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Ephemeral films

8,209–8,256 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 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… Internet Archive CHAIRMAN MAO TSE-TUNG LIFE & LEGACY DOCUMENTARY FILM COMMUNIST CHINA 47774 Documentary Mao Tse-tung: Life and Legacy is a short film on the political life of the Chinese leader, primarily focusing on post-World War II developments. The film… Internet Archive 1970s ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY RECYCLING & SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FILM 61674 Film This color early 1970s film about recycling was produced by the Solid Waste Management Office and the Environmental Protection Agency. The film opens with a… Internet Archive 1943 WWII CARTOON CAP'N CUB TED ESHBAUGH 78534 Cartoon Made by Ted Eshbaugh, who made six or more cartoons for various studios in the 30s and 40s, CAP'N CUB is a WWII propaganda cartoon that ballyhoos the U.S.… Internet Archive Night Moves-Up to 4K.mov Film This is part of a mass upload of preserved media in progress. Metadata may not yet be complete. Internet Archive 1959 LOS ANGELES TIMES NEWSPAPER FILM "A NEWSPAPER SERVES ITS COMMUNITY" FREE PRESS 66904 Film This color educational film is about how a newspaper is made in a community. It was made by Gary Goldsmith Films in cooperation with the Los Angeles Times.… Internet Archive COLD WAR NURSE TRAINING FILM "THE SHELTER" PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF ATOMIC BOMB 90304 Film The American Nurses’ Association and the National League for Nurses present, The Shelter: The Psychological Aspects of Nursing in Disaster. This is a 1950’s… Internet Archive SOVIET PROPAGANDA FILM AMERICAN IMPERIALISM in VIETNAM & PRESERVATION OF PEACE 50404 Film This Soviet propaganda film from the height of the Cold War rails against American imperialism and portrays the Soviet Union as a peaceful actor that is… Internet Archive THE TWELVE GEMINI MISSIONS NASA GEMINI PROGRAM FILM 78084 Film This 1960s NASA film tells the story of the 12 Gemini missions. Project Gemini was NASA's second human spaceflight program. Gemini was a United States space… Internet Archive FAIRCHILD A-10 THUNDERBOLT II WARTHOG CAPABILITIES & SORTIE SURGE 23374 Film This color film, AVR-140, is a U.S. Air Force audiovisual presentation about the A-10 capabilities and testing during a sortie surge on February 8, 1977. The… Internet Archive POLAND 1938-1945 WWII DOCUMENTARY & TRAVELOGUE MOVIE 75734a Documentary This late 1940s black and white documentary film is about Poland from 1938-1945; an International Film Foundation, Julien Bryan Production, narrated by Merce… Internet Archive 1973 NASA AERONAUTICS AND SPACE REPORT YEAR IN REVIEW SKYLAB VIKING MISSION TO MARS 19184 Film This 1973 NASA report covers the organization's accomplishments and highlights from that year which range from manned spaceflight, advancement in space… Internet Archive U.S. MARINE CORPS "A FORCE IN READINESS" 1961 RECRUITING FILM w/ JACK WEBB 24984 Film Produced by U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Voluntary Training Unit 12-36 and Lt. Col. William L. Hendricks, USMCR Commanding Officer, this 1961 film is narrated by… Internet Archive 1942 ARMY RADIO TRAINING FILM “ ELECTRON THEORY AND THE DIODE TUBE ” VACUUM TUBE ELECTRONICS 72782 Film Made by the U.S. Army in 1942 for radio and electronics technicians, this educational training film shows the diode and the duo diode vacuum tube including… Internet Archive Daddy, I'm Their Mama Now 1982 · Educational When a country-western is widowed, his teenaged daughter assumes the roles of cook, housekeeper and babysitter for two younger brothers. Based on the novel… Internet Archive 