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Ephemeral films

3,841–3,888 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 Trumpet Video Visits Donald Crews 1992 · Film "The saying 'you can't go home again' is proven false in this exciting video, which takes you back into Donald Crews' boyhood memories and then updates… Internet Archive Discovering Individual Differences 1953 · Film Shows how a fifth grade teacher systematically studies the differences in background, abilities and needs of the children in her room. In this process she… Internet Archive Safety Begins At Home 1946 · Film Depicts important safety principles applying to the activities of children of elementary school age; shows some of the typical safety hazards found in the… Internet Archive America Hurts: The Drug Epidemic 1987 · Educational Collin Seidor, host General public Examines the growing menace of cocaine, crack, PCP, marijuana and the newly appearing "designer drugs." Interviews with… Internet Archive A Scrap of Paper and a Piece of String 1964 · Educational Narrated by Eliott Reid Made by John Korty in cooperation with Exploring, written by Craig Fisher ; designed by John Korty ; music by William H. Brown, Mike… Internet Archive Lunar/Mars Video for Synthesis Group Film Lunar/Mars Video for Synthesis Group To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC . Internet Archive Matisse: A Sort of Paradise 1972 · Educational Directors, Lawrence Gowing, John Jones ; music, Erik Satie ; photographer, Nic Knowland ; editor, John Ralph A survey of the painting of Henri Matisse,… Internet Archive More Than Bows and Arrows 1978 · Educational · 55 min More Than Bows and Arrows Shows Dr. Harry F. Harlow in his laboratory at the University of Wisconsin as he studies the infant-mother relationship. Using a… Internet Archive To Alter Human Behavior ... Without Mind Control 1975 · Educational · 21 min Title from manufacturer's catalog Investigates new techniques used in the modification of human behavior. Students offered various rewards learn at four… Internet Archive Frontline - Stopping Drugs Pt. 2 1987 · Educational Stopping Drugs, Part II Frontline #504 Original Air Date February 17, 1987 Produced and directed by Andrew Liebman Written by Graham Chedd and Andrew Liebman… Internet Archive Portrait of a Library 1940 · Film Portrait of a forward-looking public library in New Jersey. The film illustrates the unique place of libraries in American communities. Note: Inspired by head… Internet Archive Working with Difficult People 1984 · Educational · 26 min Produced and directed by Jack E. White, written by Larry Levy and Brian Weiss Three difficult behavior types; the highly critical, the passive and frustrated… Internet Archive What Is Cloth? Short · 10 min A mother explains to her daughter the differences between various kinds of cloth, using simple home tests. To license this film and get a higher quality… Internet Archive BioSlim VideoGuide 1998 · Film "The complete step-by-step guide to losing weight & maximizing your health with the breakthrough BioSlim Natural Weight Loss System."-- description from box. Internet Archive Elements Of Change 1976 · Educational · 28 min Relates 20th century chemistry to alchemy and ancient technology, introduces the concepts of physical and chemical change, atomic structure, the periodic… Internet Archive Fruit Flies: An Inquiry into Behavior 1972 · Educational · 12 min Presents biological experiments which show how fruit flies react to changes in environment. Discusses the effects of temperature on reproduction of fruit… Internet Archive I'll Find a Way 1977 · Educational · 25 min Director, Beverly Shaffer; producer, Yuki Yoshida; editor, Ginny Stikeman; score, Larry Crosley How Nadia DeFranco, a victim of spina bifida, adapts to her… Internet Archive I'm Dependent; You're Addicted 1973 · Educational Discusses current medical findings on the psychological and physiological effects of amphetamines, barbiturates, LSD, and marijuana Internet Archive Cassette: "A Field Guide to Bird Songs of Eastern and Central North America (Third Edition)" 1990 · 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 What Is a Reptile? 1962 · Educational With teacher's guide Explains that many different forms of reptiles exist today as living evidence of the ability of this class to survive and to develop… Internet Archive GERMAN NEWSREEL WWII EASTERN FRONT 1941 SOVIET DEFEAT AT BATTLE OF KIEV 13194b Newsreel One of a series of silent films made for the home market in Germany during WWII, "Europe's Fight Against Bolshevism" shows German activities on the Eastern… Internet Archive New Deal Film Festival Putting America To Work Berkeley Gray Panthers 1939 · Film Assortment of New Deal film shorts put together by the Berkeley Gray Panthers for a mini-New Deal Film Festival. This particular sequence is called "Putting… Internet Archive Action Jackson; The Boost; Heroin, Cocaine Film · Subtitles See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive An Evening with Edgar A. Guest 1938 · Film Film for the Household Finance Corporation featuring its spokesperson Edgar A. Guest, the