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Ephemeral films

8,353–8,400 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 “ONE WAY TICKET TO HELL” 1955 DRUG ADDICTION SCARE FILM PART ONE XD49854 Film This black and white, mono-sound fictional film is the first half of “One Way Ticket to Hell”, a drug addiction scare film that was apparently first released… Internet Archive B-52 BOMBER OPERATION ARC LIGHT 1965 GUAM TO VIETNAM BOMBING MISSIONS 21794 Film This silent film shows B-52 bomber crews undergoing briefings at their base in Guam, and then flying missions flying missions over Vietnam as part of… Internet Archive " BRASILIA CITY OF HOPE " BRAZIL STANDARD OIL CO. DOCUMENTARY OSCAR NEIMEYER 18204 Documentary Dating to 1960 and produced by the Standard Oil Company, Tangent Films, Robert W. Schofield and Leona Carney, this profile of the new city of Brasilia shows… Internet Archive THE TRUTH ABOUT COMMUNISM DOCUMENTARY w/ RONALD REAGAN Part 2 49914 Documentary Part 2 of the 1962 documentary “The Truth About Communism” continues its explanation of the terror presented by the Soviet Union and its ideology. Narrated by… Internet Archive 1942 JAPANESE NEWSREEL WWII SURRENDER OF AMERICANS IN PHILIPPINES, ASSAULT ON MANDALAY 24944 Newsreel This original Japanese newsreel apparently dates to 1942, and shows Japanese Imperial Army and Navy forces on the move in the Pacific. The first portion is… Internet Archive HENRY FORD'S MIRROR OF AMERICA LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES 1914-1945 FORD AUTOMOBILES 62474 Film Automaker Henry Ford left behind a massive gift to the United States in the form of a vast non-fiction film collection, recorded from 1914-1945. Henry Ford’s… Internet Archive "THESE ARE SOUTH AFRICANS " 1950s SOUTH AFRICA GOVERNMENT INFORMATION OFFICE FILM 85994 Film These Are South Africans is a 1950s propaganda film from the South African Government Information Office that paints an idyllic picture of South Africa by… Internet Archive 1958 US ARMY FILM “ SWEDEN MODERN LAND OF THE VIKINGS ” STOCKHOLM GOTHENBURG 89254 Film This film looks at Sweden’s early Viking history and how the country has grown while retaining its history. It was produced by Olle Nordemar Artfilm (:29) and… Internet Archive FASHION MEANS BUSINESS 1947 LOOK AT WORLD FASHION CHRISTIAN DIOR, BERGDORF GOODMAN, VOGUE 56774 Film This black and white film, Fashion Means Business, was released February 21, 1947. A woman wearing a cheetah fur coat window shops at Martin’s in Brooklyn,… Internet Archive " BE AN A*C*E DRIVER " 1967 CHEVROLET DRIVER'S EDUCATION FILM SLOT CARS MS. JR. MISS 75132 Educational Made by the Jam Handy organization for Chevrolet, "Be An A*C*E* Driver" is a campy driver's ed film featuring Miss Jr. Miss for 1967, Rosemarie Dunaway Trible… Internet Archive U.S. ARMY OPERATION TORCH "AT THE FRONT IN NORTH AFRICA" JOHN FORD 75462 Film This incredible WWII color film was shot in Tunisia by U.S. Army cameramen, and made with the input of Hollywood legends Darryl Zanuck and John Ford. It… Internet Archive " FAST-SAFE FREEWAY DRIVING " 1960s DRIVER'S EDUCATION FILM CALIFORNIA, USA 16324 Educational This 1960s driver's education film explains how to drive safely on freeways. Produced by Charles Cahill & Associates, Hollywood, California, the movie follows… Internet Archive 1961 U.S. DEPT. OF DEFENSE COLD WAR DOCUMENTARY " COMMUNIST EUROPE " EASTERN BLOC NATIONS 58014 Documentary Communist Europe (AFIF 107) is a 1961 short film from the U.S. Department of Defense that gives viewers a look at the Communist satellite countries of eastern… Internet Archive F-16 FIGHTER JET EPU H-70 HYDRAZINE FUEL HAZARDS TITAN MISSILE FUEL 67584 Film “F-16 Hydrazine Hazards” was produced by Aerospace Audiovisual Service in the late 1960s at the Military Airlift Command (MAC) headquartered at Scott Air… Internet Archive 1950s EDUCATIONAL FILM SEE BETTER: HEALTHY EYES OCULIST / OPTICIAN / GLASSES 89604 Educational This