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Ephemeral films

4,177–4,224 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 Barricades: Lebanon's Civil War 1985 · Educational · 29 min Executive producer, Catherine Freeman ; producer/director Geoff Dunlop Narrator, Bill Patterson Ten years of civil war in Lebanon, described through the… Internet Archive If It Fits 1977 · Educational The once thriving industrial town of Haverhill, Massachusetts on the Merrimack River now resembles, in the words of one of the film's subjects, "a ghost town… Internet Archive The Natural History of Our World: Time of Man 1970 · Educational · 51 min Narrator, Richard Basehart Presents case studies of those primitive human cultures and animal populations which have either survived or become extinct… Internet Archive " PIN UP GIRL " CLASSIC WWII ILLUSTRATION W/ ARTIST RUSSELL PATTERSON MODEL AGENCY COVER GIRL 17784 Film Fortuna Films Corp. Productions presents a 1950’s era, black and white movie called, Pin-Up Girl, by Russell Patterson. Va-va-voom! Pin-up girls in the movie… Internet Archive Ever Since Eden 1942 · Film A history of the tomato. Begins with the discovery of the plant by Cortes when he conquered Montezuma. This film can be purchased on DVD and higher quality… Internet Archive Signals - Read 'Em Or Weep 1982 · Film Depicts a number of unnecessary and fairly common damage-causing situations involving construction equipment. Emphasizes the need for observing maintenance… Internet Archive Chinatown Telephone Operators and other scenes c 1920s Short Silent footage from the Prelinger Archive, edited to focus on Chinatown, with a few seconds of Chinatown Telephone operators working their switchboards. Internet Archive How To Make And Use Dioramas 1955 · Educational Educational Consultant: Irene F. Cypher, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Education, Department of Communications, New York University. Art Consultant: Elayne… Internet Archive The Magic Moth 1976 · Educational Presents a family's experience with death, with special attention given to questions raised by the youngest child Internet Archive Danger On The Streets Circa 1936 1936 · Film Demonstrates lack of caution by pedestrians which results in traffic fatalities: crossing in the center of the block, from between parked cars, while reading… Internet Archive VidiKIT Demo Tape 1990 · Cartoon "VidiKIT is an animated graphics library available on subscription." -- description from box. Internet Archive Plants in Space 1998 · Film The video illustrates some of the basic plant growth tropisms and the effects of the microgravity environment of earth orbit on plant growth. To license this… Internet Archive [Plane Crash] Film Excerpted film about emergency response to an airplane crash. This film can be purchased on DVD and higher quality versions of the film can be purchased for… Internet Archive Principles of Caste 1980 · Educational · 25 min Tom Selwyn Analysis of the basis of the hereditary caste system in the central Indian village of Singhara, where social anthropologist Tom Selwyn works Internet Archive The Shout It Out Alphabet Film 1969 · Educational A film game in which children try to see how many words they can recognize by identifying the first letter in the collage of animated happenings on the… Internet Archive The Speed of Light: Measurement and Applications 1954 · Educational "An E.B.E. sound film no. 741." Production supervisor, Robert Longini; collaborator, Harvey B. Lemon Examines historic developments in measuring the speed… Internet Archive “LET’S GO TO THE MOVIES” 1949 AMPAS DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION OF HOLLYWOOD FEATURE FILMS XD45354 Documentary One of a series of short subjects made in 1949 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, "Let's Go to the Movies" provides a brisk,… Internet Archive Drive-in: Also-Marquee Film runs only a few seconds. suggestion; insert clip between any 2 trailers when creating drive-in dvd Internet Archive NASA CONNECT: MEASUREMENT, RATIOS, AND GRAPHING: 3, 2, 1…. Crash! 2000 · Film In Measurement, Ratios, and Graphing: 3…2…1…Crash!, students will learn the history of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and discover… Internet Archive Down Mobile Way 1935 1935 · Film Scenes of azaleas in bloom, old homes, ships at docks, and bales of cotton, barrels of turpentine, and bunches of bananas being loaded on board freighters in… Internet Archive Irreversible World 1975 · Educational · 28 min Presents the relationship between matter and energy described in the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics. Discusses forms of energy and the role of… Internet Archive Louis Walcott Fight 1947 RKO Pictures Complete 1947 · Educational This is a film documenting the controversial December 1947 first fight between Jersey Joe Walcott and Joe Louis. Louis won a 15-round decision in which he… Internet Archive Scenes from Travel in Colombia 1978 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Junior high school through college and adult Issued also as videorecording A sampler of the lives, places, and… Internet Archive NYA On The Farm 1940 · Film On the operation of a NYA farm at Weiser, Idaho. Boys finish construction of