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Ephemeral films

7,297–7,344 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 Watch 2001 · Film "An inspiring documentary about the 1999 coalition formed between a timber town and environmentalists to fight the 2nd largest timber company in the world" --… Internet Archive RESTRICTED WWII COLOR FILM ABOUT COMBAT BATALLIONS / CBS 80474 Film This startling U.S. Navy color film, Advance Base, narrated by WWII journalist Quentin Reynolds, was filmed by Marine Combat Cameramen and Seabees (:33).… Internet Archive "EPIDEMIC'S CHILDREN" 1940s INFANTILE PARALYSIS CAMPAIGN AGAINST POLIO IRON LUNG 84614 Film This fundraising film from the late 1940s or early 1950s (but most likely 1949), "Epidemic's Children" was produced by the National Foundation for Infantile… Internet Archive THE LAGUNA BEACH HAPPENING CHRISTMAS 1970 WEST COAST WOODSTOCK & HIPPIES RW00014 Film On December 25-27 1970, a New Age festival known as "The Happening" took place in Laguna canyon, in an area known as Sycamore Flats near El Toro Road.… Internet Archive Serendipity Machine Film Examines how NASA technologies help with everyday life. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks… Internet Archive Day Care Today 1974 · Educational · 26 min Director, Miriam Weinstein Examines the activities and programs of day-care centers in a community, a factory, and a university Internet Archive Starting Tomorrow 1973 · Educational Practical suggestions, workable classroom approaches, helpful tips and ideas every teacher can use to improve human relations and school discipline.… Internet Archive The Dam at Nagarjunasagar 1972 · Educational A study of the halfway point in the construction of a huge dam in Central India focusing on the 30,000 men, women, and children involved in the 14-year… Internet Archive Man 1928 · 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 Opus 1967 · Documentary · 27 min A 1967 documentary about British art (not just things like theatre and paintings, but also things like architecture and fashion). Note: this copy is a… Internet Archive Ben Gurion: One Place, One People 1978 · Educational Series editor, Drew Middleton; narrator, Henry Fonda; music, Patricia Cullen Originally shown in Canada on the television program entitled Portraits of power… Internet Archive STREAMLINER TRAINS 1940 PASSENGER RAILROAD EDUCATIONAL FILM "THE PASSENGER TRAIN" MD86534 Educational This 1940 black and white educational film is the first edition produced by Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc. The focus is on making train travel look… Internet Archive Heartpower! Sing-Along 1996 · Film American Heart Association-produced fitness video for K-2 level schoolchildren. Internet Archive WORLD WAR II PROPAGANDA FILM BUILDING A BOMBER 84394 Film We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell… Internet Archive Fort Mason And Black Point Sept 26 2020 2020 · Film We traverse the grounds of the old military base and discover histories of farms, soldiers, abolitionists, and a lost lagoon. From the Fontana Towers to… Internet Archive Herons Head And India Basin Sept 19 2020 2020 · Film Shaping San Francisco invites you on a tour of India Basin’s shoreline open space, parks, and historic sites. Not only will you get a close-up tour of this… Internet Archive PERILOUS PARADISE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES TRAVELOGUE 1930s JOLO 86814 Film Released in 1937, PERILOUS PARADISE is a fascinating documentary filmed in the southern Philippines in the early 1930's and re-released by Official Films in… Internet Archive Ecology Emerges: Karen Pickett Feature · 1 h 14 min Part of the "Ecology Emerges" oral history interviews covering the last 50 years history of Bay Area ecological activism, from conservation to environmental… Internet Archive " DOPING TECHNIQUES " WWII ERA TRAINING FILM APPLICATION OF DOPE TO FABRIC AIRPLANE WING 85784 Film Made by the famed Jam Handy Organization, a leading educational and training film company, this black & white training film "Doping Techniques" explains the… Internet Archive 1950s “KINGDOM OF THE SEA” TV SHOW EPISODE PORTS OF THE WORLD PANAMA CANAL HONG KONG XD31384 Film "Kingdom of the Sea" was a syndicated, documentary TV show that ran from 1954-1959, and was hosted by Col. John D. Craig and the actor Bob Stevenson. Each… Internet Archive THE 6th MARINE DIVISION ON OKINAWA 1945 PACIFIC CAMPAIGN WORLD WAR II REEL 2 OF 2 20922 Film Created in 1945, this documentary film shows the massive battle for the island of Okinawa, focusing on the activities of the American 6th Marine Division. The… Internet Archive GREYHOUND BUS LINES GUIDED TOUR 1957 PROMOTIONAL FILM "WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT?" 71122 Film Created in the 1950s, this vintage film was made by Greyhound Bus Lines to promote their charter and tour services. As passenger railroads went into decline… Internet Archive NASA 1966 APOLLO 1 MISSION, HL-10 LIFTING BODY, ATS SATELLITE LAUNCH 87174b Film This color film produced by NASA, an Aeronautics and Space Report has five segments. The first is 3 Man Apollo (:29). The Apollo mission is to get man to the… Internet Archive Spider Engineers 1956 · Film The spider is shown to be an engineer of great skill and versatility. Internet Archive Jazz Of Basketball Oct 31 2018 2018 · Film The Jazz of Modern Basketball: Racism and Virtuosity at the Roots of