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Ephemeral films

8,161–8,208 of 19,485 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 “COMPUTERS AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR” 1962 PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH EXPERIMENTS W/ DIGITAL COMPUTERS XD11774 Film Produced in 1963, "Computers and Human Behavior" was part of a series called "Focus on Behavior" produced by Mitchell Grayson and directed by Grayson and… Internet Archive Shaping SF 3 Percent Solution 2014 · Film Summer 2014 campaign video to gain long-term sustainers to support the ongoing work of Shaping San Francisco, a vital public utility (though seldom recognized… Internet Archive The Vascular System of the Palm Rhapis Excelsa: 2 -- The Growing Tip 1981 · Educational Produced by the Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film An animated diagram shows the growing palm Rhapis excelsa. Young leaves appear at the top of the… Internet Archive Tribune Tower Tour March 26 2023 2023 · Film As part of Shaping San Francisco's ongoing 25th anniversary celebration in 2023, old friend John Law offered to host tours of the iconic Tribune Tower in… Internet Archive SOVIET PROPAGANDA FILM VICTORY OF USSR & SOCIALISM in WWII 50414 Film This Soviet propaganda film celebrates the nation's victory in World War II while showing the strengthening of Socialism and the USSR in the 20th Century.… Internet Archive WWII HVAAR / FFAR Aircraft & Ship Launch Rockets In Color 27242 Film This fascinating silent color film from World War II shows a variety of rockets produced by the United States for use in the conflict. Many of these weapons… Internet Archive “ THE STORY OF GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR ” w/ WALTER MATTHAU & WALTER CRONKITE 26194 Film This film "The Story of General Douglas Macarthur" presents the military legacy of General Douglas MacArthur; one of the most well known US War Generals. His… Internet Archive Bombs Over Europe Film Bombs Over Europe (1941-46) Assorted silent footage from World War II. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks 16mm Archive. Email us at… Internet Archive NASA AERONAUTICS RESEARCH EFFORTS IN THE 1970s VTOL / VSTOL SPACE SHUTTLE 45234 Film This color film “Space in the 70s” was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It’s broken into seven segments. This is a look forward… Internet Archive SOLAR ONE PIONEERING SOLAR ENERGY POWER PLANT BARSTOW CALIFORNIA SOLAR PROJECT HELIOSTAT 65354 Film Presented by Allegro Film Productions, this episode of the Science Screen Report shows viewers the state-of-the-art solar power plant in the Mojave Desert… Internet Archive "THE CONSTRUCTION OF DIESEL ENGINES " 1942 U.S. NAVY SUBMARINE SCHOOL TRAINING FILM 86884 Film Produced by the U.S. Navy during WWII, this black & white training film explains the construction and operation of diesel engines, primarily through a series… Internet Archive NASA APOLLO 15 MOON MISSION 1971 (SILENT FILM) DAVID SCOTT, JAMES IRWIN & ALFRED WORDEN 88484 Film This silent film shows highlights of the Apollo 15 lunar mission in 1971. The footage shows the launch, lunar rendezvous, moon landing and exploration… Internet Archive Royal Destiny 1953 · Documentary · 16 min A 1953 British documentary about Queen Elizabeth II. Produced by British Movietone for the Central Office of Information. Note: The footage is still… Internet Archive Prosthesis Wheelchair Video News Release Film This short video from the Marshall Spaceflight Center looks at NASA scientists working to improve a woman’s prosthetic arm and a man’s racing wheelchair. The… Internet Archive " SMOKEY'S STORY " THE STORY OF SMOKEY THE BEAR U.S. FOREST SERVICE FILM w/ DENNIS WEAVER XD47974 Film This film from 1971 is presented by Your State Forester and the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service. It features television and film actor Dennis Weaver… Internet Archive [Perry Street School Footage] Film Amazing footage of a day at school - pledge of allegience, classroom, gymnastics, school nurse, etc. This film can be purchased on DVD and higher quality… Internet