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Ephemeral films

4,609–4,656 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 Spellbound: Razor Sequence 1975 · Educational CLICK HERE TO SEE THE STUDY GUIDE FOR THIS FILM Excerpt from the 1945 Alfred Hitchcock thriller starring Gregory Peck and Ingrid Bergman intended to… Internet Archive [Redbook Is #1 For Women 18-34] 1976 · Film Promotional film for advertisers of Redbook magazine. Shows that Redbook is popular for 18-34 year old women who are looking for careers, starting a family,… Internet Archive BRITISH PALESTINE 1940s EDUCATIONAL FILM JERSUALEM TEL AVIV CHRISTIANS MUSLIMS & JEWS 18594 Educational Dating to the mid-1940s before Israeli statehood, this educational film "Palestine" begins with a sweeping view of the fabled hills of Judea. Newsreel footage… Internet Archive "CHINA: CENTURY OF REVOLUTION" PART 3: RISE OF COMMUNIST POWER 1941-1967 CIVIL WAR TO PRC 87904 Film This it the third part of the three-part 1967 documentary "China: Century of Revolution". This episode is titled, "Rise of Communist Power 1941-1967". The… Internet Archive Beginning responsibility -- taking care of things you share. 1978 · Educational · 11 min Isabel takes very good care of her own things, but is careless with things that others share with her. When she "magically" changes places with those she has… Internet Archive Industry on Parade, Ep. 434: On the Map 1959 · Film Series portraying the nation’s industrial sector during the 1950s. The films strove for a broad representation of American enterprises and even included… Internet Archive 1939 SOVIET INVASION OF FINLAND WINTER WAR USSR RED ARMY 25154 Film FINLAND FIGHTS! was released theatrically as a sound film in 1940 by Emerson Yorke, an independent producer in New York, in cooperation with Castle Films. The… Internet Archive Safety On The Move - Track Haulage Safety 1982 · Film Focuses on an open-pit mining operation. Shows huge haulage trucks, pointing out existing and potential hazards involved in their operation. Reenacts common… Internet Archive Your Chance To Live: Flood 1973 · Film Dramatizes the plight of a young adventure seeker whose canoe is capsized by a wall of water during a flood. Shows community flood preparations, pointing out… Internet Archive Back into the Sun 1957 · Educational Produced by the National Film Board of Canada The day hospital of the Allan Memorial Institute of Psychiatry in Montreal pioneered a new concept of mental… Internet Archive Profiles of Nature: Birds of the Arctic Tundra 1984 · Educational Title from data sheet A foreign film (Canada) Ages 12 through adults Records the spring migration of birds to Canada's arctic tundra. Shows snow geese,… Internet Archive The Uncalculated Risk 1977 · Educational · 15 min Produced by the American Red Cross Shows the things that can go wrong when people with little experience or training set off in canoes, rafts, and kayaks.… Internet Archive Victorian Flower Paintings: A Pictorial Record of a Schizophrenic Episode 1968 · Educational Produced by the Institute of Psychiatry, London Paintings from a folio in the Guttmann-Maclay collection are dated so that they can be sampled over a period… Internet Archive CESSNA 150 / 152 AEROBAT 1960s AIRCRAFT AEROBATICS PROMOTIONAL FILM 53264 Film “Flying Fun” is a 1960s color film created by the Cessna Aircraft Company to promote aviation and aerobatics. The first 90 seconds of the film features scenes… Internet Archive Morality: The Process of Moral Development 1977 · Educational Dr. Susan De Merrsemen-Warren and Dr. Elliot Turiel interview and test children from the age of four until early adulthood in order to examine their concepts… Internet Archive 1936 BERLIN OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONIES GERMANY 87124 Film This silent educational film shows the opening ceremonies of the 1936 Summer Olympics, including the parade of athletes through the streets of Berlin, the… Internet Archive "DISCOVERING ELECTRONIC MUSIC" EARLY SYNTHESIZERS, COMPUTERS, DIGITIZERS, SAMPLERS 11524 Film Discovering Electronic Music is a short 1983 educational film directed by Bernard Wilets that gives a look at the early use of electronics in music… Internet Archive The Middle East: Homeland -- Israel and Palestine 1984 · Educational Title from data sheet A foreign film (Canada) Eleventh in a series of fourteen programs originally shown on television Intended audience: Junior high… Internet Archive What is Communism? Film Hosted by Herbert A Philbrick, celebrated double-agent for the FBI and author of "I Led 3 Lives", this film is an excellent record of one of Philbrick's… Internet Archive O Youth and Beauty 1979 · Educational · 59 min O Youth and Beauty A brief look at aspects of daily life on Likiep, a small coral island of the Marshall Islands. Internet Archive The Inauguration Of FDR 1941 · Film On the 1941 inauguration. Reel 1 shows crowds along the parade route, NYA parade units forming, the Presidential car passing to the Capitol from the White… Internet Archive Between the Walls (Look Again series) 1989 · Educational A girl discovers a mouse living between the walls of her home, and builds a better trap when the mouse is threatened. Students can predict what she might do… Internet Archive Taliesin West 1951 · Educational · 10 min Taliesin West SummaryUses a film record to describe the desert house of Frank Lloyd Wright and a brief narration, written by Wright himself. Explains some of… Internet Archive Cassette: "Chessie, The Travelin' Man 1997 · 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 The Recyclergy Documentary For decades the San Francisco Bay Area has been a hub for the recycling movement. Despite the lack of surviving community recycling centers, the Bay Area is… Internet Archive 1960s OCEANOGRAPHY EDUCATIONAL FILM "WHAT'S UNDER THE OCEAN" 22074 Educational Made in 1960, this educational film shows the efforts in this era used to explore the underwater world. Compressed air SCUBA tanks and gear are seen at the… Internet Archive Galileo : A Mission To Jupiter Film Gives simulations using computer graphics of Voyager II exploration to Jupiter and its moons. To license this film and get a higher quality version for… Internet Archive " WINGS TO HAITI " 1950s PAN AM AIRWAYS PROMO FILM VISIT TO PORT AU PRINCE GG45365 Film Created by Pan Am Airways and directed by Jean Oser and narrated by Peter Allan, "Wings to Haiti" presents trip by plane to Port au Prince, the capital city;… Internet Archive Record Breakers Of The Olympic Games 1992 · Film "In Record Breakers of the Olympic games, you'll relive some of the Games' most inspiring moments and witness the feats of some of our most famous champions:… Internet Archive Black Paths of Leadership: Washington, DuBois, and Garvey 1984 · Educational This film, narrated by actor William Marshall, chronicles the lives of three prominent black spokemen of the early twentieth century, Booker T. Washington,… Internet Archive Search for Ulysses 1966 · Educational Originally telecast on CBS-TV Based on the book Ulysses found, by Ernie Bradford Also issued in b&w Producer, Martin Carr; parts spoken by James Mason;… Internet Archive The Burden and the Glory of John F. Kennedy 1964 · Educational Narrated by Kennedy and many of his intimate associates Examines some of the important events that occurred during President Kennedy's tenure Internet Archive The Interview Film: What to Know and What to Do 1977 · Educational Writers, Tom Fuchs, Jonnie Johns; executive producer, Jay Grandy; director/editor, Caryl Wickman Discusses recruiting, screening, interviewing and evaluating… Internet Archive The Overpass 1970 · Educational Director, Zlatko Sudovic; photographer, Antun Markie A study of the ways in which the people of a new settlement react to a railroad bridge which they must… Internet Archive Interruptions 1981 · Film Views the lives of six people who live productive lives despite severe physical handicaps. Includes descriptions of a blind woman who works as a switchboard… Internet Archive Care of the Sick in Ancient Civilizations (Sumerian, Egyptian, Hebrew, Aztec) 1970 · Educational · 29 min Interprets historical indications of disease and medical care as noted in Egyptian wall paintings and Biblical accounts. Surveys the contributions of… Internet Archive NASA CONNECT: Shapes Of Flight 1999 · Film Objects with varying shapes have different aerodynamic characteristics. In this program, a NASA researcher will introduce students to the wind tunnel and the… Internet Archive Starfinder, Episode 12: Tapping Sun's Power 1990 · Film (October 30, 1990) Episode 12 of Starfinder focuses on solar energy and the power of the sun. The Starfinder series makes use of information from the Hubble… Internet Archive Powell Street scenes c 1920s Short edited from silent footage from the Prelinger Archive to collect the images of Powell Street cable car turnaround and some shots going up and down Powell too. Internet Archive DOPE 100 1989 · Film · Subtitles See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive Darwin's Finches 1961 · Educational With study guide Executive producer, Herbert Schick; scientific consultants, Thomas Howell, Robert I. Bowman Discusses Charles Darwin's voyage to the… Internet Archive The Reality of Karel Appel 1962 · Educational Pictures, against a jazz accompaniment by Karel Appel and Dizzy Gillespie, the action painter Karel Appel as he slashes and stabs at the canvas with great… Internet Archive The Westward Movement: 2 -- Settlement of the Mississippi Valley 1962 · Educational Another issue. b&w Discusses the mass migration of settlers that followed the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France. Depicts the hardships faced by… Internet Archive Chinese History: 3 -- Hundred Schools to One 1976 · Educational Producer, Wan-go Weng; narrator, Hugh Marlowe; consultant, Chaoying Fang Describes that period in China's history when the warring between the states and the… Internet Archive Starfinder, Episode 17: Hubble Instruments 1990 · Film (December 4, 1990) Episode 17 of Starfinder focuses on the instruments used by the Hubble telescope. An overview of each of the five instruments is provided,… Internet Archive The Use of Deadly Force 1976 · Educational Police training film shows situations in which officers must make split-second decisions about whether to use firearms: a nightclub brawl, an armed robbery,… Internet Archive Great Nutrition Turn-On Short · 28 min Presents a story about a town where everyone has fallen asleep because of their poor nutritional habits. Teaches about the four food groups, basic nutrients,… Internet Archive Drive-in: And-Tapestry Film runs only a few seconds. suggestion; insert clip between any 2 trailers when creating drive-in dvd