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Ephemeral films

9,409–9,456 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 Battleship USS Utah Piloted By Remote Control U.S. Navy 1930's 77044 Film This rare U.S. Navy newsreel shows the battleship Utah during sea trials, being operated by remote control from another ship, presaging the modern era of the… Internet Archive Order in the House 1971 · Educational Animation Running time: 05:00 Internet Archive 1930s ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY TRAVELOGUE by CASTLE FILMS BOARDWALK & STEEL PIER 11094 Film This silent film, likely from the 1940s (possibly late 1930s) shows viewers the highlights of Atlantic City. The film opens with an aerial shot of Atlantic… Internet Archive ELECTRIFICATION, INDUSTRIALIZATION & MODERNIZATION OF SOVIET UNION PROPAGANDA FILM 50454 Film This historic propaganda film from the Soviet Union recounts the progress of the USSR in industry, including industrialization, electrification, and… Internet Archive "FIGHTING BULLS " 1950s VINTAGE FILM BULLFIGHT AT PLAZA DE TOROS MEXICO MEXICO CITY 51504 Film This 1950s color film "Fighting Bulls" is presented by the United States Rubber Company and directed by naturalist and explorer Van Campen Heilner. It… Internet Archive OIL EXPLORATION IN ABU DHABI BRITISH PETROLEUM "A CALCULATED RISK" 62174 Film Made in 1963 by British Petroleum and presented in French, "Un Risque Calcule" / "A Calculated Risk" shows the search for oil in Abu Dhabi. The film was… Internet Archive " TO OPEN THE WORLD TO THE NATIONS " STORY OF THE SUEZ CANAL 1950s EDUCATIONAL FILM 68514 Educational Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com Released in… Internet Archive CHEVROLET 1950s HEAVY TRUCK FILM HEADING UP THE HEAVY DUTIES 88854 Film One of a series of films made for General Motors by the Jam Handy Organization, 1949's "Heading up the Heavy Duties" shows the Chevy heavy duty trucks of the… Internet Archive KSNN 21st Century Explorers #7: Why Return to the Moon before going other places? Film This episode of 21st Century Explorers looks at why we plan to return to the moon before exploring Mars and other space destinations. This 60-second video is… Internet Archive NASA KSNN - Vision Film Vision. This segment describes the research at NASA that will help pilots land in foggy conditions. Internet Archive "NORTH OF THE HIMALAYAS" 1930s EDUCATIONAL FILM N.E. CHINA MONGOLIA EASTERN RUSSIA TIBET XD47964 Educational This early 20th century era black and white silent short film produced by FILMSETS inc. depicts the people of three regions in North-eastern Asia; -the… Internet Archive " THE HOMELESS ONES " CANADIAN CIVIL DEFENSE / ATOMIC BOMB CARTOON MOVIE 28202 Cartoon Created in 1954 by Canada's Department of National Health and Welfare, "The Homeless Ones" is a terribly grim cartoon that tells the story of an atomic attack… Internet Archive 1961 EDWARD R. MURROW & JOHN WAYNE COLD WAR DOCUMENTARY THE CHALLENGE OF IDEAS 54724 Documentary “The Challenge of Ideas” is a 1961 film produced by the Defense Department’s Army Pictorial Center for showing to the US military. It dramatizes the Communist… Internet Archive " REPORT FROM CHINA" 1967 DOCUMENTARY ABOUT COMMUNIST CHINA PART 3 CULTURAL REVOLUTION 77614 Documentary This 1966/67 documentary "Report from China Part 3", originally titled "Country of Dawn", was distributed by Radim Films in the USA and originally produced by… Internet Archive NASA KSNN - Computer Virus 2004 · Film NASA Kids Science News segment exlaining what a computer virus is. Internet Archive TRUMAN'S AIR FORCE ONE - THE INDEPENDENCE 34904 Film This 16mm silent home movie shows President Harry S. Truman's airplane, a Douglas VC-118 (s/n 46-505) called "The Independence" at LaGuardia Airport, New York… Internet Archive " THE AFTERMATH OF WAR PRODUCTION " ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THE