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Ephemeral films

7,777–7,824 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 QED - The Magic Picture Show 1983 · Film Internet Archive AV Geeks 16mm Lunch 12 1 2022 Film Form and Formula (silent) Crisis in Korea Professional Carpet Selling Introductory Film New Material Engineering Internet Archive WWII GERMAN NEWSREEL ALLIED RAID ON DIEPPE, FRANCE OPERATION JUBILEE AUGUST 1942 13194g Newsreel Made for the home market during WWII, this silent German newsreel shows the aftermath of the Allied raid on Dieppe, also known as Operation Jubilee. The film… Internet Archive KSNN 21st Century Explorers #6: Why Do Robots Travel Places Before People? Film This 60-second video looks at why robots are used for space travel. It is intended for grades 3-5. Internet Archive City Life In India 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 “ PAN AM AIRLINES WORLD TRAVELER GERMAN EDITION ” PAN AM 1966 BEATLES IN HAMBURG POP ART XD44634 Film This 1966 black and white in-flight movie produced by Pan Am Airlines provides a newsmagazine style look at various scenes of interest around Hamburg Germany,… Internet Archive AV Geeks Lunch 6 20 2023 Film Posture (silent) Modern Engines and Energy Conversion (Rev) The Runaway Program (2ed) The Diary (Claymation) Internet Archive ANTARCTIC NUCLEAR REACTOR AT McMURDO STATION 26042 Film This fascinating film was made by the U.S. Department of Energy, the Atomic Energy Commission and the U.S. Navy in 1962. In that year the U.S. Navy delivered… Internet Archive U.S. NAVY PROCEED AND REPORT NAVAL CUSTOMS 1943 TRAINING FILM 78044 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 AV Geeks 16mm Lunch 12 15 2022 Film Elementary Bookbinding Rules Are Good Directions Dinosaur Age Your Chance To Live: Nuclear Disaster Internet Archive "RACE TO SAVE ABU SIMBEL TEMPLE" 1966 FUNDRAISING FILM EGYPT NILE RIVER ASWAN DAM 51664 Film A collaboration between Reader’s Digest and Vavin Inc, this short film from 1966 titled “The Race to Save Abu Simbel” depicts efforts to save the Temple Abu… Internet Archive 1937 TRIP TO SOVIET UNION HOME MOVIE STALINGRAD to MOSCOW BY TRAIN (SILENT FILM) Home movie Shot by an unknown American tourist in the summer 1937 or 1938, this silent home movie shows a trip through the Soviet Union. It's rare material for any… Internet Archive Design For Today 1965 · Documentary · 14 min A 1965 British documentary featuring mid-century design. Produced for the Associated British-Pathé for the Central Office of Information. Internet Archive BOEING 747 JUMBO JET FLIGHT TESTING & ROLLOUT PROMOTIONAL FILM " THE OUTER LIMIT" XD49704 Film This color short film produced by The Boeing Company documents the extensive tests performed on the 747 jet airliner prototypes before its rollout to the… Internet Archive " PROOF OF THE PLUSES" 1955 CHEVROLET BEL AIR PROMOTIONAL MOVIE 87484 Film This short film touts the superiority of the 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air over Ford and Plymouth. The reasons given include high engine torque twisting power at the… Internet Archive AV Geeks 16mm Lunch 12 20 2022 Film Land of Towering Wonders Fast Food: What's In It for You? Pedestrians Will My Job Burn? Internet Archive Crystals (1958) Educational · 24 min Crystals (1958) Summary: On the 17th of April, 1961, a bridge of Cuban exiles landed on the coast of the Bay of Pigs. Their aim was to instigate a popular… Internet Archive " THE PEOPLE OF THE ICE " INUIT / ESKIMO PEOPLE OF ALASKA 1960S TRUE ADVENTURE TV SHOW 12334 Film This black-and-white episode of "True Adventure" is titled “The People of the Ice” and first aired in 1962. It sheds light on the daily lives of the Inuit/… Internet Archive 1934 CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR in TECHNICOLOR CENTURY OF PROGRESS INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION 98535 Film This 1933 Technicolor film from Wilding Picture Productions, Inc. gives viewers a look at the 1933-1934 World’s Fair in Chicago, IL and doubles as an… Internet Archive Annual Festival of the Dead 1967 · Educational Producer, Julien Bryan The Dogon people of Africa celebrate their annual festival of the dead Internet Archive KSNN 21st Century Explorer #8: Why do we want to study and travel to Mars? Film This news break from 21st Century Explorers is a 30 second video which introduces major questions about planet Mars. Internet Archive RCA VICTOR MANUFACTURE & RECORDING OF VINYL RECORDS 1956 INDUSTRIAL FILM 60054 Film This 1956 education film explains the process of making vinyl records. It is a Jam Handy Picture and presented by RCA Victor. The record process being… Internet Archive 76484 Air Force ROTC Field Training 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 Queerosities 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 Journey to the Makiritare 1972 · Educational Réalisation, Herman Schlenker Aperçu des difficultés rencontrés par le cinéaste Herman Schlenker pour se rendre au village des Makiritare en empruntant… Internet Archive How