Yours

Ephemeral films

8,449–8,496 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 Xmas Parade Hollywood 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 EUROPE ON $5 PER DAY KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES 1960s TRAVELOGUE 87074 Film EUROPE ON $5 A DAY is a film travelogue produced by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and based on the famous book by Arthur Frommer that revolutionized the travel… Internet Archive VICTORY AT YORKTOWN AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR BATTLE RE-ENACTMENT 53434 Film The 1979 short film Victory at Yorktown, narrated by William Conrad, features the reenactment of British troops surrendering to American and French forces on… Internet Archive " THE JAPANESE HOLLYWOOD " 1960s TV SHOW EPISODE JAPAN & HONG KONG FILM INDUSTRY XD7879 Film “The Japanese Hollywood” (c.1960s) is a color, documentary film highlighting Japan’s movie industry during what is deemed “the Golden Age of Japanese Cinema.”… Internet Archive Murderous Midget Fish, A Educational · 2 min Internet Archive " GLAMOUR GAL " 105mm HOWITZER ARTILLERY GUN CREW DURING WWII INVASION OF IWO JIMA 25642 Film Produced in 1945, "Glamour Gal" is a documentary film about the eponymous large artillery gun and the ten Marines who work her, "a team of eleven" during the… Internet Archive U.S. NAVY SIXTH FLEET FILM "A FORCE FOR PEACE" USS RANDOLPH 29724 Film Filmed at sea with the Sixth Fleet in the late 1950s, A FORCE FOR PEACE shows the aircraft carrier USS Randolph and its air arm, including A-1H Skyraiders and… Internet Archive "A HARBOUR GOES TO FRANCE” WWII D-DAY MULBERRY ARTIFICIAL HARBORS DESIGN & INSTALLATION 66494 Film The Ministry of Information presents this World War II documentary, produced by The Admiralty and The Army Film Unit. The black-and-white film covers the… Internet Archive 1970s U.S. NAVAL AVIATION MUSEUM FILM " WINGS OF EAGLES, WINGS OF GOLD " PENSACOLA 80734 Film This film is a color film with B&W clips. Produced by the U.S. Navy and narrated by Rod Serling. A summary of the pioneers of the U.S. Naval Aviators and… Internet Archive Soil Conservation Pays Film Talks to farmers about the benefits of soil conservation and the problems caused by erosion. This film can be purchased on DVD and higher quality versions of… Internet Archive CRUISER USS INDIANAPOLIS PORTLAND OREGON PORT OF CALL 20774 Film This film shows early 8mm footage of the USS Indianapolis in Portland, Oregon in 1937. The occasion was Navy Day. Joining the Indy for this event was USS… Internet Archive " REFINERY PROCESSES " HOW AN OIL REFINERY WORKS 1950s SHELL OIL HISTORIC FILM 71862 Film Made in the 1950s by the Shell Oil Company, "Refinery Process" goes behind the scenes at a huge oil refinery to show how crude oil is transformed into… Internet Archive R.A.F. ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH WHITLEY BOMBERS 72072A Film This short silent newsreel shows various aircraft flying for the R.A.F. including Armstrong Whitworth bombers, Bristol Blenheim pursuit bombers, and Fairey… Internet Archive Bucker BU-181 Bestmann Airplane Factory Rangsdorf Germany 74532 Film This silent, German educational film shows the construction of a Bücker Bü 181 Bestmann, a two-seat, single-engine aerobatic monoplane aircraft built by… Internet Archive THE RACE TO SPACE 1960s DOCUMENTARY ALAN SHEPARD JOHN GLENN 50444a Documentary The circa 1962 black-and-white film “The Race to Space” recounts exploration of the world and beyond, opening with a reference to the space race between the… Internet Archive 1933-34 CENTURY OF PROGRESS CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR HOME MOVIE 59884 Home movie This silent 16mm home movie shows a visit to the 1933-34 Chicago World's Fair also known as the Century of Progress. A Century