Ephemeral films

673–720 of 19,488 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 Heidelberg 1960 · Educational · 16 min · Subtitles Second edition With student handbook by Harmut Steinecke and W. Gregor Heggen Summary A German language film. Surveys areas of Heidelberg, such as the… Internet Archive Temple of Moloch, The 1914 · Educational · 13 min From Journal of the Outdoor Life By National Tuberculosis Association February 1914: The plot of this year's picture, "The Temple of Moloch," is laid in a… Internet Archive Summer Solstice 1981 · Educational · 51 min · Subtitles Summer Solstice Summary Looks at a couple whose marriage has lasted 50 years. Joins them on a visit to the beach where they met and fell in love and where… Internet Archive The Orb's Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld: Patterns & Textures 1992 · Film "This video of The Orb is an adventure of textures and patterns in a visual form" -- description from box. Internet Archive Women Inside. [Motion picture] 1980 · Educational · 33 min · Subtitles Reel 2 available here Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this… Internet Archive I-Hotel Riot 1977 · Film Hundreds of police attack the I-Hotel on Kearny in 1977 to evict the remaining tenants. Internet Archive Great Railway Journeys of The World: The Long Straight 1981 · Educational · 31 min · Subtitles Great Railway Journeys of The World: The Long Straight Reel 2 Reel 1 available here Playwright and journalist Michael Frayn journeys by train across Australia… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "The Scooby-Doo Gang in "Matthew Henson, Black Explorer"" 1978 · 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 Buster Keaton Rides Again 1965 · Educational · 56 min Producer, Julian Biggs; director and photographer, John Spotton; commentary, Donald Brittain An informal view of Buster Keaton, showing how he relaxes, plots… Internet Archive The San Andreas Fault 1974 · Educational · 20 min · Subtitles Produced in cooperation with the American Geological Institute With teacher's guide Producer, Bert van Bork; collaborators, William H. Matthews, John S.… Internet Archive New York, New York 1964 · Educational · 15 min · Subtitles Musical score, Gene Forrell Fast-moving, colorful, semi-abstract images made with special lenses are interspersed with photographs of the city. Muscial score… Internet Archive Sociobiology: The Human Animal 1977 · Educational · 26 min · Subtitles Sociobiology: The Human Animal, Reel 2 Reel 1 available here Focuses on sociobiology, a new and controversial science which holds that behavior is… Internet Archive [Sperm footage] Film Lab footage of sperm. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC . Internet Archive Grapevine, The 1958 · Film While trying to address the problems of gossip in the workplace, this film does an excellent job of offending everyone involved the overreacting manager, the… Internet Archive Flowers At Work 1956 · Film Uses animation and time-lapse photography in describing cross-pollination, self-pollination and fertilization. Discusses special pollination devices and… Internet Archive AIDS Midnight Caller 1988 · Film · Subtitles Midnight Caller responses on Ch. 4 Dec 13 1988, Harvard Med New Pathway. See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive Patriotism 1972 · Film "Good people make a good country" wholesome Bob Crane (Hogan's Heroes, Super Dad) explains in this film that spells out the basics of patriotism for young… Internet Archive The Aging of lakes 1971 · Educational · 13 min · Subtitles Traces the aging process of lakes, showing how man's interference with the environment causes critical changes in the natural ecology. Describes efforts to… Internet Archive AIDS 87 Sept 16 1987 · Film · Subtitles AIDS, National AIDS Awareness Test, AIDS in the Philippines, Dr. C. Everett Koop. See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive Witches [motion picture] : new fashion, old religion 1977 · Educational · 40 min A businessman who studies witchcraft as a hobby and a businesswoman who heads a coven are interviewed about their beliefs and practices. Shows the initiation… Internet Archive The Second World War: Prelude to Conflict (1963) 1964 · Educational · 29 min The Second World War: Prelude to Conflict Reviews significant events in the last days of the Civil War, noting the effect of the industrial might of the North… Internet Archive Brief City 1952 · Short · 18 min A retrospective view of the 1951 Festival of Britain on the South Bank with special reference to design and architecture Internet Archive The Fisherman and His Wife 1977 · Cartoon Producers, Nick Bosustow, C. B. Wismar; director, Sam Weiss; voices, Hans Conreid, June Foray; music, Larry Wolff; editor, Lars Floden An animated film about… Internet Archive The World at War 22 -- Japan 1941 · Educational · 54 min · Subtitles Recounts the way in which the Japanese at home were persuaded