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Ephemeral films

3,697–3,744 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 How To Style A Scarf 1988 · Educational "Learn all about scarf styling" -- description from box. Internet Archive Social Security For The People 1939 1939 · Film Describes the aims of the recently inaugurated federal social security program: to provide economic assistance to the blind, the aged, and orphaned children,… Internet Archive Thank You, M'am 1976 · Educational Presents an adaptation of the short story of the same title by Langston Hughes, about an older Black woman who makes a Black youth pay the consequences for… Internet Archive The Black Soldier (1968) 1968 · Educational · 26 min Surveys the history of the participation of black Americans in the Armed Forces of the United States from the Revolutionary War to the war in Vietnam.… Internet Archive Indians of Early America 1957 · Educational · 21 min Indians of Early America Summary Re - cre./es the typical activities of early North American Indians in their actual locations. Shows ceremonies attending the… Internet Archive Drive-in: Now Showing Orpheum Theatre Film runs only a few seconds. suggestion; insert clip directly before any trailers when creating drive-in dvd. Internet Archive Parents--who needs them? 1973 · Educational · 9 min Tells a story about a magic puppet who makes a little boy invisible so he can see the things that his mother and father do for him in order to teach children… Internet Archive A Third Testament: Blake (1757-1827) 1974 · Educational · 57 min Produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation William Blake, the inspired English poet, saw the "Heavenly City" in his imagination, described it, painted… Internet Archive Geel: A Changing Tradition 1973 · Educational · 41 min An overview of therapy for the mentally ill in Geel, Belgium. Past and present practices are shown. The placement of the patients into family homes is… Internet Archive The Work I've Done 1984 · Educational · 56 min Photographers, Don Lenzer, Gary Steele ; editor, Sonya Polonsky Several retired men and women discuss how they feel after retirement, how it is something to… Internet Archive Drive-in: Double Feature-Red Curtain Film runs only a few seconds. suggestion; insert clip between two trailers when creating drive-in dvd Internet Archive A Storm of Strangers: Jewish-Americans 1969 · Educational · 26 min Narrated by Herschel Bernardi Jewish immigration to New York's Lower East Side about 1910 is told through photographs of the period. Includes reminiscences… Internet Archive Great Little Railways: Slow Train to Olympia 1983 · Educational Written and narrated by Michael Wood; produced by the BBC The slow train from Athens to Olympia passes through the ancient religious center of Elefsis, over… Internet Archive Many Faces of Spain (1961) 1963 · Educational · 33 min Many Faces of Spain (1961) Traces the career of Mao Tse-tung, from his participation in the revolution of Sun Yat-sen, through his alliance with Chiang… Internet Archive Bibleman - The Incredible Force of Joy 1999 · Film Internet Archive Alcohol The Brain And Behavior 1979 · Educational · 12 min Presentation of how alcohol affects the human brain and behavior and why driving while impaired is dangerous. Internet Archive The Galapagos: Darwin's World Within Itself 1971 · Educational CLICK HERE TO SEE THE STUDY GUIDE FOR THIS FILM Introduces the flora and fauna of the Galapagos Islands. Explains the significance of these islands as the… Internet Archive Song of the Canary 1978 · Educational · 57 min Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording A documentary about the health hazards to workers in the cotton textile industry and in the… Internet Archive The Japanese. [motion picture] 1968 · Educational · 23 min Produced by CBS An exploration of Japan with former ambassador Edwin Reischauer who focuses on the members of a typical three-generation family as seen… Internet Archive Lord's Ascension 1952 · Film Portrays the appearances of Christ from the Resurrection to the Ascension, as told in Matthew 28: 9-20; Luke 24: 13-53; John 20: 19-19,21: 9-17; Acts 1: 3-11.… Internet Archive Toubleshooting Amplifiers 1981 · Film Lesson Five of a five part training video series covering the topic "troubleshooting amplifiers". Instructor demonstrates trouble diagnosis and correct… Internet Archive Basic Electricity: 10 -- Capacitance 1982 · Educational Consultant, James M. McGrath, Lane Technical High School, Chicago Covers explanation of capacitance; capacitors; their construction; charging and discharging;… Internet Archive Experimentally produced neurotic behavior in the rat 1938 · Educational Live Experiments subsidized by a grant from the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies, University of Michigan Last inspected: Apr. 1986. Condition… Internet Archive The Cobalt Blues 1982 · Educational · 59 min Intended audience: Junior high school through adults. aPresents a report on American dependence on foreign sources for strategic minerals that are vital to… Internet Archive New Deal Film Festival 2 Safety Net Berkeley Gray Panthers 1939 · Film New Deal Film Festival, disc 2: Building the Safety Net FDR: Three Million Americans FDR Signs Social Security Mortgage Insurance We Work America Dance… Internet Archive Goodbye, Mr. Germ 1940 · Film Antituberculosis film targeted at children that drives home its message with live action and animation. The short portrays the infection and cure of a… Internet Archive Your chance to live: Winter Storms 1972 · Film Intercuts scenes from Jack London's To build a fire with modern urban and rural winter scenes to point out the dangers of winter storms and low temperatures.