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Ephemeral films

8,401–8,448 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 YESTERDAY'S NEWSREEL KING EDWARD VIII ABDICATES, BREMEN FLIGHT 61864 Newsreel This black and white film is one of the episodes of "Yesterday's Newsreels", an early 1950s TV show made from the General Newsreel collection. It features… Internet Archive " THE DEEP END " 1930s FEMALE SWIMMING & DIVING STARS HELEN CRLENKOVICH CALIFORNIA 43764a Film This film presents a series of female American champion diving and swimming stars in the late 1930’s including Helen Crlenkovich, Marian and Virginia Hopkins,… Internet Archive COLD WAR ERA U.S. NAVY FILM " RISE OF THE SOVIET NAVY " 1970s USSR NAVY (Print 1) 80194 Film Made by the U.S. Navy at the height of the Cold War, this informative film chronicles the history of the Soviet Navy from the Czarist era through WWI, the… Internet Archive 1957 CHEVROLET AUTOMOBILES PROMOTIONAL FILM "SAFETY BUILT IN" CHEVY BEL AIR (See 87365z) 87365z Film This black and white adverting film about safety built-in to the 1957 Chevrolet cars is presented by Chevrolet dealers and is a Jam Handy Picture. The film… Internet Archive NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION F-100 SUPER SABRE PROMO FILM AIR STRIKES IN VIETNAM 88934 Film This silent promotional film for the F-100 Super Sabre was made by North American Aviation, and likely shown to members of the Department of Defense and… Internet Archive 1927 BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION " THE FAIR OF THE IRON HORSE" MD52124 Film In 1927, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad sponsored a pageant commemorating the 100th anniversary of its founding and, in effect, the steam locomotive’s 100th… Internet Archive BERT THE TURTLE in DUCK AND COVER INFAMOUS NUCLEAR WAR / CIVIL DEFENSE FILM 23634 Film DUCK AND COVER is a famous civil defense training film that was widely distributed to United States schoolchildren in the 1950s. It advised students on what… Internet Archive JFK'S NEW FRONTIER: PEACE CORPS, CIVIL RIGHTS & SPACE PROGRAM PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY XD3851 Talk This untitled newsreel-style film from the late 1960s chronicles the great achievements and hardships faced during the presidential term of America’s 35th… Internet Archive QUEEN ELIZABETH II STATE VISIT TO IRAN 1961 SHAH OF PERSIA 55454 Film In 1961, England's Queen Elizabeth II paid a state visit to Iran where she and Prince Philip were hosted by Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi at Isfahan, Tehran and… Internet Archive “ CURVES OF COLOR ” 1941 GENERAL ELECTRIC FILM SCIENTIFIC ADVANCEMENTS IN MEASURING COLOR 75174 Educational Produced by General Electric in 1941, "Curves of Color" is an early color film that shows the old and new methods of distinguishing up to two million shades… Internet Archive 1945 BATTLE FOR BERLIN GERMANY MAY 2, 1945 SOVIET FLAG RAISED AT REICHSTAG XD4602 Film Made in the former Soviet Union in the 1960s, "Berlin Storm" is a patriotic, educational film that shows the Red Army's advance into Germany and the last… Internet Archive National Barbeque Month PSA Short · 4 min A quick course in barbecuing - just in time for National Barbeque Month. Internet Archive Bibleman - A Light in the Darkness 2003 · Film Internet Archive 1953 U.S. NAVY PILOT TRAINING FILM "THE F2H-2 BANSHEE AIRCRAFT SYSTEM" EARLY NAVY JET PLANE 81494 Film This black & white pilot training film is one of a series created by the U.S. Navy to familiarize pilots with the McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee aircraft. The F2H… Internet Archive PIONEER 5 DEEP SPACE PROBE 1960 NASA DOCUMENTARY " THE PATH OF VENUS " FILM ATLAS ROCKET 85064 Documentary This color educational film is about America's first deep space probe, Pioneer V. Animation depicts the path the spacecraft takes on its journey. This is… Internet Archive 1950s GUATEMALA TRAVELOGUE ANTIGUA 86834 Film Made