Great Will Be Your Joy (1981) 1981 · Film Filmstrip that trains members in friendshipping skills to help them feel confident in sharing the gospel with friends, relatives, and neighbors. Internet Archive Graf Zeppelin Trans-atlantic Fight 27742 Film "Another Columbus Sails West" is an historic silent newsreel showing the flight of the Graf Zeppelin dirigible on its first trans-Atlantic flight. LZ 127 Graf… Internet Archive THE TRUTH ABOUT COMMUNISM COLD WAR DOCUMENTARY w/ RONALD REAGAN Part 1 49894 Documentary A crawl at the opening seconds of the 1962 film “The Truth About Communism” explains that this film was shown to Alexander Kerensky, a lawyer, politician,… Internet Archive THE MAGIC OF THE ATOM NUCLEAR REACTOR / POWER PRODUCTION 73802 Film This film in the "Magic of the Atom" series was produced in 1964 by the Handel Film Corporation. "Atomic Power Production" explains how heat is created by the… Internet Archive U.S. COAST GUARD SEARCH AND RESCUE - PLEASURE CRAFT 78974 Film One of a series of Coast Guard films made to educate the public about USCG emergency capabilities, this 1960s film shows a dramatic overview of the search and… Internet Archive Drive-in: Plus This 2nd Great Hit - colorswirl Short Only a few seonds long. Suggestion: insert this clip between any pair of trailers while making your double feature dvds. Internet Archive " LAND USE AND MISUSE " 1970s ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FILM SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 90774 Educational This educational film "Land Use and Misuse" dates to the 1970s and presents information about environmental damage, the importance of vegetation for… Internet Archive Basic Shots (1967) 1969 · Educational · 18 min Deals with the full range of human figure shots from the long shot to the extreme close - up. Considers the framing of shots when two people are involved and… Internet Archive 1943 GERMAN LUFTWAFFE CONFIDENTIAL FILM IDENTIFICATION OF JU-188 ME-210 BEAUFIGHTER XD10454 Film Made in Germany during WWII, this aircraft identification film was confidential and made for German pilots, aircrew, and anti-aircraft gun crews. This… Internet Archive 1940S “BELL AIRCOBRA PLANT OPERATIONS” WWII AIRPLANE PRODUCTION FACTORY TOUR XD48074 Film Produced in 1942 by the War Department as part of the WWII war effort, this training film (T.F. 1-323) is titled "Airplane Structures, Manufacturing Methods."… Internet Archive AV Geeks 16mm Lunch 12 19 2022 Film Crystalization Part 1 (silent) Your Friend Soil - Keep it or Lose It Movie Stuntmen Internet Archive AV Geeks 16mm Lunch 12 27 2022 Film 1970s Farm Footage (silent) Birds In Winter Anatomy of Life Moments in History Safety for the New Employee Internet Archive ROME FALLS TO ALLIED FORCES / D-DAY INVASION OF EUROPE NEWSREEL 70732 Newsreel This 1944 sound newsreel shows the Allied push towards Rome, Italy and the D-Day Invasion of Europe. It uses footage from both Allied and German sources. Some… Internet Archive SOVIET SEA POWER TODAY COLD WAR ERA RUSSIAN NAVY CAPABILITIES 80434 Film Made by the U.S. Navy at the height of the Cold War, this film observes current Soviet naval forces and attempts to assess their global reach and strategy. By… Internet Archive “ JACKIE ROBINSON ” 1963 BIOGRAPHY TV EPISODE 1st AFRICAN AMERICAN IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL XD45434 Film This episode of the television series “Biography” centers on the life of Major League baseball legend Jackie Robinson, and originally aired in 1963. We follow… Internet Archive YESTERDAY'S NEWSREEL BABE RUTH 1933 CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR 60434 Newsreel One of the episodes of "Yesterday's Newsreels" -- an early 1950s TV show made from the General Newsreel collection, features seven segments of historic… Internet Archive SKIP TAYLOR USAF JET PILOT RECRUITING FILM 79874 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 Universal Studios Hollywood - Beyond Behind the Scenes 1987 · Film Internet Archive OUT Of Site Seth Eisen Art And Politics Feb 13 2019 2019 · Film Last year we embarked on a grand collaborative journey through the under-recognized LGBTQ+ history of North Beach with Seth Eisen’s OUT of Site performative… Internet Archive Evening Activity (Amboseli Reserve) 1966 · Educational This film presents footage of the baboons on the Amboseli Reserve in Kenya. It is not narrated, but simply shows the baboons in their natural habitat. Film… Internet Archive Supervising for Productivity 1981 · Educational Title from data sheet A foreign film (Canada) Intended audience: Adults Issued also as videorecording Counsels managers in fostering a productive work… Internet Archive Take Care 1982 · Educational Shows how to implement good customer care into all levels of organization, focusing on understanding customer's problems, needs, and wants Internet Archive To Live as Equals 1978 · Educational [Discussion guide available] Presents new perspectives on the rights of handicapped people, when allowed to participate in the community and develop their…