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Ephemeral films

7,105–7,152 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 Dustbin Parade 1942 · Cartoon · 5 min A 1942 British cartoon about how recycling helps with the war effort. Produced by the Realist Film Unit for the Ministry of Information. Internet Archive DOPE 293 1999 · Film · Subtitles Impeachment Vote - No See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive "THE THINKING MACHINE" 1968 NEW JERSEY BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY MIT COMPUTERS EDUCATIONAL FILM 61454 Educational This film titled “The Thinking Machine” is a 1968 educational film from the Bell Telephone Company (Bell System) that shows the development of “thinking… Internet Archive AV Geeks 16mm Lunch 1 5 23 Film Consumer Skills Budgeting Your Money Blow Wind Blow Hear Better: Healthy Ears First Film on Our Library Rhythm in Music Internet Archive [Sinclair Demo Reel] Film Ads about Sinclair Gas Stations and Home Heating Oil This film can be purchased on DVD and higher quality versions of the film can be purchased for stock… Internet Archive Bluebirds: Bring Them Back 1986 · Educational Photographers, Walter and Myrna Berlet, Allen King, Steve Maslowski Jimmy Launce In danger of being wiped out by man and other competitors, the three North… Internet Archive British Infant School, Southern Style 1973 · Educational · 30 min Shows how open classroom techniques used in British schools are being adapted in a primary school in Lenoir, N.C. Uses commentary by the school principal and… Internet Archive Care of the Sick: First Half of the 19th Century 1970 · Educational General historical background traces developments in biological and physical science and medicine: physiology, anesthesia, obstetrics and gynecology, and… Internet Archive Language as behavior. [motion picture] 1967 · Educational · 29 min Narrator, James C. Bostain Shows that talking and writing are muscular activities largely the result of unconscious and conventional habit. Examines the role… Internet Archive Mc Laren Park Philosophers Way Walk N Talk November 14 2020 2020 · Talk As part of the Shaping San Francisco Covid-friendly outdoor programming this Fall, we took a walk around Philosopher's Way, a loop that circumnavigates… Internet Archive "WHEN THE CENTURY WAS YOUNG" EARLY 1900s CONEY ISLAND AMUSEMENT PARK KINETOSCOPE FILMS MD10034 Film This black and white silent film compiles early 1900’s Edison and Biograph Kinetoscope motion pictures of Coney Island, in the Brooklyn borough of New York… Internet Archive FANCHON ROYER'S MAYAN MONUMENTS OF YUCATAN MEXICO 1930s EDUCATIONAL FILM 47414 Educational This black and white film about the Mayan monuments in Yucatan was produced by Fanchon Royer, one of the few female Hollywood producers in the 1930s. This is… Internet Archive Let's Play Lacrosse 1968 · Educational Skills of lacrosse are demonstrated by former members of the U.S. women's national team: grip, cradle, pivot, pick-up, catch, pass and dodge, body checking,… Internet Archive Mineral Exploration: The Use of Remotely Sensed Data 1981 · Educational Produced by the American Society of Photogrammetry Remote sensing training film uses case examples to illustrate the use of satellite imagery, aerial… Internet Archive New era of discovery : plans for research on Space Station 1994 · Film Satellite videoconference February 17, 1994 presenting information on benefits and opportunities of space-based research. The program identifies accomplished… Internet Archive Salima in Transition 1970 · Educational CLICK HERE TO SEE THE STUDY GUIDE FOR THIS FILM English-speaking secondary school students in a small town in Malawi, Central Africa, are shown attending… Internet Archive " ISRAEL: THE RIGHT TO BE " 1975 HISTORY OF MODERN NATION OF ISRAEL DOCUMENTARY FILM XD7522 Documentary Produced by legendary Hollywood maverick (and MGM Vice President) Isadore "Dore" Schary, and directed by Jeb Schary, “Israel: The Right to Be” (c. late 1970s)… Internet Archive 1960s DRIVER'S EDUCATION FILM " HAZARDS OF MOUNTAIN DRIVING " 61924 Educational This mid-1960s color film about safely driving in mountains is “A Thru The Windshield Film”. A family gathers on the floor around a map. A finger traces the… Internet Archive 1970s DELTA QUEEN MISSISSIPPI STEAMBOAT PROMOTIONAL FILM 79654 Film Created to promote the steamboat Delta Queen, this charming film shows the vessel as it appeared in the early 1970s. The film shows some of the modern… Internet Archive SANTA FE SUPER CHIEF 1950s RAILROAD PROMOTIONAL FILM MD86574z Film This 1950’s travelogue profiles the Santa Fe Super Chief, the most luxurious way to travel across the country. The film begins by showing how train’s now… Internet Archive Sydney Harbour Bridge 1977 · Educational Director, Paul Winkler Panoramic views of the bridge undergoes successive transformations through the use of in-camera matting, creating opposing rhythms,… Internet Archive " WINSTON CHURCHILL: THE VALIANT YEARS " WORLD WAR II EP. 27 "GOODBYE MR. CHURCHILL" XD14614 Film Last of the 27 episodes in "The Valiant Years" series, "Goodbye Mr. Churchill" first aired in 1961. The episode focuses primarily on events in 1945, leading… Internet Archive Art Careers 1978 · Educational Part 5 in a series Producer, director, and writer, Irene Zmurkevych; consultant, Pauline James Artists discuss beginnings of an artist's career, special… Internet Archive Evolution of Nests in the Weaverbirds (Ploceidae) 1970 · Educational · 23 min Directed by N.E. Collias Analyses steps in