END OF WWI & WWII 74642 Film Created during World War II by Jam Handy Productions, "The Aftermath of War Production" was created to educate the American public and government officials… Internet Archive Human Body Visual Text 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 1973 U.S. ARMY M16A1 RIFLE CYCLE OF FUNCTIONING & IMMEDIATE ACTION M-16 ARMALITE AR-15 32464 Film United States Army presents TF9–4619. February 1973. Rifle: M16A1 Operation. Cycle of Functioning and Immediate Action. This is a 1950’s era, black and white,… Internet Archive “ MEDICAL SERVICES IN AN ATOMIC DISASTER ” 1949 US ARMY RADIATION AND FALLOUT EFFECTS FILM 71992 Film The US Army (:08) presents an instructional training film detailing the role of medical professionals in organizing the community in order to deliver medical… Internet Archive 1947 FONTANA PROJECT OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY CONSTRUCTION OF THE FONTANA DAM 42834 Film This color educational film is about the construction of the Fontana Dam in Tennessee. In 1935, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), which was concerned with… Internet Archive TRIP TO MAZATLAN SINALOA, MEXICO 1940s HOME MOVIE LAMSA AIRLINES DC-3 49774 Home movie This silent, color film, shot in the 1950’s opens with a no-filter cigarette burning in a Belmar Hotel ashtray adorned in the center with a sailfish. The… Internet Archive NASA KSNN - Calcium And Bones Film Calcium And Bones. This segment describes how astronauts maintain healthy bones in space. Internet Archive SCHLIEREN OPTICAL SYSTEM & AERODYNAMIC TESTS 1958 SHELL OIL CO. EDUCATIONAL FILM XD13174 Educational This color educational film is about the Schlieren system. This optical system detects changes within a test area medium (air) and records the changes in the… Internet Archive " SHELTER ON A QUIET STREET " 1963 CIVIL DEFENSE FILM CONSTRUCTION OF HOME FALLOUT SHELTER XD13814 Film This Cold War civil defense film attempts to persuade viewers that building a home fallout shelter is a smart thing to do, and they are easy and economical to… Internet Archive " THE MANY FACES OF KAHLUA " CAMPY 1970s MEXICAN COFFEE LIQUEUR PROMO FILM ALCOHOLIC DRINK " THE MANY FACES OF KAHLUA " CAMPY 1970s MEXICAN COFFEE LIQUEUR PROMO FILM ALCOHOLIC DRINK XD11574 Film This is a 1970s promo film for the Mexican coffee and cane sugar spirit commonly known as Kahlua. It is a coffee-flavored liqueur. (The drink contains rum,… Internet Archive Duck In The Wind - Filmic Walk | Brooklyn Walk Bush Terminal Piers Park Year 2026 2026 · Film New York, Brooklyn — February 7, 2026 This filmic walk documents a winter morning traversal through Bush Terminal Pier Park in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Recorded… Internet Archive TV spots Commercial Various TV commercials from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in… Internet Archive " FOUR DAYS OF GEMINI IV " 1965 NASA FILM JAMES MCDIVITT EDWARD WHITE 1ST AMERICAN EVA 68834 Film This color NASA film explains the June, 1965 Gemini IV mission, which was crewed by astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White. Gemini IV (aka Gemini 4) was… Internet Archive HISTORY OF THE PUEBLO & HOPI PEOPLE INDIAN TRIBE "THE PUEBLO HERITAGE" 76024 Film Made by the P. Lorillard Tobacco Company and produced and directed by Alan Shilin, PUEBLO HERITAGE is a 1940s portrait of the Hopi People. It was photographed… Internet Archive 1938 CASTLE FILMS NEWSREEL SPANISH CIVIL WAR NUREMBERG RALLY HOWARD HUGHES RECORD FLIGHT (Silent Version) 89674 Newsreel Castle Films presents, The News Parade of the Year. This is a 1940s era, black and white, silent film and rolls through many exciting world events. Title… Internet Archive Children of the City 1944 · Short · 29 min A short film about child delinquency in Scotland. Produced by Paul Rotha Productions for the Ministry of Information. Internet Archive "ATOMIC ENERGY CAN BE A BLESSING" 1952 NUCLEAR MEDICINE FILM with FRED MACMURRAY 72102 Film Created by The Christophers, a Christian inspirational group that was founded in 1945 by Father James Keller, "Atomic Energy Can Be a Blessing" dates to 1952.