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Ephemeral films

4,657–4,704 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 U.S. COAST GUARD CAPSIZING & MAN OVERBOARD FOR RECREATIONAL BOATING 79054 Film Set to campy music, this U.S. Coast Guard film teaches basic techniques for righting a boat that has capsized. The film also shows the reasons that capsizing… Internet Archive Africa In Transition 2000 · Film "A six-part videotape featuring excerpts from conferences and interviews with African experts, world leaders, and U.S. Secretaries of State and Defense, as… Internet Archive Legacy: Year of the Bicentennial 1977 · Educational · 59 min Legacy: Year of the Bicentennial Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary Surveys significant events… Internet Archive Web of Life: Endless Chain 1972 · Educational Version without narration of the 1971 motion picture entitled Endless chain Combines music and sound effects with footage of desert flora and fauna to show… Internet Archive The Forgotten Village 1944 · Educational Filmed in Mexico with cast composed entirely of native Mexican peasants, doctors, teachers, etc John Steinbeck, story and screen play; Burgess Meredith,… Internet Archive The Hopi Indian 1975 · Educational Revised version of the 1945 motion picture of the same title Shows men and women of the Hopi people in daily routines and in special celebrations such as the… Internet Archive What Johnny Can't Read 1980 · Educational Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Producer, Norman Gorin A segment from television's 60 minutes, which brings to light an influential… Internet Archive Mongolia: The Legacy of Chinggis Khan 1995 · Film Refers to an exhibit on Mongolia at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.... "Eternal Blue Heaven" Internet Archive The Double Day 1975 · Educational Considers the condition of women in Latin America. Shows how women in countries such as Bolivia, Mexico, Argentina, and Venezuela are objecting to their… Internet Archive The Funk Islands 1976 · Educational Produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Depicts the breeding and feeding habits of the various birds that inhabit the Funk Islands off the coast of… Internet Archive The Hunter and the Forest: A Story Without Words 1955 · Educational Previously released under the title Dawn With teacher's guide A nature allegory, without commentray, depicting a hunter's reactions to the beauties of… Internet Archive La Côte D'Azur 1990 · Film Educational video on the French Riviera. Internet Archive Drive-in: Double Feature Program BW Film runs only a few seconds. suggestion; insert clip between any 2 trailers when creating drive-in dvd. Internet Archive Ulysses : a voyage to the sun. Film Discusses Ulysses, a solar probe launched to gather data about the Sun. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes,… Internet Archive A Visit With Darius Milhaud 1958 · Educational · 30 min · Subtitles A Visit With Darius Milhaud Summary Presents unique glimpses of the personal and professional life of one of the greatest composers of our time, from… Internet Archive Blue Collar Green Water Collective 2018 · Documentary The Blue Collar Green Water Art & Culture Collective , made up of workers of the Inlandboatmen's Union who work the Blue and Gold Ferry to Tiburon and… Internet Archive American Schools: Flunking the Test 1976 · Educational · 26 min An investigation of the failure of public education in the United States. Points out that research shows that 10 to 20 per cent of students graduating from… Internet Archive Lucid Energize Demo VHS, 1993 1993 · Film A promotional VHS cassette about Lucid Inc.'s "Energize" C and C++ graphical integrated development environment. This is the product that led to the creation… Internet Archive Protecting Young Lives Educational · 13 min Features Lynda Johnson Robb who stresses how obedience training prevents accidents, with her own children as examples. Presents De Jay Arena of the American… Internet Archive La Villita 1942 · Film Unedited footage showing NYA restoration of this small Spanish settlement in San Antonio, Texas. Reel 1, NYA girls make Spanish poster decorations which are… Internet Archive Teenicide 1950 · Film Explains teenicide as the traffic deaths caused by drivers under 20, demonstrates great increase in teenicide and shows how teenicide can be reduced and… Internet Archive Vocomotion: Favorite Standards: Volume 1 1990 · Film Karaoke versions of A Foggy Day, Somebody Loves Me, Moon River, Some Enchanted Evening, Red Roses For a Blue Lady, Strangers in the Night. Internet Archive Assignment Shoot for the Moon 1982 · Film Focuses on the early moon missions. It shows how the Moon was surveyed by machines before humans first landed. To license this film and get a higher quality… Internet Archive Mary Lyon: Precious Time 1987 · Educational Title from data sheet Host: Julie Harris Ages 16 through adults Describes the life of Mary Lyon who founded Mt. Holyoke College in Massachusetts in 1837.