Ephemeral films

1,489–1,536 of 19,486 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 Sons of Liberty 1939 · Educational · 20 min Sons of Liberty Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Introduces various microphones and sound mixers and… Internet Archive Operation Hardtack-1 - Nutmeg 51538 2017 · Film Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnCxJhDnzo8 Uploader: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Upload date: 2017-03-13 Internet Archive Time Out of War 1982 · Educational · 21 min A drama of the Civil War. Two Union soldiers and a Confederate soldier, facing each other at a battle front, agree on an hour's truce during which they… Internet Archive DOPE 059 1987 · Film · Subtitles ABC Marijuana campaigns, Crossfire, McNeil-Lehrer, Ginsburg pot, Hells Angels speed, Kennedy nominated for SC, alcoholism diagnosis 33% wrong,Gary Hart, Kesey… Internet Archive DOPE 008 AIDS John Yoko 1986 · Film · Subtitles AIDS & Drugs John & Yoko rock songs (notes lost) See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive Oddities Of Nature Film We digitized and uploaded this silent film from the Orgone Cinema 16mm Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and… Internet Archive Art in The Western World 1958 · Educational · 29 min Surveys Western painting from the 13th through the early 20th centuries. Pictures artist Claes Oldenburg in his studio and discusses his personality and his… Internet Archive Shown by Request 1947 · Educational · 18 min The work of mobile film units and the Central Film Library in distributing films of social and educational value all over the country Internet Archive Roberta Bobba And Molly Martin On AIDS 2019 · Film Roberta Bobba, longtime owner of Jug's Liquors at Market and Church, as well as a number of other establishments over the years, interviewed in 2018 at her… Internet Archive A Film about filmmaking. 1972 · Educational · 17 min With guide Introduces the basic techniques of motion picture making by following a young director through the production of a short film. Demonstrates the… Internet Archive You're No Good (1965) 1965 · Educational · 28 min This short fiction tells the story of Eddie, a young man who "borrows" a motorbike parked in front of a store and takes his girl for a spin—a brash decision… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Future Imperfect: The Utopian Novel Part 1: 1984 by George Orwell" 1974 · Educational SOUND FILMSTRIP IS AN AT-RISK MEDIA FORMAT. I am the only person on earth preserving American filmstrips. The media format is largely forgotten and very… Internet Archive WWII German Navy Newsreels 1939 · Newsreel · 4 min This German propaganda movie was part of a U.S. Navy archive compiled during WWII, and acquired by Periscope Film. The German invasion of Norway is shown,… Internet Archive Toddy Chocolate Drink: Fearless Fred (Drive-In Movie Ads) Commercial Category: Drive-In Movie Ads Title: Toddy Chocolate Drink: Fearless Fred (Drive-In Movie Ads) Length- :49 Sound: Yes Color Description: Starts with a… Internet Archive Gray Brechin On Berkeley And Strawberry Creek 2015 · Film Dr. Gray Brechin describes how Berkeley was founded along the banks of Strawberry Creek and how the University and local businesses came to use the waterway. Internet Archive Land Divers of Melanesia 1973 · Educational · 31 min Documents one of the cultures of Melanesia, focusing on the Pentecost Island in the New Hebrides. Illustrates a unique ceremony designed to produce a good yam… Internet Archive https://archive.org/editxml.php?type=movies&edit_item=malcolmxstruggleforfreedomhttps://archive.org/editxml.php?type=movies&edit_item=malcolmxstruggleforfreedom. [Motion picture] 1971 · Educational · 19 min Explores hidden sources of imagery that can be discovered through such devices as the camera, microscope, telescope, and magnifying glass Search Educational… Internet Archive The Fly 1980 · Cartoon Drawn animation Made by Hungarofilm at the Pannonia Film Institute, Budapest Academy Award, best animated film, 1981 Written, designed, and directed by… Internet Archive Psychiatry in Action 1943 · Educational · 1 h 7 min Psychiatry in Action Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film SummaryPresents the results.and treatment of war… Internet Archive DOPE 487 2006 · Film · Subtitles Mexico plan to legalize drugs is killed by US pressure, Meth raids, P. Kennedy. See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive Mars, The Movie 1998 · Film JPL produced this five minute introduction to planet Mars. Animations are used to tour the planet. To license this film and get a higher quality version for… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Shelters Around You" 1977 · Educational SOUND FILMSTRIP IS AN AT-RISK MEDIA FORMAT. I am the only person on earth preserving American filmstrips. The media format is largely forgotten and very… Internet Archive Drive In Intermission 15 Short · 15 min Now's your chance to go to the snack bar to get some goodies before the second feature starts. Suggestion: when