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Ephemeral films

3,745–3,792 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 The Adams Chronicles: 9 -- John Quincy Adams: President 1976 · Educational Title from data sheet Prepared in conjunction with Jack Shepherd's book entitled The Adams chronicles Also issued as videorecording Reveals the charges of… Internet Archive Psychiatric Interview No 21: Evaluation for Diagnosis 1967 · Educational Presents an interview with a talkative and excited hypomanic man who demonstrates denial of depression and psychomotor activity typical of a manic patient Internet Archive The Making of "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" 1971 · Educational George Roy Hill director of the popular film "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" comments upon the decisions about all aspects of the movie and on his… Internet Archive Celebrating a Century: The 1876 Philadelphia Centennial 1976 · Educational Narrator, James Whitmore; composer, Oscar Brand; orchestration, Ron Frangipane Portrays the dramatic preparations for the 1876 Centennial Exposition in… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Peter and the Hermit" 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 Flood Special West Virginia 1936 · Film On Works Progress Administration flood relief activities in Wheeling, West Virginia, WPA units shovel mud from streets into trucks and wash the streets.… Internet Archive Museums For School Children 1951 · Film Pictures the facilities and explains the educational value of children's museums in the United States. Shows Richard and a group of children as they visit the… Internet Archive Annapurna 1955 · Educational Based on the book by Maurice Herzog Narrative adapted by Janet Adam Smith and Nea Morin; narrators, Maurice Herzog, Edward Byrne; music, Tony Aubin Louis… Internet Archive Girls in Danger 1960 · Educational Writers, Saul J. Turrell, Paul Killiam ; research, William K. Everson ; supervising editor, Ray Angus Telecast under the series title Silents please… Internet Archive The Railroad Station 1969 · Educational A young girl goes on her first train ride, and becomes acquainted with the railroad station, the variety of cars, railroad operations, and personnel. With… Internet Archive On Becoming a Nurse Psychotherapist 1969 · Educational Producer and director, Richard A. Beindorf; academic consultant, Marian E. Kalkman A dramatized case study of the experiences of a young nursing student as… Internet Archive The Great War 1965 · Educational Producer, Frank Bagnall; director, Alan Anderson; script, Colin Free, John Morris; sound, Gordon Wraxall; music, Robert Hughes, Clive Douglas Commentator:… Internet Archive Who Goes There? A Primer on Communism 1963 · Educational Produced by NBC Reviews the rise of communism from the 19th century to the 1961 Berlin Wall crisis. Describes the ideas of Marx and Engels and the policies… Internet Archive Carnival in San Francisco 1994 · Film footage of 1994 Carnival in SF proceeding on 24th Street. Internet Archive Thirty Pieces of Silver 1952 · Film Portrays the anointing of Christ's feet, and the bargaining of Judas to betray Christ for thirty pieces of silver, as told in John 11:45-53; Matthew 26: 6-16;… Internet Archive Why Willie Was Willing To Wash 1940 · Film Dirty Willie learns about why nobody wants to play with him. He has a dream that he is working and is fired for being dirty. Then we learn about germs. This… Internet Archive A Third Testament: Pascal (1623-1662) 1974 · Educational Produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation A profile of the inventor, scientist, and theological apologist Blaise Pascal. Narrated by Malcolm… Internet Archive African odyssey : the red bicycle 1971 · Educational · 12 min Shows the assembling, painting, and selling of a red bicycle in Nairobi. Follows the bike to its new home in a nearby village to explain economic life in… Internet Archive Adaptive Radiation: The Mollusks 1961 · Educational · 17 min With teacher's guide Explains and illustrates the principle of adaptive radiation by showing how the typical molluscan characteristics are modified in each… Internet Archive Dog Days of Arthur Cane 1984 · Educational Based on the book by T. Ernesto Bethancourt Music by Misha Segal ; editor, Jerry Eisenberg Ross Harris, John Scott Clough, Linda Henning, Alex Henteloff… Internet Archive NASA Images 4 1987 · Film This video is the fourth in a four part series that contains historic images of the United States’ space program. This episode for grades 4 to 12 contains two… Internet Archive The Tool Users 1975 · Educational Shows how animals are tool users with examples of the weaver ant constructing his home, the finch pecking for food, and the chimpanzee assembling and using a… Internet Archive My garbage 2026 · Film An ironic commentary, without narration, on city life threatened by its own wastes. This film can be purchased on DVD and higher quality versions of the film… Internet Archive An Approach to Growth 1973 · Educational · 25 min An Approach to Growth Dramatizes the story of an emotionally disturbed boy whose troubles have developed as a result of unhealthy family relationships.