1954 LOCKHEED F-104 STARFIGHTER PROTOTYPE FLIGHT TEST FOOTAGE EDWARDS AFB CALIFORNIA XF-104 XD13071 Film This 1954 silent color footage depicts prototype flight tests at Edwards Air Force Base for the Lockheed XF-104 Starfighter, a single-engine, supersonic… Internet Archive GERMAN VERSION OF THE D-DAY INVASION FILM MADE BY O.S.S. IN WWII 22554 Film Created by the U.S. Navy's Industrial Incentive Division and the Office of Strategic Service (OSS) during WWII, this "Nazi version" of the Normandy invasion… Internet Archive Carmageddon November 5 2025 2025 · Film Auto Row to Robo-cars: A Century of Protesting Carmageddon Public Talk at 518 Valencia A look back at the rise of the Automobile on the streets of San… Internet Archive 1970 CANADA TRAVEL FILM “ MANITOBA FESTIVAL COUNTRY ” TROUT FESTIVAL MANITOBA STAMPEDE 56424 Film Made in 1969 by the Manitoba Department of Tourism, this colorful film takes viewers on a tour through Manitoba, Canada. The province sits between Ontario and… Internet Archive U.S. NAVY TA-4 SKYHAWK JET AIRCRAFT ALL WEATHER INSTRUMENT FLIGHT TECHNIQUES 60644 Film This 1970 U.S. Navy unclassified training film highlights all weather instrument flight techniques for high performance jet aircraft. It is a Ralph Hall… Internet Archive The Long Search:4 Catholicism: Rome Leeds and the Desert Educational · 53 min · Subtitles Internet Archive CAPTURE OF GERMAN U-BOAT U-505 BY U.S. NAVY TASK FORCE "NOW IT CAN BE TOLD" 21024 Film This film NOW IT CAN BE TOLD tells an astonishing story, one of the most interesting U.S. Navy actions of WWII. On June 4, 1944, an American anti-submarine… Internet Archive 1964 Home Movie 1964 · Home movie 1964 Home Movie Internet Archive FIRST NUCLEAR REACTOR IN SPACE SNAP-10A PROGRAM 1965 71502 Film Made in 1965 by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, this rare film discusses the design of SNAP-10A, an experimental nuclear reactor launched into space in… Internet Archive " OPERATION CUE " 1955 NEVADA ATOMIC BOMB TEST HISTORIC FILM / OPERATION TEAPOT 71662 Film Created by the Federal Civil Defense Administration in 1955 and then revised in 1964, "Operation Cue" is one of the most famous films to emerge from the… Internet Archive Ahead Above the Clouds Film In NASA CONNECT Ahead Above the Clouds, learn about hurricanes and how meteorologists, weather officers, and NASA researchers use measurement and data… Internet Archive APOLLO XII MISSION VOYAGE TO THE OCEAN OF STORMS 59034 Film Made by contractor North American Rockwell, APOLLO XII VOYAGE TO THE OCEAN OF STORMS provides a detailed overview at mission goals. It relies on NASA still… Internet Archive VIETNAM WAR 8mm HOME MOVIES SHOT IN LAOS BY RAVENS 74982 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 Magic Flute 1977 · Educational Executive producer, Derek Lamb; author Gayle Thomas; music, Keith Tedman Internet Archive THE CHALLENGE DOGFIGHTING with GENERAL JAMES DOOLITTLE 85104 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 Yoland Lopez On Self Representation And Art 2019 · Film Yolanda Lopez, 1942-2021, was a San Francisco artist and activist with roots in the San Francisco State College strike 1968-69. She went on to a long… Internet Archive 1960s URBAN SPRAWL, SUBURBIA & POST-WWII HOUSING BOOM VINTAGE FILM 18604 Film Made in 1960 by Arthur Barr, this film presents one of the earliest looks at the tremendous problem of Urban Sprawl. growth in single-family homes begin built… Internet Archive "JOURNEY OF FAITH" 1950 HOLY YEAR PILGRIMAGE OF CARDINAL SPELLMAN TO ITALY, SPAIN & MALTA 66664 Film Official Film’s “Journey of Faith” was filmed during the 1950 Holy Year Pilgrimage led by His Eminence Cardinal Francis Spellman. Pope Pius XII created him… Internet Archive MOTORCYCLE