Archive New Relations: A Film About Fathers and Sons 1980 · Educational Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Producer and director, Ben Achtenberg Introduces the viewer to the Achtenberg family and compares the… Internet Archive " TIME OF DISASTER " 1954 CIVIL DEFENSE / ATOMIC ATTACK PREPAREDNESS FILM 28042 Film Released in 1954 and later recalled by the U.S. Government, "Time of Disaster" is a classic Cold War film that was intended to awaken the American public to… Internet Archive 4th INFANTRY DIVISION VIETNAM WAR OPERATION GASTON PLEIKU & CAMP INARI 52714 Film This color film about the activities of the 4th Infantry Division in Vietnam (with some history footage) was a US Army Signal Corp Pictorial Service’s… Internet Archive U.S. NAVY A-7E CORSAIR II GROUND RESCUE PROCEDURES 80334 Film This historic U.S. Navy film from 1972 presents an overview of the responsibilities of a crash rescue crew in the event of an accident. The film begins with… Internet Archive ROME ITALY FASCIST / MUSSOLINI ERA CASTLE FILM TRAVELOGUE MOS 84104 Film This 1930s silent travelogue released by Castle Films shows many of the principle monuments of Rome, along with some of the new edifices built under… Internet Archive “THE YEAR OF THE POLARIS” 1960 NUCLEAR SUBMARINE MISSILE TESTS R1 22384 Film This 1960 black and white installment of the newsmagazine “See It Now” produced and edited by Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly (Part 1 of 2) presents a… Internet Archive " SOYUZ MISSION " SOVIET SPACE PROGRAM BAIKONUR COSMODROME YURI GAGARIN COSMONAUT TRAINING 64904 Film This film titled “Soyuz Mission” is produced by the Soviet Union as part nr. 185 of the “Around the Soviet Union” propaganda series. It shows an overview of… Internet Archive PEIPING / BEIJING CHINA 1930s TRAVELOGUE FILM U.S. NAVY 28354 Film Made in the 1930s, this silent travelogue shows the city of Peiping, now known as Beijing, China. The film is rich in imagery, featuring shots of palaces,… Internet Archive GERMAN SILENT HISTORY FILM -- BORDERS OF GERMANY 74372 Film Made during the time of Hitler's Third Reich, this silent educational film (made to have a script read over it while it played) shows the varying borders of… Internet Archive Hello, World: Hua Mei's First Year 2000 · Film "The whole family will enjoy this whimsical, warm-and-fuzzy look at Hua Mei, the first surviving giant panda cub born in the United States, as she grows up at… Internet Archive " RADIO & TELEVISION " 1940 RADIO AND TELEVISION TECHNOLOGY & BROADCAST CAREER GUIDANCE FILM X XD15464 Film This educational film made by Burton Holmes Films for Vocational Guidance Films' "Your Life Work Series" (:08) displays advancements in radio and television.… Internet Archive IBM 7070 MAINFRAME COMPUTER SYSTEM 1960 PROMO FILM (SILENT) TRANSISTORIZED COMPUTING XD59804 Film This (silent) 1960 film shows an IBM 7070 mainframe computer system in operation, running program to calculate customer billing for a utility (e.g., gas or… Internet Archive PAN AM AIRLINES JFK AIRPORT 1960 "WORLDPORT" PROMO FILM w/ BOEING 707 TERMINAL 3 IDLEWILD 72382 Film This peculiar film entitled "Jet Terminal" was made by Pan Am Airlines in 1959 to promote the completion of the JFK Airport's Terminal 3, also known by the… Internet Archive " RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT " & " FALLOUT IN THE AFFECTED AREA " 1960 UK NUCLEAR WAR CIVIL DEFENSE 72592 Film Produced by the Home Office and the Scottish Home Department in 1960, "Radioactive Fallout // The Overall Situation" and "Fallout in the Affected Area" give a… Internet Archive North Queensland Australia 1951 Travelogue Film 75122 Film Made by Australia's National Film Board in 1951, "North to the Sun" shows a tourist view of Far North Queensland. It investigates what underpins the tropical… Internet Archive Using Media for Inquiry in Social Studies: Use of recordings 1969 · Educational · 26 min Describes recordings as a teaching tool to be used in an inquiry approach to the teaching of social studies at the secondary level. Suitable for independent… Internet Archive " WHEELS ACROSS INDIA " 1940 ARMAND