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Ephemeral films are non-fiction films usually made for educational, industrial, or promotional purposes. The two classic ephemeral film collections found on the Archive are the Prelinger Archives and AV Geeks.

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The Living Planet A Portrait of the Earth: 9 - the Margins of the Land
The Living Planet A Portrait of the Earth: 9 - the Margins of the Land
by Attenborough, David, 1926-; British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service; Time-Life Films
movies

eye 4,133

favorite 55

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Intended audience: Ages 16 through adult
Topics: Intertidal ecology, Mangrove ecology
Educational Films
The Living Planet a Portrait of the Earth 8 Sweet Fresh Water
The Living Planet a Portrait of the Earth 8 Sweet Fresh Water
by Attenborough, David, 1926-; British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service; Time-Life Films; Time-Life Video
movies

eye 3,832

favorite 61

comment 0

Title from data sheet
Topics: Rivers, Stream ecology, Watersheds
Educational Films
The Living Planet a Portrait of the Earth 12 New Worlds
The Living Planet a Portrait of the Earth 12 New Worlds
by Attenborough, David, 1926-; British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service; Time-Life Films; Time-Life Video
movies

eye 8,545

favorite 174

comment 2

Title from data sheet
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 2 reviews )
Topics: Nature, Human ecology, Ecology
Educational Films
In Search of the Soul
In Search of the Soul
by British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service; Time-Life Films
movies

eye 1,345

favorite 28

comment 1

Writer and narrator, Laurens Van der Post
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Jung, C. G. (Carl Gustav), 1875-1961, Psychoanalysts, Psychoanalysis
Educational Films
The Ascent of Man: 11 -- Knowledge or Certainty
The Ascent of Man: 11 -- Knowledge or Certainty
by British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service; Time-Life Films
movies

eye 1,208

favorite 5

comment 1

In Spanish
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Scientists, Science, Nuclear energy
Educational Films
The Crab Nebula
The Crab Nebula
by British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service; Time-Life Films
movies

eye 1,008

favorite 6

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The Crab Nebula Contrasts and compares the effect of two kinds of dam-building -- that done by beavers, and that done by human engineers. Points out how man is damaging the ecological balance of nature whereas the beaver is not.
Topics: Astronomy., Solar system.
Educational Films
American folk art.
American folk art.
by British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service; Time-Life Films
movies

eye 1,034

favorite 11

comment 0

A study of American folk art produced by itinerant American painters in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Shows the simple, primitive, and naively charming style of these painters, and points out the influence of this style on artists in the 20th century Summary Surveys primitive art in the United States from 1775 to 1875, emphasizing objects in the Smithsonian collections and the art of the Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch collection. Includes samples of carved eagles,...
Topics: 16mm Film, Educational Film, Primitivism in art, Painting, American, Painting, Colonial, United...
Source: Lasergraphics ScanStation
Educational Films
The Ascent of Man: 9 -- The Ladder of Creation
The Ascent of Man: 9 -- The Ladder of Creation
by British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service; Time-Life Films
movies

eye 861

favorite 5

comment 0

Also issued as videotape
Topic: Evolution
Educational Films
How Do Children Think?
How Do Children Think?
by British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service; Time-Life Films
movies

eye 388

favorite 8

comment 0

A teacher-training film. Explains that a child's thinking is egocentric and that he decenters from this egocentric viewpoint by socialization with other children. Asserts that, to be meaningful, classroom activity must be geared to how children's minds work, so that they learn to think for themselves
Topics: Cognition in children, Cognition in children
Educational Films
The Ascent of Man: 7 -- The Majestic Clockwork
The Ascent of Man: 7 -- The Majestic Clockwork
by British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service; Time-Life Films
movies

eye 2,367

favorite 5

comment 0

In Spanish
Topics: Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727, Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955, Physics
Educational Films
America: 1 -- The New Found Land
America: 1 -- The New Found Land
by British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service; Time-Life Films
movies

eye 972

favorite 14

comment 0

With book by James Shenton
Topic: Discoveries in geography
Educational Films
Drifting of the Continents
Drifting of the Continents
by British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service; Time-Life Films
movies

eye 474

favorite 7

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Surveys recent discoveries in the earth sciences which explain the movement of the continents and disclose other facts about the earth
Topic: Continental drift
Educational Films
The Ascent of Man: 4 -- The Hidden Structure
The Ascent of Man: 4 -- The Hidden Structure
by British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service; Time-Life Films
movies

eye 1,452

favorite 12

comment 0

Also issued as videotape
Topic: Chemistry
Educational Films
The Mystery That Heals
The Mystery That Heals
by British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service; Time-Life Films
movies

eye 716

favorite 12

comment 1

Writer and narrator, Laurens van der Post
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topic: Jung, C. G. (Carl Gustav), 1875-1961
Educational Films
A True Madness
A True Madness
by British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service; Time-Life Films
movies