of Progress International… Internet Archive I Didn't Think Film Shows a series of automobile accidents, most of which, as explained by Governor Shafer, could have been avoided by more careful driving. Some really great… Internet Archive “ TECHNIQUES OF DEFENSIVE DRIVING: DRIVING THE EXPRESSWAYS ” 1970s DRIVER'S ED FILM XD48444 Film This 1970s color film, produced for the National Safety Council by Pilot Productions Inc. as part of a series on the techniques of defensive driving, offers a… Internet Archive 1862 Flood Thinkwalk With Joel Pomerantz Dec 2 2023 2023 · Film Joel Pomerantz of Thinkwalks.org is our guest host for the last walking tour of Shaping San Francisco's 25th anniversary year. This begins at Rainbow Grocery… Internet Archive Charlie Hinton Gay Solidarity Politics 1992-Present 2021 · Film Longtime activist Charlie Hinton continues the second part of his oral history, describing his re-engagement with activism in 1992 as part of the public… Internet Archive Yolanda Lopez Beard 2019 · Film Yolanda Lopez, 1942-2021, was a San Francisco artist and activist from San Diego originally, with roots in the San Francisco State College strike 1968-69. She… Internet Archive "BIOGRAPHY OF JOSEPH STALIN" 1962 DOCUMENTARY SOVIET PREMIER XD2092 Documentary This episode of the television series ‘Biography’ showcases the Former Premier of Soviet Russia, Joseph Stalin. He reigned over Russia from 1922 until 1953.… Internet Archive "SCIENCE IN SPACE" EARLY 1960s SPACE EXPLORATION FILM SPUTNIK & EXPLORER VANGUARD ROCKET 12494 Film This short National Academy of Sciences educational film from the early 1960s, part of the Planet Earth series, gives viewers a look at how satellites are… Internet Archive 1969 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PACIFIC COMMAND VIETNAM WAR 25004 Film Beyond the West Coast of the United States are 85 million square miles of ocean, stretching from the Aleutian Islands in the north to the South Pole; past the… Internet Archive “ SALMON: LIFE CYCLE OF THE SOCKEYE ” 1951 EDUCATIONAL FILM FRASER RIVER CANADA 12724 Educational “Salmon: Life Cycle of the Sockeye,” is a 1951 educational film created by veteran filmmaker Paul Hoefler Productions. The film presents the complete life… Internet Archive 1960s MISSILES OF THE U.S. NAVY SPARROW BULLPUP POLARIS LOON V-2 ROCKET 21144 Film This U.S. Navy film traces the history of U.S. missile development up until 1958. It includes footage from World War II of the BAT, a small guided missile for… Internet Archive EARLY HISTORY OF THE AUTOMOBILE "MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG" PART 1 w/ GROUCHO MARX MODEL T FORD 49044a Film Released in 1961, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG presents a history of the automobile. Narrator Groucho Marx (:54) of Marx Brothers and You Bet Your Life fame starts… Internet Archive NASA APOLLO PROGRAM SATURN V ROCKET SECOND STAGE 80004 Film This short NASA film from the Apollo Program, details the second stage of the mighty Saturn V rocket. Known as the S-II (pronounced "ess two") was the second… Internet Archive “ THE BIG PICTURE: THE COBRA STRIKES ” U.S. ARMY KOREAN WAR DOCUMENTARY FILM 80754 Documentary This black-and-white film titled “The Cobra Strikes” is an episode in the U.S. Army documentary series “The Big Picture” and first aired in 1965. The series,… Internet Archive The Backyard Front 1940 · Short · 16 min A 1940 British comedy short film about growing vegetables in the backyard. Starring C.H. Middleton and.Claude Dampier. Internet Archive " TOBACCO VALLEY " SHADE GROWN TOBACCO & CIGARETTES PROMO FILM CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY XD13304 Film Opening credits: The Shade Tobacco Agricultural Association presents TOBACCO VALLEY, the story of Shade Grown Tobacco as told by Lowell Thomas (:08-:28).