… Internet Archive The Soviet Union: A New Look 1978 · Educational Discusses conditions in the Soviet Union today, including party activity and influence, the shortage of consumer goods, the roles of children and women, the… Internet Archive DOPE 255 1996 · Film · Subtitles See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive George Segal 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Also issued in Spanish Presents a portrait of American sculptor George Segal, examining his views on art and showing him at work… Internet Archive Hidden San Francisco Stop E 17 Yosemite Slough And Candlestick Point SRA 2020 · Film In February 2020, Pluto Press published Hidden San Francisco: A Guide to Lost Landscapes, Unsung Heroes, and Radical Histories by Chris Carlsson. This video… Internet Archive Piaget's Developmental Theory: Formal Thought 1971 · Educational · 32 min Illustrates tasks that challenge the thinking of secondary school students, including tasks which involve proportional reasoning, separation of variables,… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "LSD: Worth The Risk? (Copy 1)" 1968 · 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 Junior Science Series: Automobiles 1955 · Film How an automobile engine works, why gasoline and air is explosive, how the carburetor of an automobile works, and how the auto engine is cooled are explained… Internet Archive Your Chance To Live: Forest Fire 1973 · Film Dramatizes the dilemma of a father and son who are trapped by a forest fire. Stresses the deadly realities of a forest fire's devastating power while… Internet Archive The Joint-Legged Animals: Arthropods 1962 · Educational · 18 min Collaborator, Ralph Buchsbaum Intended audience: high school and college With time-lapse and photography, the film shows the structural and functional… Internet Archive Television Serves Its Community 1960 · Film Shows how television programs are prepared for transmission to the homes of a community. Follows three programs as they are planned, rehearsed and televised.… Internet Archive Animals of Africa 1978 · Educational Features wildlife photography of a variety of African animals in their native habitats Internet Archive Pirro And The Telephone Film Employs a puppet to show usage of telephone and directory. Tells how to carry on a telephone conversation. Internet Archive AIDS 89 MAY QUARTERLY 1989 · Film · Subtitles 48 Hours, Gay Bashing, Koop. See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive Those Awful Hats 1909 · Film A gentleman with a top hat, and a series of women with ever more ludicrous hats enter a movie theatre. They refuse to remove them, until a giant bucket… Internet Archive Neorealism 1972 · Educational A study of the neo-realistic film in post-war Italy. Includes excerpts from films by deSica, Rossellini, Antonioni, and Moravia, and interviews with their… Internet Archive Test Flights, Beyond the Limits, Episode 3: The New Frontier 1999 · Film How is current computer technology changing how we fly? From the radical looking X-29 to the amazing thrust vectoring X-31, explore how computer developments… Internet Archive Where Mrs. Whalley Lives (1966) 1966 · Educational · 28 min Producer, John Howe; director, Graham Parker; writer, Noel Stone; music, Don Douglas; photographers, J.C. Labrecque, Gilles Gascon A study of the problem of… Internet Archive An English Village 1957 · Documentary · 20 min Short documentary from 1957, filmed in the English village of Harting. Produced for the Central Office of Information (COI), and shown internationally. Internet Archive Airplanes And How They Fly (Rev) 1978 · Educational · 14 min Explains basic physical principles involved in launching, flying, and controlling an airplane. Uses animation to demonstrate how the shape of the airfoil… Internet Archive Getting The Facts 1953 · Film Demonstrates that people must be well-informed in order to make intelligent decisions. Explores the role of newspapers, radio, television, libraries and other… Internet Archive Chain O Lakes Walk N Talk Sept 24 2022 2022 · Talk Our first Walk n Talk Urban Forum of Fall 2022 season, started the north edge of the Northernmost of the Chain of Lakes in western Golden Gate Park. After… Internet Archive The Renewable Tree 1975 · Educational Also issued as videocassette Explores solutions to the problem of conserving trees while meeting economic and social demands for paper Junior high through… Internet Archive Walk Awhile ... In My Shoes 1974 · Educational · 27 min · Subtitles Released in the United States in 1976 Explores the problems of architectural barriers and poorly designed transportation systems which make it difficult for… Internet Archive Knitting, Crochet, Quilting: The Basics 1987 · Film "A beginner's guide to beautiful needlework with expert craftswoman Barbara Johnston."-- description from box.