… Internet Archive The Case of the Powerful Pulleys 2002 · Film In "The Case of the Powerful Pulleys", one of the tree house detectives has had an accident and cannot get into the tree house. Using problem-based learning,… Internet Archive Mothers and Daughters 1969 · Educational · 26 min Explores the difficulties of communication between the generations and the change in values from the old to the new morality. Internet Archive Sight and sound Media in French Language Teaching 1969 · Educational · 12 min · Subtitles Discusses the use of filmstrips in a fifth-grade class and presents ways in which the teacher can elaborate on and expland their usefulness. Suggested for… Internet Archive Nutrition - The All American Meal 1976 · Film Discusses the nutrition of the All American Meal such as hamburgers, fries, and soft drinks. Discusses the problems of the quick meal which are the loss of… Internet Archive A Woman's Place Is in the House 1975 · Educational A profile of Massachusetts State Representative Elaine Noble at work, talking with her constituents, and at home Internet Archive City of Gold 1957 · Educational Narrator, Pierre Berton ; story line, Roman Kroitor ; music, Eldon Rathburn Describes a stirring time and place in history--the Gold Rush of the 1890s in… Internet Archive Medieval Village 1936 · Educational · 18 min Intended audience: Junior high school through adult Traces history of the village of Lanton, England from the 12th century. Shows the "open field" system and… Internet Archive The Interview 1960 · Educational Based on an interview by Henry Jacobs and Woodrow Leafer Director, Ernest Pintoff; music, Stan Getz; photographer, Robert Heath An animated cartoon which… Internet Archive Why Work? Part 1 1976 · Educational · 30 min Directed by Al Levin for WNET Journalist Bill Moyers considers the nature, value, and consequences of work. He takes a critical look at experiments in worker… Internet Archive Hidden Signs 1988 · Educational Portrays a young girl adjusting to a new school and classmates' attitudes about her deaf parents. Communication between the girl and her parents is entirely… Internet Archive Mars: The Viking Mission 1979 · Educational Looks at the five successful American missions to Mars that have taken place since 1964, discussing how advances in photography have improved scientists… Internet Archive The Quest For Contact: NASA's Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) 1987 · Film Takes a look at the proposed NASA project designed to scan the entire sky, searching for signs of extraterrestrial life. Prominent researchers comment on the… Internet Archive Olympic Games Berlin 1936 German 1936 · Film Silent footage from the 1936 Berlin Olympics. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks 16mm Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have… Internet Archive Drive-in: Coming Attractions-Spring Film about 20 seconds. suggestion; insert clip directly before any trailers when creating drive-in dvd Internet Archive United States Air Force Urinalysis Program: Deter Or Detect 1985 · Film Shows the procedures of implementing a drug testing urinalysis program in the Air Force. This film can be purchased on DVD and higher quality versions of the… Internet Archive Caddie Woodlawn 1989 · Educational Producer, Richard John David; director, Giles Walker; teleplay by Joe Wiesenfeld and Richard John David Based on the book of the same title by Carol Ryrie… Internet Archive For Paul 1983 · Educational An autobiographical film by the director of "Michael: A Gay Son" which documents the filmmaker's long-term involvement in a relationship characterized by… Internet Archive Sightseeing at Home 1943 · Film Film promoting television at a time when the medium was still in limited use. It shows how television works and tours GE’s flagship station, WRGB, in… Internet Archive Life Of Nomad People 1949 · Film Shows life of the Nomads on the edge of the Sahara Desert. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks 16mm Archive. Email us at… Internet Archive Drugs, Smoking, and Alcohol During Pregnancy 1983 · Educational Intended audience : High school and general audiences Portrays in a contemporary manner the hazardous effects of smoking, alcohol, street drugs, aspirin, and… Internet Archive Grant Wood's America 1983 · Educational Shows how the historical milieu in which he lived influenced Grant Wood's art. Includes interviews with people who knew the artist and looks at his paintings.