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Ephemeral films

3,889–3,936 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 Bruges: The Story of a Medieval City 1977 · Educational · 57 min Uses present-day photography intercut with paintings and miniatures of the period to re-create the atmosphere of Bruges, Belgium in the Middle Ages Internet Archive Insect Hormones: The Control of Moulting 1981 · Educational Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Observes the moulting of the tobacco hornworm, a complex process controlled by hormone systems, endocrine… Internet Archive Apollo 13 : "Houston, we've got a problem" Film Apollo 13 highlights the voyage and the dramatic and safe return of the astronauts after a serious power failure aboard the spacecraft. To license this film… Internet Archive Proud Conquest - Gemini VI and VII Rendezvous 1966 · Short · 29 min Astronauts Borman, Lovell, Schirra and Stafford tell about the first rendezvous of two manned spacecraft. The unprecedented pad turnaround at Cape Kennedy and… Internet Archive From Renoir to Picasso 1951 · Educational American adaptation, Thomas J. Brandon; narrator, William Watson; music, André Souris Prepublication title: From Renoir to Picasso Describes the… Internet Archive Rise and Fall of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1970 · Educational Produced by the BBC Re-creates the final ten years of the life of the 18th-century composer Mozart, against a background of his music Internet Archive Liftoff to Learning: Tethered Satellite Forces and Motion 1994 · Film (October 21, 1994) This video, narrated by astronauts from STS-46 and STS-75, describes the tethered satellite concept and shows how a tethered satellite is… Internet Archive Operation Plumbbob - Diablo 41549 2017 · Film Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZIkG1kWRng Uploader: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Upload date: 2017-03-13 Internet Archive Olympic Games Berlin 1936 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 Sylvia: Summer Before College 1983 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Ages 13 through adult Issued also as videorecording A portrait of eighteen-year-old Sylvia Hall, showing her… Internet Archive Tobias on the Evolution of Man 1975 · Educational Also issued as videocassette With curriculum materials Summarizes Phillip Tobias' contributions to paleoanthropology in the field and in the laboratory.… Internet Archive Using Values Clarification 1975 · Educational Shows Dr. Sidney Simon as he conducts a workshop in values clarification for teachers and counselors. Includes scences of high school classes participating in… Internet Archive Drive-in: At the Fiesta Drive-in (previews) Film runs only a few seconds. suggestion; insert clip directly before any trailers when creating drive-in dvd. Internet Archive F-14 TOMCAT MiG KILLER Film "...the U.S. Navys F-14 Tomcat is Americas favorite jet fighter....F-14s scored their first kills in 1981 when two Tomcats downed two attacking Libyan Sukhoi… Internet Archive African Musicians 1957 · Educational · 14 min Director, Gérard de Boé Some idea of the wide range of African music is given in performances of traditional folk music. Among those shown and played are… Internet Archive Emily Dickinson: A Certain Slant of Light 1977 · Educational Jean Mudge, Bayley Silleck Julie Harris leads the viewer through the pathways and houses of Amherst, Mass., where Emily Dickinson lived and recounts the… Internet Archive The Shepherd 1970 · Educational Harvard Film Archive projection print severely faded, Harvard Film Archive no. 14680, from the Derek Lamb collection Original running time 8 minutes, Cf.… Internet Archive The Essence Of Light 1992 · Film Behind the scenes look at four world-acclaimed photographers: Jade Albert, Brett Froomer, Roger Ressmeyer, and Galen Rowell. Internet Archive The Great Barrier Reef:The Australian Journey 2000 · Educational · 51 min · Subtitles Title on label: The Great Barrier Reef Executive producers : Barry Hume and Paul Rehmie. Underwater camera : Peter Emery. Musical score : Clive Lendich… Internet Archive NYA Train Women For War Prod 1942 1942 · Film The NYA trains girls to sew, to make military and civil defense posters and signs, to prepare food, and to assist in hospital work (feeding and massaging… Internet Archive Before the First Word 1982 · Educational Title from data sheet Photographer, John Lindley ; film editor, Sara Fishko Intended audience: Junior high school through adults Issued also as… Internet Archive The $6-Billion Sell 1976 · Educational Narrator, David Labiosa; performer, Billy Crystal Music by Michael Colicchio ; animation by Maureen Selwood ; film editor, Hans Dudelheim ; photographed by… Internet Archive Toast 1974 · Educational · 12 min The cycle travelled by a piece of bread from ground to toaster illustrates the concept of "net energy profit," that which is remaining after the energy costs… Internet Archive The writer in America. [motion picture] 1978 · Educational · 28 min "People think it's easy to make a poem ..." When she talks about the obstacles a poet faces, Muriel Rukeyser mentions misunderstanding--misunderstanding from… Internet Archive Operation Teapot - Tesla 28643 2017 · Film Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWKrAsQo72g Uploader: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Upload date: 2017-03-13 Internet Archive DOPE 145 Film · Subtitles Jane Alexander, movie, Smoking ban on planes, Drug Submarine, Teen Prostitution in San Francisco, Politicians admit Marijuana, Vietnam Vets, AZT, World drug… Internet Archive Basic Electricity: 13 -- Earth Grounds and Short Circuits 1982 · Educational Consultant, James M. McGrath, Lane Technical High School, Chicago Covers the ground: zero volts; faulty insulation; the "ground" connection; open circuit;… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "The Project" 1972 · 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 Sea River 1965 · Film Documents the scientific measurement of the Amazon River, conducted in 1963 by a geological survey team. Includes scenes of the river, rain forests and… Internet Archive Warbirds: Fury Of The Mustangs Film "..a hard hitting account of this aviation giant. Thrill to combat footage capturing gun camera kills of the German ME-109, FW-190 and even Hitler's… Internet Archive I Only Want You to Be Happy 1975 · Educational Attempts to convey some of the complexities surrounding the modern woman. Specifically, this film focuses on self-identity, whether it is male or female, and… Internet Archive The Louvre 1966 · Educational Traces the history of the Louvre as a fortress, palace, theater, and public museum of art, with flashbacks showing its connection with French history and… Internet Archive Civilisation: 5 -- The Hero as Artist 1969 · Educational -----Another issue. 35 mm Writer and narrator, Kenneth Clark Surveys the development of western civilization in Italy beginning in 1500 as evidenced in the… Internet Archive Jack and the Dentist's Daughter 1984 · Educational Kent Jackman, Deidre Johnson Writers, Julian Yochum [and others] Live dramatization featuring a predominantly black cast set in the early 1930's in a small… Internet Archive Spark in Time In The Firing Line 1962 · Film This animated FILM ILLUSTRATES THE OPERATION OF AN AUTOMOBILE ENGINES IGNITION SYSTEM. This film can be purchased on DVD and higher quality versions of the… Internet Archive Rice 1965 · Educational · 25 min Stresses the world - wide importance of rice and describes methods of growing it. Shows measures taken to improve the quantity and quality of rice. Stresses… Internet Archive Image Makers: The Glory Trail (1965) 1965 · Educational · 29 min Discusses the artistic and photographic efforts of John Stanley, Frederick Remington and Charlie Russell. A film about the poet Theodore Roethke in which he… Internet Archive Time of Their Lives 1962 · Educational Shows views of one single session of a kindergarten in action, picturing the warmth, the laughter, and the educational values that are found there Internet Archive Zero Gravity 1977 · Educational · 29 min Produced by the BBC Looks at how astronauts have coped with life in space aboard Skylab, the U.S. space laboratory, and discusses their medical experiments… Internet Archive The Statue of Liberty 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Shows the planning, construction, and assembling of the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor Internet Archive Tyranny: The Legacy of International Communism Film Framed around staged United Nations hearings we hear about the tyranny of communist rule in various countries and how the United States is targeted next.… Internet Archive Moon Shot Footage - Apollo 12 1969 · Film Color silent NASA footage of a moon shot. Internet Archive Age of Uncertainty: 6 -- The Rise and Fall of Money 1977 · Educational · 29 min The Age of Uncertainty Series. aJohn Kenneth Galbraith examines the history and function of money in society during the last two centuries. Points out its… Internet Archive Butch Minds the Baby 1982 · Educational Title from data sheet Jerry O'Shea (Butch), Harry Gaunt (Harry the Horse), Ivan Caton (Damon Runyon) Photographer, Ian McMillan ; editor, Peter Beston ;… Internet Archive No Act of God 1977 · Educational Producers, Ian Ball, Sidney Goldsmith Examines the topic of nuclear power, focusing on the problems of disposing nuclear waste and the increasingly difficult… Internet Archive What Is a Mammal? 1962 · Educational · 15 min With teacher's guide Uses a detailed comparison of the basic structural characteristics of reptiles and mammals to present evidence of the mammal's… Internet Archive Man Against The River 1937 1937 · Film On Works Progress Administration (WPA) flood relief operations in the Ohio River Valley. Flood waters rage in the Upper Ohio Valley in January, 1937. Boats… Internet Archive Organelles in Living Plant Cells (Second Edition) 1965 · Educational · 25 min A microphotographic record of the intense movement, remarkable behavior, and continual interaction of the organelles contained in protoplasm of living leaf…