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Ephemeral films

4,369–4,416 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 Pudovkin 1960 · Educational Depicts the art and life of Russian director Vsevolod Pudovkin. Distinctive features of his work are revealed through excerpts from [if]Mother, The End of St.… Internet Archive The Open Classroom 1973 · Educational Filmakers, Dave Bell, Wayne Threm, David Arnold ; executive producer, Jim Thompson Studies the various forms of open education in operation in several public… Internet Archive PRAGUE SPRING 1968 SOVIET INVASION OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA RAW NEWSREEL FOOTAGE 75474 Newsreel This silent newsreel footage shows the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Soviet and Warsaw Pact forces in 1968, and the heroic resistance offered by ordinary… Internet Archive Space For Women 1981 · Film This video examines nontraditional career opportunities for women at NASA. Several dynamic women speak of the challenges they have mastered and the problems… Internet Archive Fulfillment Of Your Dreams 1950 · Film About how brick homes might be expensive at first but eventually end up saving money. Follows a young couple looking to buy a home. We digitized and uploaded… Internet Archive Pipeline To The Clouds 1951 · Film Presents the story of water-supply in the American community. Explains both the sources of water, including the hydrological cycle and the techniques of water… Internet Archive Putting Wild Bees to Work 1973 · Educational · 27 min Describes the Alkali bee and the Alfalfa leaf-cutter bee in relation to their suitability for alfalfa pollination. Explains methods of using bees as well as… Internet Archive A Window on Washington Park 1913 · Film Touching melodrama in which a generations-old family rift is finally healed. Preserved in collaboration with the New Zealand Film Archive and UCLA Film &… Internet Archive Dialects 1957 · Educational Explains and demonstrates dialect differences in standard English. Calls upon five guests from different geographical areas in the United States who… Internet Archive Greek Lyric Poetry 1963 · Educational With teacher's guide Lecturer David Grene analyzes Greek lyric poetry, showing the place of poetry in private social gatherings, in the temples of the gods,… Internet Archive Life in a Tin Can (Una vita in Scatola) 1968 · Cartoon Award-winning animated commentary about how 20th-century humans are so caught up in the daily trials of life that they forget about the meaning of existence.… Internet Archive The Secretary: Transcribing 1955 · Educational Explains efficient procedures for transcribing from shorthand notes and using a transcription machine This film isn't in the public domain. The copyright is… Internet Archive Two Effective Ways to Protect Your Sons & Daughters from the World 2004 · Film "Phil Bowman shares from his family's victories and struggles about how God has used the protection of vows and the focus of a mindset ministry to help him… Internet Archive Ancient Lives: 6 -- Dreams and Rituals 1986 · Educational FFH 866 John Romer This segment of Ancient lives contains the papyrus of Turin, showing normal and topsy-turvy life; the village oracle and his shrine; the… Internet Archive Development of the Child: Cognition 1972 · Educational Director, Glen Howard; authors, Jerome Kagan, Howard Gardner Illustrates the language process of a child in the first four years, including the development… Internet Archive What Is a Fish? 1963 · Educational Collaborator, Loren P. Woods Illustrates the major types of fishes; examines the anatomy of a typical fish; and demonstrates characteristic behavior patterns… Internet Archive DOPE 242 1994 · Film · Subtitles See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive North Carolina - golf state, U.S.A. 1975 · Educational · 14 min Describes North Carolina's numerous public and private golf courses and the many tournaments which are held in the state each year. Internet Archive Campfire: Rio Yanez 2014 · Film Río Yañez, alongside his mother and father – Yolanda Lopez and Rene Yañez – are being evicted from their family home at San Jose Ave, near 26th Street in the… Internet Archive STS-69 Crew Training - SPARTAN Contingency Training 1995 · Short · 17 min (June 14, 1995) This 17-minute video shows the Spartan Contingency Training in the WETF (Weightless Environment Training Facility) for the STS-69 crew. To… Internet Archive Atomic Research: Areas And Development 1953 · Film Explains that atomic research is contributing to the progress of civilization by extending the applications of nuclear fission and expanding the utilization… Internet Archive Aeronautics and Space Report 251 1989 · Film Combating Malaria This videotape shows the use of remote sensing to better target mosquito larvae for more effective control. Better Airplane Wings The… Internet Archive Industry’s Disinherited 1949 · Film Advocacy film sponsored by the leftist labor union to expose the plight of senior citizens shut out of the postwar economic boom. Industry’s Disinherited… Internet Archive Hawaii: Beneath The Surface 1993 · Film "...Atlantis Submarines has made it possible to dive 150 feet beneath Hawaii's turquoise sea and view first hand the incredible marine life that inhabit our… Internet Archive Evolution of the Motion Picture 1940 · Educational · 21 min The story of the motion picture, showing how it gradually evolved from the inventions of numerous great men Internet Archive Fly Me To The Moon And Back Film Discusses the complexity of planning a trajectory for a lunar mission, including mission analysis, mission operation plan and real time support for the… Internet Archive Motivating The Class 1950 · Educational A young student teacher discovers that his own enthusiasm for mathematics is not sufficient motivation for restless young students. He finds that only when he… Internet Archive When Should I Marry? 1957 · Film A young couple, urged to wait before getting married, visit their minister for advice. Two case histories, where marriage was not postponed until school was… Internet Archive South African Essay: 2 -- One Nation, Two Nationalisms 1965 · Educational · 26 min Produced by NET Traces the history of the Nationalist Party in South Africa and its policy of apartheid -- total separation of the races and absolute white… Internet Archive Soviet Union: An Introduction 1960 · Educational · 17 min Teacher's guide on container Educational supervision, Anatole G. Mazour An outline descriptive sketch of this massive land-locked North country Internet Archive School Rules - How They Help Us 1953 · Film Discusses rules and stresses the point that rules are ways of making life more pleasant, smooth and safe. Shows everyday scenes in which rules influence our… Internet Archive A Day Without Sunshine. [Reel 2] 1976 · Educational · 32 min Producer and director, Robert Thurber; writers, Robert B. Stulberg, Nancy R. Thurber, Robert Thurber; narrator, James Earl Jones Documents the working… Internet Archive A Demand Schedule for Wumpets 1980 · Educational Defines terms used by economists, such as "demand," "change in quantity demanded," and "change in demand." Internet Archive Bags of Life 1978 · Educational · 54 min Shows the worldwide research being done in the field of phospholipid cell membrane exploration and discusses historical highlights pertinent to the subject Internet Archive Safety Gear: Foot Protection 1989 · Educational Part of the Sandler Films "Safety Gear" series. Other films in this series available on the Internet Archive: Safety Gear: Eye and Face Protection (LINK)… Internet Archive " MAN IN SPACE TODAY TOMORROW AND TITAN III " NASA LIFTING BODY DOCUMENTARY Part 1 of 2 30482 Documentary This rare and informative NASA documentary "Today, Tomorrow and Titan III" shows the Titan III program as well as manned space flight and aeronautic advances… Internet Archive NÜRNBERG UND SEINE LEHRE / NUREMBERG ITS LESSON FOR TODAY HOLOCAUST TRIAL SHORT VERS. 1948 88764 Film Note: This is a short version of this film. See the other film in the playlist for the full hour-long documentary. "Nuremberg: It's Lesson for Today" was made… Internet Archive Pacific Boils Over 1952 · Educational · 26 min Victory at sea Episode 2. Pictures Hawaii and Japan in 1941. Tells how the Japanese sought ways to secure the oil of Southeast Asia. Describes the rendezvous… Internet Archive Reclaim May Day 1998 1998 · Film Reclaim May Day 1998 was organized by a coalition of political groups, including Art & Revolution, Shaping San Francisco, Eviction Defense Committee, Food Not… Internet Archive Burn Emergency 1977 · Educational Discusses thermal electrical and chemical burns and the proper first aid treatment for each Internet Archive Operation Castle - Koon 24603 2017 · Film Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqlg6Ta1EJg Uploader: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Upload date: 2017-03-13 Internet Archive Drive-in: Coming Soon-Marquee Film runs only a few seconds. suggestion; insert clip directly before any trailers when creating drive-in dvd. Internet Archive The Civilian Conservation Corps At Work Montana And Northern Idaho 1934 · Film Civilian Conservation Corps members clear and level a campsite, erect camp buildings, construct forest roads, spread poisoned grain for gophers, uproot… Internet Archive Ways To Good Habits 1949 · Film This film is designed to show children the place and role of habits in human living. It explains the simple principles of habit formation, and shows how… Internet Archive Safety as We Play 1970 · Educational Demonstrates safety rules for pedestrians, bicyclists, and ball players. For primary grades Internet Archive Vienna: Stripping the Facade 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Adults Issued also as videorecording Using photographs and archival film footage, portrays Vienna in the early… Internet Archive Achievement Place 1970 · Educational · 28 min Shows the activities in Achievement Place, a home for pre-delinquent boys in which foster parents grant privileges through a reinforcement system based on the… Internet Archive Age of Uncertainty: 9 -- The Big Corporation 1977 · Educational · 57 min Producer, David Kennard ; script, John Kenneth Galbraith ; photography, Phil Meneux, Henry Farrar John Kenneth Galbraith Part 9 of a series which deals with…