… Internet Archive Space Research And Your Health 1981 · Film Shows how technology developed by NASA for the space program is being extended into health care. To license this film and get a higher quality version for… Internet Archive The Galapagos Finches 1971 · Educational Researchers, George Bartholomew, Robert I. Bowman, Henry J. Thompson Focuses on finches of the Galapagos Islands which exemplify speciation in insular… Internet Archive Land of Liberty, Part 1 1943 · Educational · 22 min Land of Liberty Part 1 SummaryEarly colonial history and the development of the republic to 1805. A pictorial history of the United States originally prepared… Internet Archive NASA CONNECT: Patterns, functions & algebra : "wired for space" 2000 · Film students will learn how patterns, functions and algebra can help NASA engineers design new ways of propelling spacecraft and how electricity and magnetism are… Internet Archive The Sun Will Rise 1983 · Educational Produced by the International Defense and Aid Fund Shot secretly in 1982, this film documents the story of young members of the African National Congress,… Internet Archive Yours Truly, Andrea G. Stern 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Dramatizes some common problems of single-parent families in a story about the conflicts that arise between a young girl, her mother,… Internet Archive Transportation In The United States 1948 · Film Points up both shortcomings and progress made in rail transportation. Explains how progressive action is being taken to meet freight and passenger… Internet Archive Case of the Radical Ride 2002 · Film The tree house detectives' latest project on alternative forms oftrans portation takes on new relevance when they get stuck in traffic.Join t he crew as they… Internet Archive China: A Hole in the Bamboo Curtain 1973 · Educational · 28 min Author and narrator, Phil Johnson An evaluation of life in modern China as compared with the political and economic standard of living prevailing in the… Internet Archive STS-67 Mission Highlights Resource Tape 1995 · Film (May 10, 1995) The Space Shuttle Mission, STS-67, is highlighted in this video. Flight crew (Stephen S. Oswald (Commander), William G. Gregory (Pilot), Tamara… Internet Archive Operation Dominic - Harlem 108508 2017 · Film Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuEFWZ4740M Uploader: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Upload date: 2017-03-13 Internet Archive AIRPLANE / AIRCRAFT STOCK FOOTAGE 1920-1960 79214 Film This compilation of aircraft related home movies spans thirty to forty years in aircraft development and includes materials from home movies, professional… Internet Archive Five Drinking Drivers 1970 · Film Five drivers agree to demonstrate the effects of alcohol on their driving at a racetrack. To license this film and get a higher quality version for… Internet Archive Margaret Mead's New Guinea Journal 1969 · Educational · 30 min In 1967 Dr. Margaret Mead, world famous anthropologist, returns to the village of Peri on Manus Island, New Guinea, which she previously visited in 1928 and… Internet Archive Steps To Saturn Short · 22 min Looks at the history of rocketry leading up the Saturn rocket. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V… Internet Archive " THE NEW SOUTH ” 1940s SEGREGATION ERA SCHOOL FILM AFRICAN AMERICANS COTTON INDUSTRY XD49494 Film One the "Forum Edition" films created by the March of Time for classroom use, "The New South" is a black & white educational film about the Southern USA. Made… Internet Archive Milford USA 1962 · Film Simulated disaster exercises in a red cross shelter and in a fallout shelter serve as a basis for a discussion of disaster preparedness. This film can be… Internet Archive Understanding Others 1958 · Film Argues that a person should be judged by his/her true worth and ability, rather than by economic background or social skills. Drama filmed in Lawrence,… Internet Archive Life in a Tropical Rain Forest 1977 · Educational Discusses the great influence of tropical rain forests on the world's climate and ecology. Shows the abundance and variety of unique plant and animal life in… Internet Archive Mechanisms of Photosynthesis 1981 · Educational VHS Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Investigates the adaptations found in different plants for the carbon-fixing step of photosynthesis… Internet Archive Good Morning Australia 11-11-85 BetaRip 1985 · Film This is original post message: Here's one of the first betamax tapes I got and what a tape it is! Someone recorded Good Morning Australia on the 11/11/1985.… Internet Archive As a Matter of Fact 2026 · Film Looks at the importance of the accident bureau in planning traffic patterns. Beautiful scenes of autos from the early 1950s. Internet Archive Learning Excel 97: Intermediate 1997 · Educational "In this video you will learn: Build In Functions (12 Minutes); Dates & Times (17 Minutes); Setting Defaults (11 Minutes); Multi-Sheet Workbooks (23 Minutes);… Internet Archive Enter Hamlet 1965 · Educational Originally released in l965 Drawings by irene Trivas, Sylvia Duren, Fred Mogubgub, Maurice Evans Provides a visual pun for each word of Hamlet's soliloquy…