in 1958 and partially sponsored by Pan Am Airlines to promote their service to Central America, "Land of the Maya" presents the nation of Guatemala and… Internet Archive 1949 NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION PROMO B-45 TORNADO BOMBER F-86 SABRE FJ-1 FIGHTER JETS 88794 Film Created by North American Aviation in 1949 to promote their newest jet aircraft, this film features the B-45 Tornado bomber and the F-86 Sabre, as well as the… Internet Archive “BLACK POWER” 1950s RKO FILM ON APPALACHIAN COAL MINES & MINERS COAL MINING 91444 Film Presented by RKO Pictures, this newsreel film from 1954 is titled “Black Power” sheds light on the American coal industry and the advantages of Bituminous… Internet Archive Ecology Emerges: Miya Yoshitani Feature · 1 h 10 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 San Pablo Baylands Film "The film documents the rejuvenation of thousands of acres of wetlands, even as it exposes creeping urbanization that threatens to destroy the fragile wetland… Internet Archive 1941 EDUCATIONAL FILM " PAPER MAKING " HOW PAPER IS MANUFACTURED LUMBER INDUSTRY PH98994 Educational This black & white educational film is about how paper is made starting with trees in the forest to its finishing process. Copyright is 1941 by Coronet… Internet Archive 1970s AT&T BELL LABS PICTUREPHONE PROMO FILM VIDEOPHONE SERVICE TWO WAY TELEVISION PHONE "FACE TO FACE" XD12724 Film This is a 1970’s era, color film that exhibits face to face video terminals. It is a film about the evolution of communication. The purpose is to show a new… Internet Archive 1938 HOME MOVIE ROBBINS BROTHERS CIRCUS PARADE & RAISING THE BIG TOP RINGLING BROTHERS XD14764 Home movie This silent, 1938 black and white and color mixed home movie footage depicts operations of the Robbins Brothers Circus including a promotional parade,… Internet Archive HUMAN BLOOD PARASITE SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICUM 1946 MEDICAL FILM 60114 Film This 1946 U.S. Navy medical film about Asiatic Schistosomiasis, better known as Schistosomiasis Japonicum, a human blood fluke that occurs in China and… Internet Archive Cairns: Tropical Australia Film "Cairns is a modern cosmopolitan city set in a natural paradise of coral reefs, lush rainforest, and mountainous splendour... an entertaining pictorial… Internet Archive PUEBLA: A TOWN IN OLD MEXICO 1943 "FRIENDLY NEIGHBOR" TRAVELOGUE w/ ORSON WELLES 50194 Film A Town In Old Mexico is a 1943 travelogue of Puebla, Fortin de las Flores, and Orizaba, Mexico, narrated by Orson Welles. It was made as part of the WWII… Internet Archive "GO FOR BROKE" WWII JAPANESE AMERICAN 442nd REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM DOCUMENTARY FILM 34302 Documentary This rare film shows the training of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team of the United States Army. The 442nd was a regimental size fighting unit composed almost… Internet Archive 1930s ISLAND OF BALI INDONESIA TRAVELOGUE MOVIE 45014 Film Made by Kodak in the 1920s or early 1930s, "An East Indian Island" looks at the land and people of Bali, Indonesia. At 2:13 rocks are harvested for use as a… Internet Archive INGRID BERGMAN WWII FILM HISTORY OF SWEDES IN AMERICA 51674 Film This 1943 black and white film “Swedes in America” was produced by the U.S. Office of War Information for educational use as part of its overseas information… Internet Archive “ACROSS THE SAHARA” 1933 AMATEUR TRAVELOGUE SAHARA DESERT; ALGERIA, NORTH AFRICA HOME MOVIE 55514 Home movie “Across the Sahara” is an early 1930’s travelogue. It takes viewers to a sliver screen dream of desert sands and Arabian culture. Footage was captured on a 16… Internet Archive BOEING 707 STRATOLINER FIRST PASSENGER JET AIRCRAFT PROMOTIONAL FILM CABIN MOCK-UP 89524 Film Created by Boeing to promote the new 707 Stratoliner, which at the time had not yet flown commercially, this vintage film shows the airplane's revolutionary… Internet Archive Bernal To Diamond Hts Walk N Talk 2023 · Talk Starting at the Richland Avenue overpass at the Bernal Cut, we ascended Fairmont Heights to Laidley Street to see the Poole-Bell Mansion and a number of… Internet Archive LAST FILM FOOTAGE OF MANILA, PHILIPPINES BEFORE JAPANESE INVASION IN WWII PASIG RIVER 46904 Film Released in 1946, this black & white educational film from "Library Films" purports to show some of the last footage of Manila prior to the outbreak of WWII.