is a 1950’s era, color film produced by Coronet. It is an instructional film called “See Better: Healthy Eyes”. It is produced in part, with the… Internet Archive Ecology Emerges: Bill Evers Feature · 1 h 3 min An interview under the "Ecology Emerges" project of oral histories on the arc of environmentalism, ecology, environmental and social justice, running from the… Internet Archive Smart Money: Exposing Credit Traps 1992 · Film Contains four financial educational videos: Exposing Credit Traps: Your Credit History At Risk (28 min.); Preparing To Buy A Home: Fulfilling The American… Internet Archive Medical Marijuana Hearings: San Francisco Supervisors 1993 · Film · Subtitles See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive Needle Exchange Debate 1998 · Film · Subtitles See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive PRODUCTION OF SPERRY GYRO-COMPASSES BY DODGE BROTHERS IN WWII 58834 Film Made during WWII, AS THE WORLD SPINS details the work of Dodge Brothers, a division of Chrysler, in WWII war production. The film focuses on electric… Internet Archive LANDING VEHICLE TRACKED WWII DOCUMENTARY FILM 81414 Documentary This “restricted” World War II-era black-and-white film was produced by the US Navy to introduce the viewer to the LTV — the Landing Vehicle Tracked (an… Internet Archive BATTLE OF THE DNIEPER RIVER 1943 EASTERN FRONT WWII UKRANIAN NEWSREEL 9 50494 Newsreel This Ukranian-language newsreel shows the WWII era victory of the Soviet Army at Stalingrad, the Caucasus, and Orel-Kursk Salient Battle which changed the… Internet Archive Shaping SF opening 1998 1997 · Cartoon Original opening animation for Shaping San Francisco CD-ROM in 1998. Internet Archive WWII ARMY AIR FORCES RESTRICTED FILM RAID ON PANTELLERIA OPERATION CORKSCREW 77724 Film reated in 1943, PANTELLERIA is a confidential Army Air Forces film featuring Gen. Jimmy Doolittle that details the raid in support of Operation Corkscrew.… Internet Archive “ IT’S NOT HOLLYWOOD ” DRIVER’S ED SAFETY SCARE FILM STARRING STUNT DRIVER KAY WHIPPLE XD38884 Film This color driver's ed film from the National Safety Council uses footage of staged car crashes alongside real life photos of horrific accidents and… Internet Archive FORD MOTOR CO. " BIG RED " EXPERIMENTAL GAS TURBINE SEMI TRUCK 1964 NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR Film This film from Ford shows the company's experimental gas turbine semi truck, known as "Big Red". It dates to approximately 1965. The film starts out with… Internet Archive B-29 AIR RAID BOMBING IN TOKYO FILM NARRATED BY RONALD REAGAN "TARGET TOKYO" B-29 Air Raid Bombing In Tokyo Film Previously listed as 3446 Narrated by then-actor and later President of the United States Ronald Reagan, TARGET TOKYO presents the story of the first bombing… Internet Archive BIG TRAINS ROLLING 1955 AMERICAN RAILROAD PROMOTIONAL FILM 75332 Film Made in 1955 by the Association of American Railroads, BIG TRAINS ROLLING examines how the US railroads keep the economy growing by providing transportation… Internet Archive Perspectives on Language Training 1975 · Educational This film supported in part by grants from the National Institute of Child Health and Development and from the National Institute of Neurological Disease and… Internet Archive HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION & TRUCKS 1948 PROMOTIONAL FILM "HORIZONS UNLIMITED" 61714 Film This 1948 black and white film was presented by The Highway Transportation Industries of America and produced by RKO Pathe, Inc. It is narrated by radio actor… Internet Archive "MUSIC TO LIVE BY" 1970s MUSIC SCENE, HAMMOND ORGAN & ELECTRONIC MUSIC 64424 Film Funded by the Hammond Organ Co., Music to Live By is a short educational film from McGraw-Hill Films. Produced in the early 1970s and directed by Ed Schultz,… Internet Archive SEYCHELLES, TANZANIA & KENYA 1930s TRAVELOGUE 72052d Film This terrific 1930s tour of the Seychelles, Zanzibar, Tanzania, and