was created to inspire travel to the state. (TRT 28:29) A California orange grove. (0:07). The California coast. Opening… Internet Archive "DESTROYER ESCORT" 1943 U.S. NAVY DE's IN CONVOY DUTY & ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE WWII FILM 24712 Film This film is about the story of the destroyer escorts and their services in the U.S. Navy it shows the construction and launch of the USS Frament (DE-677) in… Internet Archive Curtain Time 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 CLASSIC 1950s EDUCATIONAL SOCIAL GUIDANCE FILM " COURTSHIP & MARRIAGE " 64974 Educational Courtship and Marriage is a short educational film from the late 1950s or early 1960s that shows the courting traditions of couples from Sicily, Iran, Canada,… Internet Archive DIGITAL COMPUTER TECHNIQUES & PRINCIPLES 1962 U.S. NAVY FILM UNIVAC IBM ELECTRODATA 90714 Film This color US Navy training film is about basic computer techniques. This is a 1962 film based on the roman numeral copyright at the end. Opening credits:… Internet Archive DOPE 248 1995 · Film · Subtitles See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive Headlines Of The Century Irish Sweeps 1960 · Educational · 3 min Part of series, Greatest Headlines of the Century. Describes the Irish Sweepstakes phenomenon in the United States Internet Archive Backfire 1983 · Educational Presents the ways in which poor body mechanics can result in a "backfire": permanent, crippling injury and pain. Emphasizes the importance of heeding warning… Internet Archive For The Record 2019 · Film For the Record: Eyewitness Testimonies of the police murder of Luis Gongora Pat Luis Góngora Pat was a Mayan indigenous man, murdered by San Francisco police… Internet Archive My Marks Are Me 1976 · Educational Directed and produced by Dr. Alice M. Schwartz. Deposited by the Art and Music Education Department, The Pennsylvania State University Designed to allow art… Internet Archive Olympics: The Eternal Torch 1974 · Educational · 27 min Uses footage dating back to 1896 and highlights taken from each Olympiad since, to trace the American participation in the games. Shows the pageantry and… Internet Archive Resurrection 1973 · Educational · 27 min A Mexican-American family celebrates Easter in Los Angeles. Their church still follows many of the old, traditional Mexican rituals, and the parents follow… Internet Archive Seasons Change 1982 · Educational Title from data sheet Music, Benjamin Goldstein, Peter Fish Intended audience: Ages three to eight Issued also as videorecording Short scenes of children… Internet Archive That Our Children Will Not Die 1978 · Educational · 30 min Shows primary health care services in various parts of Nigeria which use specially trained community health workers and nurses in an expanded role Internet Archive The Urban Forest 1977 · Educational Discusses how trees improve the environment by such influences as absorbing air and noise pollution and cutting down on glare. Urges more programs to plan for… Internet Archive Turning Points 1978 · Educational Title from data sheet Three adult women who have decided to pursue college and careers narrate their stories by providing portraits of their daily lives and… Internet Archive Viracocha 1974 · Educational · 30 min This series of motion pictures is also accompanied by a book, "Faces of Change: five rural societies in transition ... ", 4 Task Force reports, and a teaching… Internet Archive U.S. MARINE CORPS 1968 SOUTH VIETNAMESE REFUGEES DOCUMENTARY VIETNAM WAR 25754 Documentary This 1968 United States Marine Corps color propaganda documentary MH-10476 documents the USMC’s part in the large-scale evacuation of the South Vietnamese… Internet Archive Alphabet: The Story of Writing, 4 -- Writing: Everyman's Art 1980 · Educational Narrator, Susannah York; producer and director, Jeremy Bennett Calligrapher Donald