… Internet Archive "SATURN GIANT STEP TO THE MOON" 1960s NASA APOLLO PROGRAM SATURN I, IB PROJECT HIGHWATER 86174 Film This 1960s NASA film shows viewers the test flights of the first two Saturn rockets, SA-1 and SA-2. The film follows the rockets from Marshall Space Flight… Internet Archive 1945 AFRICAN AMERICANS IN WWII U.S. NAVY FILM "THE NEGRO SAILOR" XD12654 Documentary The Negro Sailor is a 1945 documentary short film made for the U.S. Navy, which was segregated during WWII. It was directed by Henry Levin. The film attempts… Internet Archive " CHALLENGE IN THE EARTH " ASARCO MINING CO. 75th ANNIVERSARY FILM COPPER & ZINC MINES XD43254 Film This 1974 color industrial film from ASARCO -- the American Smelting and Refining Company -- uses documentary footage, staged historical scenes, and song to… Internet Archive YESTERDAY'S NEWSREEL WINGS OF COMMERCE PIONEERING FLIGHTS 53454 Newsreel This black and white film is one of the episodes of "Yesterday's Newsreels", an early 1950s TV show made from the General Newsreel collection. It features… Internet Archive A Sports Suite 1977 · Educational Magnetic sound track Also issued as a 16 mm Sports activities set to music Internet Archive U.S. NEWS REVIEW with VERONICA LAKE WOMEN DURING WWII BOMB RAID ON BREMEN (Print 2) 76974 Film This WWII newsreel features several wonderful segments. First, actress Veronica Lake is shown getting her famous hairstyle reconfigured in such a way that it… Internet Archive 1927 " BERLIN: SYMPHONY OF A GREAT CITY " WALTER RUTTMAN CITY SYMPHONY GENRE FILM PART 2 12754 Film Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (Berlin: Die Sinfonie der Grosstadt) is a short 1927 silent film directed by Walter Ruttmann and gives viewers a look at an… Internet Archive " FAMILY OF CRAFTSMEN " 1953 STUDEBAKER AUTO CORPORATION PROMOTIONAL FILM MD61384 Film This black and white 1953 “Family of Craftsmen” film is sponsored by The Studebaker Corporation and produced by Louis de Rochemont Associates. It portrays the… Internet Archive The Home Owner 1961 · Short · 21 min A 1961 promotional film for some suburban housing in Arizona. That in itself would be interesting, but more importantly the film features Buster Keaton, who… Internet Archive HAWAII PACIFIC PARADISE 1960s HAWAII 54434 Film The 1960 film by famed industrial director Carl Dudley takes its viewer to the newly added 50th state — Hawaii. The capital city, Honolulu, is introduced at… Internet Archive AIR FRANCE 1960s TRAVELOGUE MOVIE FLYING HOLIDAY TO INDIA NEW DELHI BENGAL JAIPUR 61954 Film This 1960s color film about India is one of a series of Air France “Flying Holidays” travelogues directed by Jack Sanger. It opens with an Air France 707 in… Internet Archive PRODUCTION OF M-3 LEE TANK w/ ORSON WELLES Narration TANKS 80594 Film Made in 1942 by the WWII Office for Emergency Management, TANKS is an Orson Welles narrated film about American tank production, showcasing the Detroit… Internet Archive 82502 Lighter Than Air Color Segment Film This silent U.S. Navy film shows K-class blimps touching down on the deck of the escort carrier USS Mindoro for refueling. The date this was shot was… Internet Archive " ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR: A MENTAL HOSPITAL " 1974 PSYCHOLOGY FILM TREATMENT OF MENTALLY ILL XD5036 Film Produced by CRM productions in conjunction with Psychology Today this educational film titled “Abnormal Behavior: A Mental Hospital” from 1974 takes the… Internet Archive Dr Baskaran Pillai Lecture 2000 · Talk Lecture from Dr. Baskaran Pillai