STUNTMAN EVEL KNIEVEL CHEVROLET AUTO PARTS SALES FILM 94754b Film This is a 1970’s era color movie produced by Chevrolet features famed stuntman Evel Knievel plugging Chevy auto parts. Knievel narrates the film and talks… Internet Archive Ecology Emerges: Carole Schemmerling Feature · 58 min An interview with Carole Schemmerling, cofounder of the East Bay Urban Creeks Council. The interview was in Berkeley at her home, part of the "Ecology… Internet Archive " IN CORSAIR TRADITION " 1960’S VOUGHT A-7E CORSAIR II PROMO FILM VIETNAM WAR 76954 Film This Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) promotional film "In Corsair Tradition" showcases the Vought A-7 Corsair. This plane, which was introduced to replace the Douglas… Internet Archive WORLD WAR II JAPANESE ARMY & NAVY FILM FORTRESS JAPAN 77524 Film Created in 1944 and presented by Hollywood motion picture studio United Artists, and released by the United States Navy, “The World In Action — Fortress… Internet Archive A PANORAMIC FILM TOUR OF THE NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1964 (SILENT FILM) 40814b Film Made for tourists as a souvenir, this short, silent 8mm film shows highlights of the New York World's Fair starting with the opening ceremony on April 22,… Internet Archive " THE LAST CLEAR CHANCE " 1959 UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CROSSING SAFETY FILM DRIVER'S ED MOVIE 79694 Film “The Last Clear Chance” (1959) is a driver education film presented by Union Pacific Railroad. It was produced by Robert Carlisle with a cast comprised of… Internet Archive " LIVING DANGEROUSLY " LYNCH HELL DRIVERS TIGHTROPE WALKER BARNSTORMER STUNT PILOTS 86974 Film Produced in 1951 by Castle Films, and marketed for the home market in camera stores and magazines, this black & white novelty film shows daring stunts by hell… Internet Archive Dope Tapes May Capsule 1989 · Film This compilation of clips shows the Bay Area at the forefront of humanitarian responses to the War on Drugs and the early days of the AIDS crisis. Local harm… Internet Archive NASA CONNECT: Right Ratio Of Rest 2005 · Film (September 22, 2005) This 30-minute episode of NASA CONNECT teaches students (grades 6-8) about the human circadian clock and how it affects our daily lives.… Internet Archive Refuse Problem Short · 12 min How modern convenient shopping results in a growing trash problem. Internet Archive Suburban Living: Six Solutions, Part 1 Educational · 29 min Suburban Living: Six Solutions, Part 1 Describes community planning in the suburbs of Stockholm and Montreal, and looks at a low-rent apartment development in… Internet Archive " THE GLORY TRAIL " 1960s DOCUMENTARY PORTRAIT OF THE OLD WEST & PIONEER DAYS COWBOYS 42234 Documentary This 1960s era, black and white film takes us on a fascinating trip to the Old West where we visit the pioneers, wagoneers, pony express riders, miners,… Internet Archive 1967 SOVIET MILITARY & STRATEGIC MISSILE FORCES PROPAGANDA FILM 52594 Film Made in 1967 by Central Studio in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Socialist Revolution, this historic Soviet film celebrates the founding of the Red Army… Internet Archive " OPERATION ABOLITION " 1960 HOUSE COMMITTEE ON UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES PROPAGANDA FILM 86654 Film OPERATION ABOLITION is an infamous 1960 documentary produced by the House Committee on Un-American Activities (a.k.a House Un-American Activities Committee or… Internet Archive YANKEE DO: A STORY OF SEA POWER 1960s NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS ENTERPRISE PROMO FILM 21664 Film Yankee Do: A Story of Sea Power is a 1960s Navy film promoting the new nuclear USS Enterprise and giving viewers a look at life aboard the Navy’s attack…