… Internet Archive THEN AND NOW PROGRESS OF TRANSPORTATION: STEAM TRAINS, PLANES AND CARS 31040 HD Film This documentary THEN AND NOW was a Warner Brothers and Vitaphone production. It was probably made between the years of 1926-1931 because Vitaphone was a… Internet Archive Teach Yourself Excel 97 for Windows 95 1997 · Film Excel 97 video tutorial. Internet Archive 1950s PARIS AND BEAULIEU FRANCE TRAVELOG LOUVRE EIFFEL TOWER TV SHOW 97524 Film ‘March of Time’ was an early American television show which aired in the early 1950s. These were based off the radio and newsreel series with the same name… Internet Archive Ecology Emerges: Sam Schuchat Feature · 1 h 14 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 "ANIMAL CARE IN THE ZOO" 1930s TIERPARK HAGENBECK ZOO, HAMBURG, GERMANY EDUCATIONAL FILM 73612 Educational This silent, 1930s German film "Animal Care in the Zoo" shows the pioneering Stellingen Zoo (aka Stellingen Animal Park and now called the Tierpark… Internet Archive P6M SEAMASTER AMPHIBIOUS STRATEGIC BOMBER FLIGHT TEST FOOTAGE REEL 2 82334 Film This silent footage dates to the time of the Martin P6M Seamaster flight test program, with the prototype YP6M featured. At the start of the film you will see… Internet Archive Photography - the Incisive Art - Points of View Educational · 29 min Technique SummaryShows Ansel Adams photographing an ol./house and its inhabitants from many perspectives and with many purposes in mind. He explains that… Internet Archive Local History In Your Ear Podcasts March 8 2017 2017 · Film Podcasts are shaping the presentation of history through audio delivery. Hosts of several local series tell us why they chose this new technology to delve… Internet Archive Cassette: "Voices of New London: Thames River Valley Heritage Tour" 1995 · Film SEEKING SOUND FILMSTRIPS FOR PRESERVATION. Sound filmstrip was a 35mm film-based still image educational media format used in schools and industry. I am the… Internet Archive Christmas Is 1971 · Film Internet Archive BATTLE OF OKINAWA NEWSREEL & BOMBING OF THE USS FRANKLIN 70852 Newsreel Produced in 1945, this newsreel shows the invasion of Okinawa by U.S. Marines and the desperate battle that followed. The second half of the film documents… Internet Archive “ WINGS TO BRAZIL ” 1960’S PAN AM AIRLINES FILM IGUAZU FALLS RIO DE JANEIRO SAO PAULO 72402 Film Produced in the 1960s by Pan Am Airlines, this wonderful travelogue of Brazil shows the country at the dawn of the jet age. The journey begins in Rio De… Internet Archive "WEST POINT ON THE HUDSON" 1974 UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY WEST POINT w/ WILLIAM SHATNER 56354 Film This color educational/promotional film from Copley is about the history of the United States Military Academy at West Point on the Hudson River, and its… Internet Archive CLASSIC DRIVER'S ED FILM "GET THE BIG PICTURE" SMITH SYSTEM OF NO ACCIDENT DRIVING CHICAGO 63514 Film Presented by the National Safety Council and filmed in the suburbs of Chicago, Get the Big Picture is a short educational driving safety film from the 1960s… Internet Archive ”TRUCKS AND YOUR TOWN” 1964 RINGSBY SYSTEM TRUCK LINES PROMO FILM TRUCKS & TRUCKING 69415 Film This film, presented by The Ringsby System, is produced in 1964 by Trucking Activities, and written and directed by Marlowe. It tells the story of motor… Internet Archive WWII HOME MOVIES WOMAN JOINS U.S. NAVY WAVES 1943 WOMEN IN WORLD WAR II (SILENT 8mm FILM) 69654 Home movie An interesting home movie from WWII, this silent 8mm film shows "Our Sailor Off to War". It shows a woman named Pat joining the U.S. Navy WAVES in July, 1943.… Internet Archive Selected Themes From Lunar Mars Exploration Initiative Film Selected Themes From Lunar Mars Exploration Initiative. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks…