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Ephemeral films

4,417–4,464 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 Search for Oil 1981 · Educational Producer, John Simmons Examines the history of oil exploration and presents the story of a modern seismic based success, the Forties founded by BP in the… Internet Archive Electricity: 15 -- Resistor Color Code 1982 · Educational Consultant, James M. McGrath, Lane Technical High School, Chicago Covers identification of resistors in a circuit; explanation of color bands; examples of… Internet Archive The Polymer Age 1980 · Educational · 26 min Produced by the BBC for the British Open University A detailed study of two of the most successful synthetic rubbers, styrene butadiene random copolymer,… Internet Archive No Hiding Place Educational · 28 min · Subtitles No Hiding Place Reel 1 Reel 2 available here Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary Presents a drama… Internet Archive Chinese History: 7 -- The Heavenly Khan 1976 · Educational · 22 min Produced by Wan-go Weng Surveys the cultural exchanges occurring between China and foreign countries during the peak of the T'ang dynasty, between 618 and… Internet Archive Energy and Living Things 1972 · Educational Evaluation Information: This material has been reviewed by Specialized Office 3 and judged appropriate for use with the learning disabled, emotionally… Internet Archive Sets: Construction and Display 1950 · Educational · 19 min Sets: Construction and Display Analyzes the principles of design in articles of everyday use, and presents seven guideposts for good design--function,… Internet Archive Starfinder, Episode 24: Fingerprints of Light 1991 · Film Episode 24 of Starfinder focuses on the three different types of light spectra. The Starfinder series makes use of information from the Hubble Space Telescope… Internet Archive They Are Their Own Gifts 1978 · Educational Uses documentary photographs and interviews to present the lives and contributions of poetess Muriel Rukeyser, portrait artist Alice Neel, and choreographer… Internet Archive Cassette: "A Natural Christmas" 1992 · 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 Velopharyngeal Function in Normal Speakers 1962 · Educational Uses animated drawings and X-ray sound motion pictures to describe the operation of the velopharyngeal mechanism in normal speakers. Deals with identification… Internet Archive Nature's Handiwork Film NATURE'S HANDIWORK. (Code: Tear) The wondrous phases in the life of the butterfly We digitized and uploaded this film from the Orgone Cinema 16mm Archive.… Internet Archive Science Rules The Rouge 1939 · Film This narrated film clip takes viewers on a tour of the Ford Motor Company Rouge plant's testing and inspection laboratories. It shows tests for various… Internet Archive Coal and the 19th Century 1973 · Educational · 25 min Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Studies the production of gas and chemical by-products from coal in 19th-century Great Britain. Discusses… Internet Archive The Neurobiology Of Alcoholism; Simplified 1998 · Film "provides an update on the exciting research underway to unravel the medical mystery of addiction....It is critical that those who are individually or… Internet Archive Tropico NYA Aids Defense 1941 · Film On NYA activities in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Reel 1, Puerto Rican children and young men idle on street corners and in saloons. NYA youths hoe… Internet Archive I.F. Stone's Weekly 1973 · Educational · 1 h 2 min Presents a portrait of Izzy Stone, who created a newspaper to bring the truth to the common man Junior high through adult Internet Archive The Computer Programme: 9 -- In Control 1982 · Educational Produced by the BBC. Narrated by Chris Serle and Ian McNaught-Davis Looks at the everyday uses of computers and shows how future computers will be built into… Internet Archive The Silent War 1987 · Film "This program offers a dramatic examination of the secret world of underseas warfare and the fascinating technologies being developed to fight it" --… Internet Archive Age of Uncertainty: 5 -- Lenin and the Great Ungluing 1977 · Educational · 28 min Also issued as videocassette Features economist John Kenneth Galbraith discussing some of the ideas and views on economics that are presented in his book… Internet Archive Chinese History: 4 -- The First Empires 1976 · Educational CREDITS: Producer, Wan-go Weng SUMMARY: An examination of the advent of China's imperial age with Ch'in and the expansion of the empire under Han (221 B.C.… Internet Archive Chuckie 1987 · Educational Director-animator, Robert Sheehy ; writer-producer, Ron Underwood ; music, David Kates ; narrator, Sterling Holloway Based on the book of the same title by… Internet Archive Infant Development in the Kibbutz 1973 · Educational · 26 min Producers and directors, L. Joseph Stone, Jeannette G. Stone A documentary on a kibbutz Baby House. Shows the babies shifting between activities with… Internet Archive Together They Stand 1989 · Educational Anthony Valentine Studies a colony of personable dwarf mongooses in East Africa: social organization, raising young, predators Intermediate through college Internet Archive Colors of the Sun Film You will learn that the visible spectrum is only a part of what our sun, a star, emits within the electromagnetic spectrum. Students will also study how… Internet Archive Balls Bands And Bars With Marti Boutin 1995 · Film "This video will show you a fun, safe and effective aquatic fitness class using inexpensive equipment."-- description from box. Internet Archive Your Town 1966 · Film Introduces bank services for the individual - checking accounts, savings accounts, installment loans, mortgage loans, trusts, home improvement loans, vacation… Internet Archive The Bolero 1974 · Educational · 26 min Réalisation, A. Miller, W. Fertik Rencontre avec les musiciens de l'orchestre philarmonique de Los Angeles qui, sous la direction de Zubin Mehta, se… Internet Archive JUNE 1967 VIETNAM WAR OPERATION AKRON RAW FOOTAGE 75th CAVALRY REGIMENT M-48 TANKS 83624 Film Dating to June 9, 1967, this silent footage shows Operation Akron. In the footage elements of the 75th Cavalry are seen crashing through the jungle on a… Internet Archive Mexican Boy - The Story Of Pablo 1961 · Film A little Mexican boy tells how he worked to make a wish come true and then finds he must choose between having his wish and seeing his family happy. Pablo's… Internet Archive A Boy Named Terryegan 1973 · Educational · 50 min A Boy Named Terryegan Documents a reunion of Iowa teacher Jane Elliott and her third-grade class of 1970, subjects that year of an ABC News television… Internet Archive Capital of Earth: The Maroons of Moore Town 1979 · Educational VHS Directed and produced by Jefferson Miller This historical documentary, filmed in Jamaica, focuses on the Maroons, direct descendants of escaped African… Internet Archive High-Grass Circus 1976 · Educational · 57 min Producer, Bill Brind; directors, Torben Schioler, Tony Ianzelo; photographer, Tony Ianzelo; editor, Torben Schioler Studies both the people and the mechanics… Internet Archive The Greatest Man in the World 1980 · Educational · 24 min Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Brad Davis, Carol Kane, Howard Da Silva, John McMartin Executive producer, Robert Geller; director,… Internet Archive Medical Effects of Diving Short · 27 min Diving in the deep sea, whether with scuba gear or a hard hat suit, is fairly safe as long as the diver is conscious of the effects of pressure. This U.S.… Internet Archive Old House, New House 1981 · Educational · 27 min · Subtitles Title from data sheet Intended audience: Ages 14 through adult Issued also as videorecording Documents the renovation of Canada's Ecology House, a… Internet Archive Electron Microscopy 1963 · Educational · 23 min Electron Microscopy Through animated drawings and photography explains the hypothesis that electricity consists of unit elementary charges. Demonstrates the… Internet Archive Black Lives Matter San Francisco Protests June 2020 2020 · Film As protests erupted across the U.S. in the wake of the police murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, San Francisco also hit the streets.… Internet Archive Survey of the Primates 1970 · Educational CLICK HERE TO SEE THE STUDY GUIDE FOR THIS FILM Defines the basic characteristics of primates, shows the geographic distribution of various primate forms,… Internet Archive The Tumbleweed Kid 1986 · Educational Cataloged from contributor's data Kindergarten through third grade Tells the story of six-year-old Davie who, using his imagination, finds himself… Internet Archive The Young Convicts: Prison in the Streets 1973 · Educational · 36 min With teacher's guide Examines the movement toward community corrections programs for the care and rehabilitation of young offenders and describes other… Internet Archive Apollo 8 : Go for TLI Short · 21 min From blastoff to splashdown--this thrilling film tells the story of six unforgettable days that made history. To license this film and get a higher quality… Internet Archive Telephone Line Construction 1938 · Film Telephone lines are constructed between fire lookout stations in the national forests of the United States. Poles are creosoted, placed in position, and… Internet Archive Henry Ford's America 1977 · Educational · 57 min Producer, Donald Brittain Documents the impact of automobiles on North American societies. Also examines the history of the Ford Motor Company using archival… Internet Archive Hugs 'n' Kids: Parenting Your Preschooler 1982 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Senior high school students through adults Issued also as videorecording Shows thirteen different situations… Internet Archive The Baggs 1973 · Educational With study guide Director, James E. Griffith; writers, Tom Solari, Clark Carr, James E. Griffith; music, Paul Beaver; cameraman, Bill Weaver; editor, Phil… Internet Archive The Lady from Philadelphia 1958 · Educational "A Freudenthal publication." Text from II Samuel, Job, Ecclesiastes, and Ben Sirach Internet Archive A New Look at Bacteria 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Producer, writer, and photographer, Bruce J. Russell Begins with Pasteur's experiments on the airborne transport of bacteria and then…