DENIS & LEILA ROOSEVELT ASIATIC EXPEDITION DODGE TRUCKS 31564 Film This black and white 1940 travelogue film produced and directed by Armand Denis and his wife Leila Roosevelt for the Chrysler Corporation documents their 1939… Internet Archive " MEET COMRADE STUDENT " SOVIET SCHOOL SYSTEM 1962 COLD WAR DOCUMENTARY PART 2 44224 Documentary This 1962 black and white film about Soviet schools was distributed by McGraw-Hill Text-Films, and produced and directed by Nicholas Webster. Female and male… Internet Archive Youth Club 1954 · Short · 16 min A 1954 British short film about youth clubs being operated by local governments. Produced by Verity Films for the Central Office of Information. Although this… Internet Archive SANDY RIVER AND RANGELEY LAKES RAILROAD MAINE NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD MD52154 Film This impressive silent movie shows the Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad. This line was among the first of a number of 2 foot (610mm) narrow gauge… Internet Archive " THREE GIANT STEPS " 1957 NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD CENTRALIZED TRAFFIC CONTROL XD14274 Film “Three Giant Steps” (1957) is a black-and-white promotional film made by New York Central Railroad that details the “three giant steps” that the company… Internet Archive "SHINKANSEN SUPER EXPRESS/ TOKYO-HAKATA" 1970s JAPANESE BULLET TRAIN PROMO FILM XD51584 Film “Shinkansen Super Express: Tokyo-Hakata” (c.1980s) is a color, promotional film for the Shinkansen Hikari 23 traveling the 670 mile, 7 hour journey from Tokyo… Internet Archive NASA APOLLO 8 MISSION APOLLO PROGRAM 1968 EARTHRISE 76844 Film This official NASA film takes the viewer inside the December 1968 launch of Apollo 8. Apollo 8 became the first manned spacecraft to leave Earth orbit, reach… Internet Archive 1930’S KODAK CINEGRAPH NATURE DOCUMENTARY “ GOLDEN EAGLES ” FALCONER FALCONRY 55294 Documentary This silent Kodak Cinegraph educational / documentary film takes a brief look at the Golden Eagle. Kodak began selling Cinegraph films in 1927 for home use… Internet Archive 1954 HOME MOVIE LOS ANGELES & SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA TRIP TO HAWAII ABOARD SS LURLINE 61224 Home movie Shot by an unknown American tourist on a trip through California and on to Hawaii, this color 16mm silent home movie dates to 1954. It shows visits to Los… Internet Archive 1950s CASTLE FILMS SEXIST WOMEN IN SPORTS REEL 73432 Film Created in the 1950s, "Contest Jitters" was one of the Castle Film travelogues featuring novelty sports, with a focus on women throughout. With condescending… Internet Archive 1960s INDIA TRAVELOGUE "Jewels of India" PRINCELY TRAVEL CO. 87664 Film Awkwardly introduced by the Maharaja Farodha, an internationally known sportsman and the owner of Princely Travels, this charming and rare travelogue film… Internet Archive VIETNAM RAW FOOTAGE HOME MOVIE NOVEMBER 3, 1967 BATTLE OF DAK UH-1 HUEY HELICOPTERS 83544 Home movie This color silent film features raw Vietnam War footage. This was shot in November 3, 1967 in country. On that particular day, the Battle of Dak To began… Internet Archive 1950s HIGHWAY DRIVING DRIVER'S ED FILM LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT 53004 Film This 1950 black and white film is one of a series of traffic safety films. It was produced for Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company by Traffic Safety Films Inc,… Internet Archive Mark Twain's Mississippi 1960 · Educational Focuses on the literary character of Huckleberry Finn to examine the Mississippi River's influence on Mark Twain and his writing. Follows Huck as he flees on… Internet Archive WORLD WAR II CHINA TRAVELOGUE & ARTS / CRAFTS CHINA CARRIES ON 24094 Film Dating from WWII, this China travelogue narrated by Hugh James is a rarity, in that it is entirely in color. The film shows Peiping / Beijing, including… Internet Archive Evaluating the Performance of Law Enforcement Personnel 1974 · Educational Also issued as videotape Producer, director, and writer, Arthur R. Bauer Terry Griffin, Al Ruscio, Dick Russell, Bill Kuhlke Discusses effective methods of…