Jackson presents an historical overview of various writing implements from… Internet Archive Med. MJ; Murphy Brown; Ammiano Hearings 1997 · Film · Subtitles See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive RARE WWII PTSD FILM BATTLE FATIGUE DEALING WITH FEAR 29474 Film This rarely seen U.S. Navy film BATTLE FATIGUE DEALING WITH FEAR was produced during or just after WWII, and attempts to explain the condition known as… Internet Archive 1958 TRIP TO MEXICO HOME MOVIES PARICUTIN VOLCANO ERUPTION, MORELIA, MEXICO CITY 48164 Home movie This reel of 1958 home movies taken in Mexico provide a tourist’s eye view of natural landmarks and local attractions in and around Mexico City, including… Internet Archive Denmark, 1943 1971 · Educational Danish student-actors re-enact the events of October 1943, when the Danes saved almost their entire Jewish population from the Nazis by helping them escape to… Internet Archive 20374 German U Boat News Reel With Title Newsreel This German propaganda movie was part of a U.S. Navy archive compiled during WWII, and acquired by Periscope Film. In this film, the Battle of The Atlantic is… Internet Archive GERMANY INVADES AUSTRIA WORLD WAR II NEWSREEL ANSCHLUSS CASTLE FILMS SOUND VERSION 70792 Newsreel Produced in 1938, this American newsreel shows the Anschluss -- the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany in March 1938. Austria was annexed into the German… Internet Archive 80074 GENERAL DYNAMICS F-111 AARDVARK TERRAIN FOLLOWING RADAR TRAINING FILM Film This short training film (TF-6746) covers the use of Terrain Following Radar (TFR) on a General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark. The film opens with a pilot flying an… Internet Archive 1970s PUERTO RICO USA PROMOTIONAL FILM "PROGRESS ISLAND USA" SAN JUAN 83994 Film This early 1970s color film “Progress Island USA” was presented by the Economic Development Administration of Puerto Rico in association by Fucci/Stone… Internet Archive Lonely Boy 1962 · Educational · 26 min Describes the rise to fame of Paul Anka, a young Canadian songwriter and singer. Presents a candid look at the popular singer from both sides of the… Internet Archive Miranda Bergman Art And Politics Feb 26 2020 2020 · Film Art & Politics: Miranda Bergman Miranda Bergman , a Mission District resident for many decades and local icon, has been painting public murals since the 1970s… Internet Archive Saint Paul Police Detectives and Their Work: A Color Chartoon 1941 · Film Saint Paul Police Detectives and Their Work: A Color Chartoon (ca. 1941) Sponsor : Saint Paul Police Dept. Production Co.: Unknown. Transfer Note: Scanned… Internet Archive THE NEXT OF KIN WWII PROPAGANDA MOVIE EALING STUDIOS 1942 PART 2 77824 Film THE NEXT OF KIN, also known as Next of Kin, is a 1942 World War II propaganda film produced by Ealing Studios. The film was originally commissioned by the… Internet Archive DEFENSE OF MOSCOW 1941 WORLD WAR II SOVIET FILM 59304 Film Made in the 1970s to commemorate the Soviet victory over Fascist Germany, this short film portrays the defense of Moscow against the Wehrmacht in 1941-42. It… Internet Archive "GAY AND BEAUTIFUL BUDAPEST" 1938 TRAVELOGUE OF BUDAPEST, HUNGARY DANUBE RIVER 42484 Film One of a series of "Screen Traveler" films created by Andre De La Varre, this film focuses on Budapest, Hungary. Copyright 1938. Opening titles: "Gay and… Internet Archive HOW TO TIE KNOTS U.S. NAVY WWII INSTRUCTIONAL MOVIE "USEFUL KNOTS" 85044 Educational Made during WWII for the U.S. Navy by the Jam Handy Organization, "Useful Knots" shows how to tie all sorts of knots. The film illustrates basic rope and knot… Internet Archive KSNN Newsbreak: What Challenges will we Face on a Crewed Mission to Mars? 2004 · Film This one-minute video looks at the challenges posed for human travel human travel to Mars. It is intended for grades 3-5.