Mombasa, Kenya is full of many colorful images including the Muslim Ramadam festival, and… Internet Archive 1950s VISIT TO CZECHOSLOVAKIA PRAGUE BOHEMIA PILSEN EASTERN EUROPE TRAVELOGUE FILM 64314 Film Presented by Czechoslovak State Films, this 1950s film is a “pictorial report by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of the visit to Czechoslovakia of… Internet Archive "LEST WE FORGET" (PART 1) WWII DOCUMENTARY FILM D-DAY TO V-E DAY 76804 Documentary Lest We Forget is a 1947 military documentary that consists of newsreels and government propaganda films, giving viewers a look at the fighting of World War… Internet Archive 1965 U.S. NAVY NUCLEAR SUBMARINE RECRUITING FILM "ADVENTURE IN INNER SPACE" 82444 Film This 1965 color Navy recruiting film documents the process of the recruiting and training for service on a nuclear submarine. A woman wearing a 1960s Jackie… Internet Archive "SHIPWAYS" WWII BETHLEHEM STEEL VICTORY & LIBERTY SHIP PRODUCTION DOCUMENTARY MD86514 Documentary "Shipways" is a 1945 film presented by the Bethlehem Steel Company – Shipbuilding Division. The film chronicles the transformation of the Bethlehem Steel… Internet Archive “ MAN ISN’T DYING OF THIRST ” 1970 CAUTIONARY FILM ABOUT EFFECTS OF LSD PSYCHEDELIC DRUG XD12594 Film This cautionary 1970 film produced by Studio Caf in Czechoslovakia, looks at the effects and possible benefits of LSD. The film showcases pioneering work… Internet Archive Animals Of The Arctic 1979 · Educational · 16 min Internet Archive 1930s CHILE SOUTH AMERICAN TRAVELOGUE SANTIAGO COPPER INDUSTRY & NITRATE PRODUCTION 42544 Film Created by Encyclopedia Brittanica in the late 1930s, this black & white educational film is about the country of Chile with a focus on the nation's rich… Internet Archive "QUIT STALLING OR SPIN IN!" WWII U.S. NAVY PILOT TRAINING FILM STALLS, SPINS PLANE CRASH PRINT 2 45894 Film This 1945 U.S. Navy training film, Quit Stalling—Or Spin In! (MN-4353a), teaches pilots the dangers of stalling, or spinning, and how to avoid crashing. A… Internet Archive WORLD WAR II U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT WAR BOND PROMO NEWSREELS 5TH, 6TH, 7TH WAR LOAN 79284 Newsreel This compilation reel was made on behalf of the Treasury Department during WWII to sell Series E bonds, better known as "War Bonds". It shows various mentions… Internet Archive MACH OF THE THUNDERCHIEF F-105 PROMOTIONAL FILM 89364 Film Made by Republic to promote the F-105 Thunderchief, MACH OF THE THUNDERCHIEF shows the aircraft going through maneuvers. It had just recently set a new… Internet Archive Designed in Britain 1959 · Short · 14 min A 1959 British documentary featuring mid-century design. Includes footage of many products, plus some architecture. Produced by Basic Films for the Central… Internet Archive Aeronautics and Space Report 252 Film Aeronautics and Space Report 252 To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC . Internet Archive The People You Never See 1977 · Educational Shows young people leading meaningful lives, undaunted by cerebral palsy or by the effect of people's attitudes and major architectural barriers Internet Archive IMMIGRATION IN AMERICA'S HISTORY 1960s EDUCATIONAL FILM IMMIGRANTS / MIGRANTS XD2084 Educational This black & white Coronet educational film uses reenactments to tell the history of Immigrants in America. This was made in 1960. Opening titles: Immigration… Internet Archive "THE BLACKBIRDS ARE FLYING" LOCKHEED SR-71 BLACKBIRD PROMO FILM SR-71A / SR-71B X-PLANE XD12994 Film This promotional film for the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird dates to the 1970s. Its purpose is to describe these amazing aircraft and their related abilities, and… Internet Archive COLOR FOOTAGE OF HOWARD HUGHES' SPRUCE GOOSE FLIGHT 1947 34620 Film Note: This footage is copyright registered and solely owned by the Periscope Film LLC Archive. Rare footage from the archives that dates to November 2, 1947.…