… Internet Archive NORTH AMERICAN A3J VIGILANTE / A-5 AIRCRAFT PROMOTIONAL FILM 81234 Film This film V FOR VIGILANTE is a promotional piece made by North American Aviation to promote the “super sonic rifle”, the Navy's A3J fighter plane known as the… Internet Archive 1965 LITTLE MISS NO NAME HASBRO BEGGAR / REFUGEE DOLL INSPIRED BY MARGARET KEANE XD5101 Film Dating to 1965, these TV commercials for Hasbro's "Little Miss No Name" explains the reasons that it "needs more love than any doll you've ever had." Designed… Internet Archive August 1993 Eruption Update 1993 · Film "The latest and closest footage from Kilauea Volcano"-- description from box. Internet Archive SOMEONE SPECIAL U.S. NAVY SEALS VIETNAM WAR ERA MOVIE 33674 Film Produced as a recruitment film for the U.S. Navy, "Someone Special" profiles the U.S. Navy SEALs / UDTs (Sea, Air, Land Teams / Underwater Demolition Teams).… Internet Archive 1954 AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT & SAFETY RESEARCH AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY HUGH DEHAVEN 53884 Film This 1954 CBS Television public affairs presentation of the news program “The Search” is titled “Automobile Safety Research” and takes the viewer to Cornell… Internet Archive " GIRL IN THE COUNTRY " WWII PROPAGANDA FILM BAND OF GERMAN MAIDENS HITLER YOUTH CAMP XD8312 Film “Girl in the Country” (German: Mädel im Landjahr) is a silent, black-and-white historic German film produced during WWII as propaganda in support of the Nazi… Internet Archive TWA STARSTREAM 707 JETS / KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL SILENT FILM 88734 Film Made for the home market, this silent film features TWA's Starstream 707 jets. Trans World Airlines launched its first jet service on Jan. 25, 1959, between… Internet Archive The Queen in Australia 1954 · Feature · 1 h 7 min A 68-minute Australian government documentary film about the visit of Queen Elizabeth II during 1954, as well as being a semi-travelogue of the places she… Internet Archive REASONS TO BUY THE 1979 CHEVY CAMARO & CHEVROLET CHEVETTE PROMOTIONAL FILM XD12944 Film There are two color promotional films about the new Chevy products. Both were made in 1978 for the new 1979 Chevy Camaro And 1979 Chevy Chevette. Title:… Internet Archive America! The Palm Springs Scene - Jack Douglas 32690 HD Film Episode of the TV show ""America!"" with Jack Douglas detailing Palm Springs. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic… Internet Archive "A COMMUNITY PROBLEM" 1950s TRASH COLLECTION & WASTE MANAGEMENT FILM CATERPILLAR INC. 52404 Film “A Community Problem” is a rarely seen 1950s-era film by Caterpillar Inc. covering the sanitation industry. In an era before Americans produced anywhere near… Internet Archive 1940 GERMAN NEWSREEL END OF BATTLE OF FRANCE OCCUPATION OF PARIS & VERSAILLES 3261 Newsreel This WWII German newsreel was one of a series that was sold in department stores, and shown in the homes of civilians who owned 16mm and 8mm film projectors.… Internet Archive Chonda Pierce - Live From the 2nd Row Piano Side 1986 · Film Internet Archive C.I.A. WAR IN LAOS // VIETNAM CONFLICT HOME MOVIES SHOT RAVEN KRT 59714 Home movie These extraordinary silent Super 8mm home movies from the Vietnam War, come from a member of the "Ravens". The Raven Forward Air Controllers, also known… Internet Archive " SECURITY THROUGH SEA POWER " 1957 U.S. NAVY USS SARATOGA AIRCRAFT CARRIER STRIKE FORCE 76094 Film This 1958 U.S. Navy film "Security Through Sea Power" shows the USS Saratoga (CVA-60) and an attack carrier task force armed with missiles and jet aircraft,…