Manufacturing Movies
- 1970
Modern Marvels: American Steel: Built to Last
Modern Marvels: American Steel: Built to Last01970HD
An exploration of the past and future of the steel industry in America.
- 2018
All Things Bakelite: The Age of Plastic
All Things Bakelite: The Age of Plastic02018HD
In 1907, Belgian-born American chemist Leo Hendrik Baekeland made one of the most transformative discoveries of the 20th century: Bakelite. It was...
- 2021
Lotus: A New Dawn
Lotus: A New Dawn02021HD
This short documentary follows the fortunes of iconic car manufacturer 'Lotus'. In the past 'Lotus' has been famous for producing championship...
- 1941
Tins for India
Tins for India51941HD
The manufacture of kerosene tins in an Indian factory.
- 1926
Car Assembly, Calcutta
Car Assembly, Calcutta01926HD
Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.
- 2021
DeLorean: Back from the Future
DeLorean: Back from the Future02021HD
John Z DeLorean’s extraordinary and doomed attempt to build the sports car of the future in 1980s Northern Ireland is the stuff of legend. A...
- 2010
Back to the Brickworks
Back to the Brickworks02010HD
In the 1800s, brickmaking was one of the largest manufacturing industries in Australia. Hoffman's Brickworks in Brunswick, Victoria, was a leader of...
- 1956
Aluminum on the March
Aluminum on the March81956HD
This short film presented by the Reynolds Metals Company details how aluminum is manufactured and illustrates the seemingly endless uses of this...
- 2016
Making the American Man
Making the American Man5.22016HD
A look at the makers of American made goods for men and the resurgence of clothing manufacturing in the United States.
- 1951
Yellow Tobacco from Quebec
Yellow Tobacco from Quebec01951HD
History of yellow tobacco cultivation in the regions of Joliette, Berthier and Trois-Rivières. The documentary describes the care and work...
- 1978
Court Case
Court Case01978HD
An insider's look on the making of Penn's tennis balls, from their creation in a factory to the final stages of quality control.
- 2009
Elbert Hubbard: An American Original
Elbert Hubbard: An American Original52009HD
This public television documentary examines the passionate life and career of Elbert Hubbard, a businessman who in 1895 established a socially...
- 1965
Pioneer Axe
Pioneer Axe01965HD
A short film about axe making in Oakland, Maine. It documents the process of creating fine axes in the Emerson Stevens shop -- the last axe factory...