the Golden State Warriors Shaping San Francisco’s Chris Carlsson digs into the long… Internet Archive Stan Weir 1997 · Film Stan Weir, 1921-2001, was a longtime labor radical... called "Red" during his days as a longshoreman, he led 57 B-Men in a Kafkaesque struggle with Harry… Internet Archive Youth Dedicates A Shrine 1939 · Film Shows NYA youth in a flag-raising ceremony near Reading, Pa., as the house where Daniel Boone was born is opened to the public. National Archives Identifier:… Internet Archive Roosevelt: Hail to the Chief 1978 · Educational Title from data sheet Originally shown in Canada on the television program entitled Portraits of power Director, Jeremy Murray-Brown; journalist, Turner… Internet Archive Dealing With The S.O.B. Litigator Part 1 & 2 1989 · Film American Bar Association seminar. Internet Archive Impossible Map 1948 · Educational Illustrates by examples that a true picture of the world is possible only when constructed on a globe. A grapefruit and a turnip with maps superimposed are… Internet Archive NASA Historic Film "Apollo / Saturn The Giant Step" 71182 Film Made just prior to the Apollo 4 launch, this historic NASA film gives a good overview of the challenges facing the engineering team and the accomplishments… Internet Archive " DINNER AT 6 " 1946 WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC APPLIANCE OVENS & RANGE PROMOTIONAL FILM 68484 Film This color educational film is about the new Westinghouse Electric Ovens and Ranges versus the "old" gas kitchen appliances. This was made by Roland Reed… Internet Archive LOCKHEED F-104 STARFIGHTER FIGHTER AIRCRAFT PROMOTIONAL FILM 45994 Film This color film explains to its viewer the The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter — a single-engine, supersonic interceptor aircraft originally developed for the… Internet Archive RADAR ECHOES IN WAR AND PEACE 21984 Film We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell… Internet Archive SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HOLIDAY 1940s TRAVELOGUE by SANTA FE RAILROAD 44214 Film The Santa Fe Railroad (Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway), in conjunction with Dudley Pictures Corporation, presented the viewer with this color film,… Internet Archive Story of Johnny Rose 1950 · Film Tells the story in excruciating detail of how roses are cultivated and grown. This film can be purchased on DVD and higher quality versions of the film can be… Internet Archive 1944 COMBAT BOMBING WWII BOMBARDIER INDOCTRINATION & TRAINING FILM 44464 Film This black and white film, Combat Bombing, was filmed as a restricted film in the mid 1940’s and was an official training film for the War Department (which… Internet Archive CONFIDENTIAL U.S. NAVY AIRCRAFT LAUNCHED, ACOUSTIC TORPEDO TRAINING FILM 81694 Film This "confidential" U.S. Navy training film gives an overview of the operation of the air-launched, acoustic homing torpedoes designed for anti-submarine and… Internet Archive VIETNAM WAR 8mm HOME MOVIES SHOT IN LAOS BY RAVENS KRT 74984 Home movie These extraordinary Super 8mm home movies from the Vietnam War, come from a member of the "Ravens". The Raven Forward Air Controllers, also known simply as… Internet Archive Ancient Lives: 7 -- The Year of the Hyena 1986 · Educational · 25 min Producer, director, Peter Spry-Leverton John Romer Examines the effects of the 1085 B.C. famine in Thebes, based on the records of scribes. Discusses the… Internet Archive DOPE 366 2002 · Film · Subtitles Muhammad, Legacy of a prophet See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive CASTLE FILMS NEWS PARADE EVENTS OF 1950 STALIN'S BIRTHDAY BATTLE OF INCHON KOREAN WAR 70374e Film This newsreel was produced by Castle Films and shows events occurring around the world in 1950. It opens in Moscow, Russia, with a crowd of Soviet soldiers… Internet Archive 1946 SHANGHAI CHINA HOME MOVIE WHANGPOO ROAD & WAITAN DISTRICT XD19644 Home movie Shot by an unknown American, this silent home movie footage was shot in and around Shanghai, China in 1946-1948 time period. The person who filmed them… Internet Archive "GERMANY AWAKE!" 1933 DOCUMENTARY ADOLF HITLER AS CHANCELLOR OF GERMANY NAZI PARTY REEL 4 74212 Newsreel This silent historic newsreel begins with the arrival of prominent Nazis at Tempelhof Airport in honor of a national holiday. The exact date and event we're… Internet Archive “ AMERICA’S CALL TO ARMS ” WWII USA HOME FRONT NEWSREEL ARSENAL OF DEMOCRACY 24754 Newsreel This black-and-white Castle Film newsreel created at the outset of WWII shows the changes in United States factories and personnel as the war effort ramped… Internet Archive CRUSADE IN THE PACIFIC EPISODE #21 "THE AIR WAR ON JAPAN" WWII, DOOLITTLE RAID, B-29 BOMBER 73092A Film “The Air War on Japan” — Episode 21 of the 26-part television series "Crusade in the Pacific" produced in 1951 and narrated by Westbrook Van Voorhis. This… Internet Archive 1957 US NAVY NAVIGATION TRAINING FILM “ RELATIVE MOTION AND THE MANEUVERING BOARD ” 87284 Film This 1950s United States Navy training film describes the principles of relative motion to be applied in naval maneuvers for ships at sea. It opens with a… Internet Archive 1948 ENEWETAK ATOLL ATOMIC BOMB TEST OPERATION SANDSTONE 40954 Film Operation Sandstone, is a color documentary about American’s Atomic Bomb testing, which was conducted in 1948 at Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands. This…