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Ephemeral films

4,561–4,608 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 Music of Man: 3 -- New Voices for Man 1979 · Educational · 58 min The height of the Italian Renaissance showed the development of the Madrigal which prompted the evolution of the opera. Venice became the musical capital of… Internet Archive Big Sur California 1937 1937 · Film Shows CCC men at work in the State Park at Big Sur, California. CCC men cook on an outdoor grill, dig drainage ditches, split logs, crack rocks, unload… Internet Archive Safety : playground spirits 1972 · Educational · 7 min Good and bad playground spirits are presented to show social problems and safety hazards that exist in recreational areas. Stresses the importance of safety,… Internet Archive Meeting in Progress 1970 · Educational Also issued in b&w With discussion leader's guide and manager's guidebook entitled Conference leadership Director and writer, Arthur Swerdloff; technical… Internet Archive NASA CONNECT - Geometry of exploration: Water below the surface of Mars? 1999 · Film Students learn how geometry, geometric shapes, and navigation are used to explore Mars. They also learn how NASA researchers collect, analyze, and interpret… Internet Archive Your Voice 1949 · Educational Collaborators, William J. Temple, Delinda Roggensack Describes the four phases of voice production: respiration, phonation, resonance, and articulation.… Internet Archive Lawrence Ferlinghetti 1965 · Film Ferlinghetti in his Potrero Hill home in 1965, ruminating on San Francisco Internet Archive Harold Swerg 1987 · Educational Based on a story by Jules Feiffer Producer, editor, Ralph Soll ; directors, Ralph Soll, Ari Taub ; photography, Eric Leigh, Ari Taub Bob Goodman ; narrator,… Internet Archive Life in Lost Creek: Fresh Water Ecology 1978 · Educational · 15 min Investigates fast-moving, slow-moving, and standing freshwater ecosystems. Examines, through underwater photography and photomicrography, living organisms,… Internet Archive Microworld! 1984 · Educational · 52 min Title from data sheet Longer version issued in 16 mm William Shatner presents details on the revolution in the field of microelectronics which in… Internet Archive "MR. TOMPKINS IN WONDERLAND" SPACE, TIME & RELATIVITY / PHYSICS EDUCATIONAL FILM 67004 Educational Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland is a short educational film from the University of Akron based on the story by George Gamow. The film uses Gamow’s story featuring… Internet Archive International Space Station Overview Film This 11-minute video uses footage and animation to provide an overview of the International Space Station. To license this film and get a higher quality… Internet Archive A Better Minnesota 1937 1937 · Film On Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects in Minnesota. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and WPA units battle a forest fire. Shows dams under… Internet Archive Ascent Edit For Jim Halsell 1994 · Film An astronaut`s eye view of what happens inside the flight deck during launch and landing at the Kennedy Space Center. This footage was taken onboard Space… Internet Archive STS-73 Crew Training, Part D: T-38 Training 1995 · Film (September 19, 1995) Crew members of STS-73 are trained on the T-38 Talon, a supersonic jet trainer used by NASA. To license this film and get a higher… Internet Archive [Air Force Missle Test Center Footage] Short · 33 min Various shots of early rocket tests and some manned missions before there was a NASA. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film… Internet Archive Action And Violence 1980 · Educational · 11 min Explains the difference between fantasy action and the real life action shown on news and sports programs. Shows how TV violence is staged and explains why it… Internet Archive Deaf Like Me 1983 · Educational Title from data sheet Shows how a young girl, whose hearing is severely impaired, is helped to accept herself and to realize the possibilities open to her… Internet Archive His Taking Ways 1926 · Film Slapstick comedy about a hearing-impaired burglar and a coveted suit of clothes. Preserved in collaboration with the New Zealand Film Archive and the Library… Internet Archive I'm a fool 1976 · Educational A young man's job, his relationship with his coworkers and his desire to impress those around him mark his passage to adulthood Ron Howard Internet Archive World-Class Rail 1984 · Educational Produced by Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation Shows how iron is processed for rail fabrication in Monessen, Pennsylvania, at a totally… Internet Archive Behind The Scenes Circa 1936 1936 · Film On Federal Theatre activities in San Bernardino, California. Shows details of stage lighting, sets under construction, wardrobe fittings, and scenes in… Internet Archive Booked for Safekeeping 1960 · Film Training film for police officers explaining how to recognize and handle the mentally disturbed and developmentally disabled. At the time of the film’s… Internet Archive Why? Files: Case Of The Inhabitable Habitat 2002 · Film The treehouse detectives investigate the planet Mars and habitats found on Earth in order to design a habitat suitable for Mars. To license this film and get… Internet Archive Flying The Apollo Missions, Part 1 1989 · Film The third lecture in the Apollo 20th Anniversary Celebration Speaker’s Series. Held July 19, 1989 at the Johnson Space Center. Presentations by former flight… Internet Archive STS-65 Edit Entry Jim Halsell 1994 · Film An astronaut's eye view of what happens inside the flight deck during launch and landing (This video is the landing) at the Kennedy Space Center. This footage… Internet Archive Campfire: LisaRuth Elliott 2014 · Film Michael "Med-O" Whitson and LisaRuth Elliot were flatmates at 1668 Page St. in the Haight. After their building was sold and they initially refused to accept… Internet Archive Science Laboratory Safety Part 2 1975 · Film Discusses the importance of using proper safety measures while performing experiments or using equipment in the biology laboratory. We digitized and uploaded… Internet Archive Concepts and Controversies in Modern Medicine: Psychiatry and Law How are They Related? 1970 · Educational · 29 min Live Moderator: Alexander D. Brooks Answer print: A-wind Last inspected: June 1986. Condition complete; good "T-2030; V-2030." Government assistance… Internet Archive It's a Matter of Pride 1975 · Educational Kres Mersky Camera, Isidore Mankofsky ; editor, Robert Crawford Sr. ; music, Irwin Webb Film: 600 ft Using dramatized vignettes depicting a variety of job… Internet Archive James Thurber [motion picture] 1956 · Educational · 20 min Title on container: James Thurber, reflections on his boyhood Alistair Cooke interviews humorist James Thurber who reflects on events of his childhood and… Internet Archive Starfinder, Episode 1: Making Sense of Data 1990 · Film (September 4, 1990) Episode of Starfinder focuses on how to make sense of data. The Starfinder series makes use of information from the Hubble Space Telescope… Internet Archive Station Reel Time: Power Systems 1998 · Film Station Reel Time: Power Systems Description: Examines how electricity will be generated on the International Space Station. The Space Station is the largest… Internet Archive The Strange Case of the English Language 1968 · Educational Narrator, Harry Reasoner An insight into the use and abuse of the English language as exemplified in speeches of prominent people in public life Internet Archive William S. Hart 1960 · Educational Made by Saul J. Turell and Paul Killiam Telecast under the series title Silents please Writers, Saul J. Turell, Paul Killiam; research, William K. Everson;… Internet Archive U.S. ATOMIC BOMB TEST AT BIKINI ATOLL OPERATION CROSSROADS 42244b Film Made for the home market by World in Color Productions, this silent color newsreel shows the atomic bomb test at Bikini Atoll known as Operation Crossroads.… Internet Archive Ohio Power Co Vets Party 1956 Home movie · 12 min We got this film on Ebay years ago with no explanation about what it is or what they are doing in the film. Thanks to the adopters who helped pay for the… Internet Archive Heat: Its Nature and Transfer 1958 · Educational Second edition of Distributing heat energy With teacher's guide Collaborator, O.W. Eshbach Combines live photography with animated drawings to explain the… Internet Archive Biology & Space Exploration, Program 2: SETI: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence 1996 · Film Part of the Biology and Space Exploration series. Episode 2 examines how present-day technology is used to seek evidence of intelligent life elsewhere in the… Internet Archive The Russians: Insights Through Literature 1963 · Educational · 53 min The Russians: Insights Through Literature Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film SummaryPresents insights into… Internet Archive Heavy Water: Mavericks Winter 94/95 1995 · Film "Alaskan storm swells combined with 50 degree water and treacherous rocks make Mavericks one of the heaviest surf spots in the world. Heavy Water brings you… Internet Archive Special Days In February 1953 · Film Children in the third grade learn the reasons for celebrating George Washington's birthday, Lincoln's birthday, and Valentine's Day. We digitized and uploaded… Internet Archive Casey Draws the Line 1983 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Elementary grades Issued also as videorecording Uses the story of shared ownership of a pet rabbit and two… Internet Archive Children's Author: Judy Blume 1979 · Educational "A Films Incorporated presentation." A segment from the NBC television program Prime time Sunday entitled Youth on Blume "Portions of this program have been… Internet Archive Flight Clip 2015 · Film A short film clip from Greta Snider's Flight . Used by permission of the artist Greta Snider. Internet Archive Starfinder, Episode 3: Why A Space Telescope? 1990 · Film (September 5, 1990) Episode 3 of Starfinder focuses on why a space telescope is needed. It explains the atmospheric phenomenon that distort the views of… Internet Archive The Silver Maiden 1980 · Educational Title from data sheet Eli Wallach, Jaqueline Brookes A story of rediscovered love Internet Archive Felipa: North of the Border 1970 · Film A bilingual girl of Mexican-American parents has ambitions to be teacher. She gets early experience when she helps her uncle learn English so he can obtain a…