making a double feature dvd, Insert this clip… Internet Archive The Solar System 1982 · Educational · 28 min Title from data sheet Updated version of the motion picture of the same title, released in the U.S. in 1970 A foreign film (England) Intended audience:… Internet Archive Time Of Apollo 1975 · Film In the year 1961, President John F. Kennedy set forth the task that…‘This nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of… Internet Archive DOPE 080 1988 · Film · Subtitles DRUGS: A PLAGUE UPON THE LAND (ABC), DRUGS: WHY THE PLAGUE?, drug free America ads, Express: Should Drugs Be Legalized? Freud. See scans of liner notes for… Internet Archive Recycling Histories Short · 7 min Ruth Gravanis, longtime San Francisco ecological activist and former board member of San Francisco Tomorrow and Mission Creek Conservancy, along with Karen… Internet Archive Northwest In Bloom 1942 · Educational · Subtitles Silent film that looks at flowers in the United States Pacific Northwest states. Part of "Our Colorful World" series Internet Archive The Greatest man in the world. 1980 · Educational · 51 min Based on the story of the same title by James Thurber, about the unsuccessful attempts made by newsmen and Government officials to portray as a hero the first… Internet Archive DOPE 019 1987 · Film · Subtitles NCAA drug testing, liquid paper sniffer, drug test ruling, Hollywood hookers, AIDS treatments, Betty Ford, World AIDS, MacNeil-Lehrer, teen drunks, Koop vs… Internet Archive Packard Jennings Art And Politics Jan 25 2017 2017 · Film Visual and conceptual artist Packard Jennings talks about his work, through which he has reimagined and revisualized the world around us, shaking up our… Internet Archive UFO - The Untold Stories Continue 1996 · Film "Real footage... eyewitness accounts... objective analysis."-- description from box. Internet Archive DOPE 252 1996 · Film · Subtitles Telecom Bill, Corn Palace, MTV, Mt. Rushmore See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive Bonnard 1965 · Educational · 15 min · Subtitles Narrator, Jean Bazaine ; music, Roman Vlad Discusses the ife and works of the French painter Pierre Bonnard and his influence on French impressionism Search… Internet Archive Victory at Sea 1966 · Educational · 50 min Reviews the military highlights of World War II, focusing on America's role in meeting the U-boat challenge, in supporting the Allied troops in North Africa,… Internet Archive Mightier than the sword.: Zenger and freedom of the press 1953 · Educational · 20 min · Subtitles A dramatization of the John Peter Zenger case of 1734. After Zenger printed a story about corruption in the New York royal governor's administration, his… Internet Archive DOPE 027 1987 · Film · Subtitles PD James drug mystery, Iran-contra, Marilyn Monroe's first screen test, Band of the Hand, 20/20 special "Failure of the Drug War," Bolivia, Berkeley acid. See… Internet Archive River people of Chad 1969 · Educational · 19 min · Subtitles An adaptation of the motion picture made by Institut fürFilm und Bild, Munich Contrasts the modern city life of Fort Lamy, Africa with life in the villages… Internet Archive Are Manners Important? 1954 · Film Mickey Taylor thinks politeness is all that grownups think about. His lack of courtesy (and his youth) doesn’t keep him from being elected President of the… Internet Archive Japanese farmers 1969 · Educational · 16 min · Subtitles A study of the cultivation techniques and variety of machinery used by Japanese farmers in developing a rice crop from harsh and non-arable land. Internet Archive Santa's Toys 1974 · Cartoon With teacher's guide An animated film which tells the story of Christmas Eve. Shows how the toys that Santa Claus has left come to life, decorate the tree,… Internet Archive DOPE 272 1997 · Film · Subtitles Deneuve smoke Opium, A&E Prohibition, Elvis meets Nixon, Princess Diana dead, Mother Teresa, HBO "Flashback", PEP Study, Science Fiction. See scans of liner… Internet Archive Miranda, The Movie 1987 · Film Miranda, the movie, uses scientific data visualization to show a computer simulated flight over Miranda, a geologically interesting moon of Uranus. The… Internet Archive The Internet Show 1994 · Film · Subtitles "Driver's Education for the information Superhighway."-- description from box. Internet Archive Intermission 5 B&W (from Drive-In Movie Ads) Commercial Category: Drive-In Movie Ads Title: Intermission 5 b&w (from Drive-In Movie Ads) Length- :53 Sound: Yes Black and White Description: A black and white… Internet Archive Carlo Middione Living In North Beach 2015 · Film Carlo Middione, who arrived in North Beach around 1958, describes his life during those early, inexpensive and carefree years... Internet Archive Ink'd 1996 · Film · Subtitles Reality show about the grand opening of Hart and Huntington Tattoo Company at the Palms. Internet Archive The Hunters [Motion picture] 1957 · Educational Summary Presents a study of the life and culture of primitive African Bushmen as portrayed through the experiences of four aborigines and the giraffe which…