a dormitory, dig a ditch for a septic tank, grade a road, bale hay, plow, feed… Internet Archive The Making Of Yellowstone 1994 · Film -"Imagine a grizzly bear 40 feet tall, geysers exploding close enough to touch and grandeur that exceeds the imagination! Relive it all..." Internet Archive We Make A Fire 1948 · Film Elementary Physical Science Series Three children on a picnic learn the process of fire making and the principles involved. The dangers from fire and methods… Internet Archive Fall of China 1961 · Educational Telecast on the CBS-TV documentary show The Twentieth century Traces the history of civil war in China beginning in 1945 and ending with the capture of… Internet Archive The Old-Order Amish 1959 · Educational Music, Jack Behrens; editor, Stephen Schmidt Explains the group structure and psychology of the Amish, showing their detachment and their resistence to the… Internet Archive The Origin of Life 1971 · Educational Director and writer, Mallory Pearce Uses animated diagrams, cinemicrography, and narration to illustrate the organization and development of the living cell.… Internet Archive Richard Simmons: "Reach" 1982 · 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 Interview With Bruce Gordon, An 1964 · Film Bruce Gordon, a 22-year-old organizer for the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee, is interviewed in Selma, Alabama, during the height of a drive to… Internet Archive A Luta Continua (The Struggle Continues) 1971 · Educational Directed by Robert Van Lierop Records the songs, dances, and day-to-day life of the people of Mozambique and traces the history of the national liberation… Internet Archive Lighting for Television (1964) 1964 · Educational · 30 min Lighting for Television(1964) Shows how geologists and engineers collect and interpret data to determine the occurrence, movement and amount of water… Internet Archive The Adams Chronicles: 11 -- Charles Francis Adams: Minister to Great Britain (1861-1864) 1976 · Educational · 30 min Title from data sheet Prepared in conjunction with Jack Shepherd's book entitled The Adams chronicles Also issued as videorecording Details Charles Francis… Internet Archive The Structure and Function of Hemoglobin 1980 · Educational Uses computer-generated anaglyphic photography of ball-and-stick models of a hemoglobin molecule to explain the biochemical mechanism by which hemoglobin… Internet Archive In quest of cleaner air and water Short · 4 min Describes the steel industry's progress, programs, and research in air and water pollution control. Shows the various types of pollution control procedures… Internet Archive Rock-a-Bye Baby 1971 · Educational The intent of this film is to show that parental care and love are important for the normal development of primates--both human and animal. It demonstrates… Internet Archive South African Essay: 1 -- Fruit of Fear 1965 · Educational · 58 min Produced by NET Contrasts the social and economic privileges of the two societies of South Africa in the mid-1960s, the black majority and the ruling white… Internet Archive Starstruck 1981 · Educational Title from data sheet Trini Alvarado (Alicia), Joanna Merlin (Inez Marin), Miriam Colon (Yolanda) Intended audience: Junior high school students through… Internet Archive Transactional Analysis: A Demonstration of Individual Therapy -- Elaine 1973 · Educational · 32 min 1160 feet Producer, John M. Whiteley, Joan Z. Cohen A demonstration of Transactional Analysis with a young woman, Elaine, who is engaging in self-defeating… Internet Archive Federal Theatre At The Worlds Fair 1939 1939 · Film On preparations for and activities at the Golden Gate International Exposition. Reel 1, exhibition buildings are constructed on Treasure Island, Calif., in… Internet Archive Arts and the University: Graphic Design at Yale (1965) 1970 · Educational · 28 min Arts and the University: Graphic Design at Yale (1965) Looks at the internal structure of the atom and traces the history of 20th-century physics. Internet Archive Organizational Climate 1985 · Educational Director of photography, John Lindley ; edited by Phil Content Title from data sheet Film: 900 ft Leader's guide includes synopsis, introduction, audience… Internet Archive Drive in - Showtime - sparkle Short Runs about 30 seconds. Suggestion: insert thio clip directly before first feature when making your double feature dvds. Internet Archive The Detroit Model 1980 · Educational Camera, Marc Benjamin; video & audio, Ron Honsa; narrator, Allen Miller Discusses recent developments at Chrysler Corporation. Due to the high cost of fuel… Internet Archive Formation of Raindrops 1967 · Educational · 26 min Describes and develops the two mechanisms known to be responsible for the growth of cloud droplets to the size of raindrops coalescence and glaciation,… Internet Archive Tibetan Traders 1957 · Film Shows life, beliefs and the epic journey of seminomadic traders dwelling in one of the strategic mountain passes between southwestern Tibet and India. We… Internet Archive Chinese History: 2 -- The Making of a Civilization 1976 · Educational VHS Produced by Wan-go Weng Describes the conquest of Shang and the rule of Chou (c. 1100 to 475 B.C.). The Chou dynasty established a type of feudal system…