to support the war, which came as a complete surprise to them. A Japanese woman says, "Stories… Internet Archive The Grizzly bear--a case study in field research 1968 · Educational · 21 min · Subtitles Special edited version With teacher's guide Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary Demonstrates various… Internet Archive Soap Box Derby 1997 · Film The San Francisco Illegal Soapbox Society conducted races on Bernal Heights for years, and still does at unpredictable times. Internet Archive Pollution is a Matter of Choice 1970 · Educational · 25 min · Subtitles Pollution is a Matter of Choice reel 1 Examines the environmental dilemma of modern man who has it in his power to preserve or ruin his environment. Uses the… Internet Archive DOPE 152 1990 · Film · Subtitles Frontline Inside the Colombian Cartels, Tobacco to minors, RU486, Colombia unable to stop drugs, Nova Scotia Hashish, Firing Lines drugs in England,… Internet Archive Q'eros: the shape of survival, a film 1979 · Educational · 20 min · Subtitles Robert Gardener, Caitlin FitzGerald Edited by Paul Justman ; sound by Emilio Rodriquez Summary Looks at the lifestyle of the Qeros Indian who have lived in… Internet Archive TRAFFIK Part 4 1990 · Film · Subtitles An international Emmy winner about the narcotics trade. See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive Normal Speech Articulation (1965) 1965 · Educational · 24 min Demonstrates through extensive use of X-ray motion pictures, some of the characteristics of speech sound articulation in normal speakers. Biologist and author… Internet Archive The Shock of the New: The Threshold of Liberty: Part 2 1980 · Educational · 30 min · Subtitles The Shock of the New: The Threshold of Liberty: Part 2 Part 5 of an 8-part series which presents a social history of the impact and development of the visual… Internet Archive Development of the child: infancy. 1972 · Educational · 20 min · Subtitles Examines behavior and cognitive patterns which are characteristic of the first eighteen months of life, including object permanence, stranger and separation… Internet Archive Signs of the times. 1971 · Educational · 20 min · Subtitles Videotape on reel and videocassette also issued With teacher's guide by Alice M. Schwartz and learning resources kit Traces the development of signs and… Internet Archive Greatest Days Of Your LIfe... So Far 1981 · Educational · 23 min A motivational speaker talks to high school students about how great their experiences are - followed by a short ad for Josten class rings and yearbooks. Internet Archive AIDS 87 JUN 21 Harvey MILK 1987 · Film · Subtitles Harvey Milk, Silent Pioneers, AIDS Blood, June 1987. See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive Apollo 11 Crew Interview 1989 · Film Apollo 11 crew interview commemoration of the first lunar landing - Neil Armstrong; Buzz Aldrin; Michael Collins To license this film and get a higher quality… Internet Archive Teeth 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 Physical education for primary grades. 1956 · Educational · 20 min · Subtitles Presents the methods, materials, and forms of physical education that encourage purposeful activity. Shows children's movement exploration, rhythmic… Internet Archive Black cop. 1969 · Educational · 15 min · Subtitles Produced by NET Music by the John Coltrane Quartet Summary Explores the relationship of the Bla.k policeman to other blacks by interviewing those on both… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Part 3: Features and Editorials" 1978 · 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 DOPE 028 1987 · Film · Subtitles Liz Taylor, Gary Hart, Berkeley LSD, Summer of Love, Miles Davis on Charlie Parker, AIDS fears, Cut & Run movie, Teens say NO, Sally Ride, crack. See scans of… Internet Archive Le Haricot 1962 · Educational · 17 min · Subtitles Musical soundtrack with no dialogue [Director, Edmond Sechan] ; photography, Guy Delattre, Georges Goudard ; music, Francis Seyrig ; editor, A. Werlin Search… Internet Archive What A Life! 1949 · Short · 11 min A tongue in cheek look at postwar austerity. Richard Massingham. Crown Film Unit. austere post war era. Internet Archive The Age of Curiosity 1963 · Film Promotional film for Seventeen intended to show how well the magazine knows and serves its teenage audience. The film observes teenage girls at home, in… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Drugs and Drug Abuse" 1989 · 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 Ole' 23 1980 · Short · 17 min A teacher hopes to instill a sense of responsibility in his students by having them "fix up" the school's activity bus. Will it work? To license this film and… Internet Archive Carlo Middione And Angela Davis And Community Center 2016 · Film Former Redevelopment official Carlo Middione tells the story of providing a building in the late 1960s to Angela Davis and "her group" at Fillmore and Golden…