popular poet and radio personality. Guest performs without making… Internet Archive Art And Politics Hughen Starkweather May 8 2024 2024 · Film "Conversations, interviews, and deep research are a significant piece of their process for every project they take on. Feeling a “responsibility to educate… Internet Archive Charles Dickens, characters in action. [motion picture] 1958 · Educational · 20 min Sequences from A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol, Great Expectations, and David Copperfield show adaptations of Dickens' writing to the motion picture… Internet Archive California Missions 1937 · 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 Reading The Moon's Secrets 1976 · Film This program from 1976 was intended for classroom use for grades 7 and above. However, it is now 33 years old and is probably of more interest for its… Internet Archive "NUREMBERG: IT'S LESSON FOR TODAY" WWII NUREMBERG WAR CRIME TRIALS DOCUMENTARY FILM Short Version 24692 Documentary "Nuremberg: It's Lesson for Today" was made by the Office of Military Government for Germany in May of 1947 under the auspices of the OSS Field Photographic… Internet Archive Processed World street vending 1982 · Film Lucius Cabins, Helen Highwater and Linda Thomas hawking Processed World magazine at Market and Montgomery in the summer of 1982. Internet Archive APEN Francis Calpotura 2014 · Film Francis Calpotura describes the importance of an identity-based organization, Asian Pacific Environmental Network, in organizing communities around… Internet Archive The Enchanted Loom 1975 · Educational Title from LRC film catalog A study of the brain as miracle. Shows neuron structure, hemispheric organization, and the separation of hemispheric capacities.… Internet Archive NASA CONNECT: The Measurement of All Things: Tools of the Aeronautics Trade 1999 · Film “The Measurement of All Things: Tools of the Aeronautics Trade” is the first of seven programs in the 1999-2000 NASA CONNECT series. Produced by NASA Langley… Internet Archive Drive-in: On With The Show Film runs only a few seconds. suggestion; insert clip directly behind first featuer when creating drive-in dvd Internet Archive As The Twig is Bent 1968 · Educational · 25 min Focuses upon two upper - class kindergarten classrooms, one public and one private, to illustrate two basic teaching programs - - 'CURRICULUM - CENTERED,'… Internet Archive Comets: Windows Into Time 1981 · Film Presents three parts on comets. Reveals that comets were born with the sun some 4.5 billion years ago but, unlike planets, the primitive ice and dust of… Internet Archive Music of Shakespeare's Time (1965) 1964 · Educational · 29 min Music of Shakespeare's Time (1965) Centers on the world of Kevin, an eleven-year-old English boy who was born without arms or legs because his mother took the… Internet Archive Smoking: Games Smokers Play 1976 · Educational · 25 min Points out the hazards of smoking. Shows a psychologist discussing reasons for the teenage smoking habit and shows a simulated discussion by teenagers on… Internet Archive Working and Playing to Health 1953 · Film Institutional profile of Manteno State Hospital in Illinois. Produced for health care workers, Working and Playing to Health shows the mental hospital’s… Internet Archive Deadly Spiders Film Deadly Spiders About venomous spiders. We digitized and uploaded this film from the Orgone Cinema 16mm Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have… Internet Archive Cortege of Eagles 1969 · Educational · 35 min With Teacher's guide Also issued as videocassette Presents Martha Graham and her company in a dance performance of Queen Hecuba at the fall of Rome.… Internet Archive People of the Reindeer: The Wind from the West 1955 · Educational · 26 min · Subtitles Previously released under the title The wind from the west. Swedish version released under the title Vinden från väster With teacher's guide Tells how, in… Internet Archive Visual Perception In Driving - Part 2: Identification 1977 · Film Demonstrates that visual perception in driving is more than just seeing. Illustration is shown on how we use past experiences to interpret what we see and how… Internet Archive Basic Electricity: 6 -- Series and Parallel Resistors 1982 · Educational Consultant, James M. McGrath, Lane Technical High School, Chicago Covers resistors in series; calculation of current in a circuit of known resistance;… Internet Archive Adventuring pups. 1948 · Film The story of three beagle puppies and their adventures on the farm and in the woods. Shows the characteristics and actions of dogs and several other animals.… Internet Archive Clean Waters 1945 · Film Film advocating electrically powered waste-treatment facilities. Produced as part of General Electric’s “More Power to America” campaign encouraging… Internet Archive Life Of A Plant 1949 · Film Beautiful animation of particles and plants. Time-lapse of seeds growing. Internet Archive Campfire: Donna Johnson 2014 · Film Donna, her husband Robert “Jawara” Johnson, and the family dogs Xochitl (age 4) and DJ (age 2 and ½) were served with Ellis Act eviction papers in 2012, and…