eye 624

favorite 12

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Examines the nature of schizophrenia through conversations with schizophrenics and the doctors who treat them. Also gives a cross section of researchers' views about the causes of schizophrenia
Topic: Schizophrenia
Educational Films
Ascent of Man: World Within World, Part 2 (1973)
Ascent of Man: World Within World, Part 2 (1973)
by British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service; Time-Life Films
movies

eye 901

favorite 9

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Ascent of Man: World Within World, Part 2 (1973) Explores the world within the atom and traces the history of the men and ideas that have made 20th century physics one of the great achievements of human imagination.
Topics: Physics, Atomic structure, Physics, Atomic structure, Atomic structure, Physics
Educational Films
Vietnam: Journal of a War
Vietnam: Journal of a War
by British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service; Time-Life Films. Multi-media Division
movies

eye 1,293

favorite 25

comment 1

Title from producer's catalog
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Vietnam War (1961-1975), Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Educational Films
The Ascent of Man: 5 -- Music of the Spheres
The Ascent of Man: 5 -- Music of the Spheres
by Bronowski, Jacob, 1908-1974, writer, narrator; Malone, Adrian, producer, director; British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service; Time-Life Films
movies

eye 1,487

favorite 15

comment 0

Also issued as videotape
Topics: Mathematics, Harmony, Astronomy, Painting
Educational Films
The Ascent of Man: 13 -- The Long Childhood
The Ascent of Man: 13 -- The Long Childhood
by Bronowski, Jacob, 1908-1974; British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service; Time-Life Films
movies

eye 1,054

favorite 2

comment 0

Also issued as videotape
Topics: Anthropology, Culture, Science and civilization
Educational Films
Neurophysiology
Neurophysiology
by Einon, Geoff; Toates, F. M. (Frederick M.); Open University; British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service; Media Guild
movies

eye 240

favorite 7

comment 0

Speakers, Geoff Einon, Frederick Toates
Topic: Neurophysiology
Educational Films
67000 Dreams
67000 Dreams
by Jung, C. G. (Carl Gustav), 1875-1961; British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service; Time-Life Films
movies

eye 4,580

favorite 77

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Depicts the travels of psychologist Carl Gustav Jung and explains the development of his major theories and concepts. Discusses the collective unconscious, the psychology of types, the psyche in space and time and the importance of myth and intuition to the complete man. Part of a series that examines Jung's life and work, presented by Laurens van der Post, a friend of Jung's for 15 years. Shows how a married couple deals with the birth of their first child. Examines some of the problems and...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topic: Jung, C. G. (Carl Gustav), 1875-1961
Educational Films
The Ascent of Man: 3 -- The Grain in the Stone
The Ascent of Man: 3 -- The Grain in the Stone
by Malone, Adrian, producer, director; Bronowski, Jacob, 1908-1974, writer, narrator; British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service; Time-Life Films
movies

eye 1,249

favorite 3

comment 0

Producer and director, Adrian Malone; writer and narrator, Jacob Bronowski
Topic: Architecture
Educational Films
The Ascent of Man: 1 -- Lower Than the Angels
The Ascent of Man: 1 -- Lower Than the Angels
by Malone, Adrian, producer, director; Bronowski, Jacob, 1908-1974, writer, narrator; British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service; Time-Life Films
movies

eye 2,008

favorite 19

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Producer and director, Adrian Malone; writer and narrator, Jacob Bronowski
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Human anatomy, Intellect, Human evolution, Science
Educational Films
The Ascent of Man: 6 -- The Starry Messenger
The Ascent of Man: 6 -- The Starry Messenger
by Malone, Adrian, producer, director; Bronowski, Jacob, 1908-1974, writer, narrator; British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service; Time-Life Films
movies

eye 1,157

favorite 7

comment 0

Also issued as videotape
Topic: Astronomy
Educational Films
The Ascent of Man: 12 -- Generation upon Generation
The Ascent of Man: 12 -- Generation upon Generation
by Malone, Adrian, producer, director; Bronowski, Jacob, 1908-1974, writer, narrator; British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service; Time-Life Films
movies

eye 1,164

favorite 5

comment 0

Producer and director, Adrian Malone; writer and narrator, Jacob Bronowski
Topic: Human genetics
Educational Films
Great Railway Journeys of the World: Deccan
Great Railway Journeys of the World: Deccan
by Thompson, Brian, 1935-; British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service; Films Incorporated
movies

eye 963

favorite 10

comment 0

Brian Thompson
Topics: Railroads, Travel
Educational Films
I'm Dependent; You're Addicted
I'm Dependent; You're Addicted
by Time-Life Films. Multi-media Division; British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service; Time-Life Films
movies

eye 498

favorite 10

comment 0

Discusses current medical findings on the psychological and physiological effects of amphetamines, barbiturates, LSD, and marijuana
Topics: Drug addiction, Narcotics

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