Manufacturing Movies
- 2009
New in Town
New in Town5.8322009HD
Lucy Hill is an ambitious up-and-coming executive living in Miami. She loves her shoes, her cars, and climbing the corporate ladder. When she is...
- 2009
Extract
Extract5.8312009HD
The owner of a factory that produces flavor extracts, Joel Reynold seems to have it all, but really doesn't. What's missing is sexual attention from...
- 2014
I Dream of Wires
I Dream of Wires6.62014HD
An independent documentary film about the phenomenal resurgence of the modular synthesizer — exploring the passions, obsessions and dreams of...
- 2014
Packard: The Last Shift
Packard: The Last Shift82014HD
The Packard Motor Car Company and its 5-million square foot plant became a symbol of the American Dream in the heart of the Motor City. Packard left...
- 2012
Death By China
Death By China62012HD
In 2001, China joined the World Trade Organization with the strong support of a Democratic President and Republican Congress. Before the ink was dry...
- 2016
Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware
Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware72016HD
We examine the unique manufacturing ecosystem that has emerged, gaining access to the world’s leading hardware-prototyping culture whilst...
- 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
Classic British Cars: Made in Coventry
Classic British Cars: Made in Coventry02021HD
Find out how the cars were crafted and discover the secret family stories behind the most famous marques including Riley, Standard, Triumph and...
- 2012
Detropia
Detropia6.72012HD
Detroit’s story has encapsulated the iconic narrative of America over the last century – the Great Migration of African Americans...
- 1936
The Big Noise
The Big Noise51936HD
The Big Noise is retired textile manufacturer Julius Trent (Guy Kibbee). Seeking a new outlet for his entrepreneurial energies, Trent buys a half...
- 2017
The Expediter
The Expediter02017HD
A soulful coming of age story set in 1975 New York City about a young man who is forced to work under a former marine, leading them both through one...
- 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.
- 1950
Bright Leaf
Bright Leaf5.91950HD
Two tobacco growers battle for control of the cigarette market.
- 1944
Main Street Today
Main Street Today6.71944HD
This patriotic short film promotes America's war effort at home. The story looks at a fictional small town's main street, seeing where additional...
- 1974
Leeds United!
Leeds United!01974HD
The true story of a strike in 1970 by female textile-factory workers in Leeds who wanted to be paid the same as their male colleagues, but whose...
- 2014
747: The Jumbo Revolution
747: The Jumbo Revolution7.32014HD
At any given moment hundreds of people are soaring above us in a 747. From the moment the very first jumbo jet took off in 1969, it has been the...
- 2013
American Made Movie
American Made Movie6.22013HD
American Made Movie looks back on the glory days of U.S. manufacturing when there was a more balanced relationship between the goods produced and...
- 2002
Blue Vinyl
Blue Vinyl5.32002HD
With humor, chutzpah and a piece of vinyl siding firmly in hand, Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Judith Helfand and co-director and award-winning...
- 2016
Tora-san of Goto
Tora-san of Goto7.752016HD
This documentary film follows for 22 years a nine-member family involved in the manufacturing of Udon in the Goto Islands, Nagasaki prefecture. Mr....
- 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...