the evolution of avian nests, including roofed nest typical of many small tropical birds. Covers the origin of… Internet Archive In the Mainstream: The Cleveland Quartet 1983 · Educational Copyright: Frederick Salaff. DCR 1983; PUB 18Dec83; REG 13May85; PA282-309 Camera, Fred Salaff; editing, Fred Salaff, Robert Duffus Performers: Paul Katz… Internet Archive Justice: Justice and the Criminal Courts 1974 · Educational Explores reasons behind the loss of confidence in the American judicial system. Solutions are proposed by individuals working in the field This film isn't in… Internet Archive DETECTION OF CONTAMINATION OF FOOD BY CHEMICAL WEAPONS 27752 Film Made in 1958 as part of the "Medical Defense Against Chemical Warfare" series, this film specifically examines the procedures used to detect food that has… Internet Archive DOPE 231 1993 · Film · Subtitles See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive A Continent Is Bridged 1940 · Film film highlights the history of the telephone, from Alexander Graham Bell’s invention to the linking of New York City and San Francisco by transcontinental… Internet Archive "FLYING ACTION" 1951 AVIATION HISTORY FILM WRIGHT BROTHERS TO X-1 SOUND BARRIER FLIGHT 20304 Film Released in 1951 and sold to the home market through camera stores, department stores and mail order catalogs by Castle Films, "Flying Action" presents an… Internet Archive "SMOKE RINGS" GLEN GRAY AND CASA LOMA ORCHESTRA 1930s PIONEERING SWING BAND PIED PIPERS 52764 Film Dating to 1943, this film "Smoke Rings" presents Glen Gray Knoblauch ("Glen Gray") and his famous Casa Loma Orchestra, along with the Pied Pipers, trombonist… Internet Archive LUFTHANSA AIRLINES HISTORY & PROMOTIONAL FILM GERMANY TIME FLIES XD30294 Film Lufthansa presents “Time Flies,” a 1960s color promotional film on the history of the German airline. Narrated by Frank Blair, the film is not only about… Internet Archive Modeling 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Narrator, Stacy Keach Demonstrates how it is possible to test scientific theories and predictions with… Internet Archive " JONATHAN WINTERS UNDER GLASS " FORD MOTOR COMPANY AUTO GLASS SALES FILM 63944 Film This incredible industrial film starring comedian Jonathan Winters was presented by the Glass Sales office of Ford Motor Company (:12) and is directed by… Internet Archive Turn of the Century: 20th - Century America, 1898 - 1914 Educational · 24 min Turn of the Century: 20th - Century America, 1898 - 1914 Excerpts from the 1957 feature film illustrate Sidney Lumet's directorial technique. English teacher… Internet Archive Saatchi And Saatch SF Commercials Reel Commercial Agency reel of various TV commercials including Hewlett-Packard, San Jose Mercury News, Sony Metreon, E-Loan, The Tech Museum, 1-800 Contacts, Beverages & More! Internet Archive The Whole World in Your Hands Educational This video on Teaching from Space features an electronic field trip to understand global environmental change. It looks at one component used to understand… Internet Archive CONSTRUCTION & USE OF A SAUNA GERMAN SILENT FILM XD10214 Film Dating to the 1930s, this silent German film shows the construction of a sauna. It is part 2 of a 2 reel film, unfortunately we don't have the first half. At… Internet Archive The American Promise: Acts 6-9, Tape 2 Film · Subtitles "The American Promise is divided into nine segments which are the nine challenges to any democracy... Suggested course use: Government, US History, Social… Internet Archive BREAKING THE SOUND BARRIER OCTOBER 14, 1947 CHUCK YEAGER BELL X-1 AIRCRAFT MACH 1 40844c Film Highlights of the aviation age, Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier at Muroc, California. On 14 October 1947, travelling 45,000 feet above the Mojave desert… Internet Archive Quest Into Matter 1974 · Educational · 28 min Considers the significance of symmetry and shape at the molecular level and introduces the relationship between the molecular structure of materials and their… Internet Archive Born to Succeed: 1 -- The Concept of Number 1971 · Educational · 33 min Applies basic behavioral procedures in a student-developed program for teaching arithmetic to retarded children. Demonstrates procedures in teaching of the… Internet Archive Pretending 1974 · Educational Directed by Robert Abramovitz and Arthur Greenwald Children at a day-care center engage in various kinds of make-believe play. Includes individual and group… Internet Archive Supervisors and People Problems 1981 · Educational Addresses the problems of personal conflicts intruding on the workplace. Trained specialists discuss the difficulties in balancing personal problems and work,… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "The Lunch Money" 1972 · 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 "APOLLO 11 MAN ON THE MOON" 8mm SOUVENIR FILM OF APOLLO LUNAR LANDING JULY, 1969 75032 Film Produced by Columbia Pictures and sold as a silent 8mm film, this (admittedly low quality) movie gives an overview of the Apollo 11 mission in 11 short… Internet Archive "CHURCHILL'S ISLAND" 1941 PROFILE OF GREAT BRITAIN & LONDON THE BLITZ BATTLE OF BRITAIN 75964 Film "Churchill's Island" is a 1941 propaganda film chronicling the defense of Great Britain during the early part of the Second World War. The film was directed… Internet Archive SHANGHAI / CANTON CHINA 1930s TRAVELOGUE FILM 87944 Film IN SHANGHAI is a 1930s travelogue of Canton, China that shows the city and countryside. This truncated print includes shots of various pagodas, the famous…