Manufacturing Movies

This short documentary follows the fortunes of iconic car manufacturer 'Lotus'. In the past 'Lotus' has been famous for producing championship...

An exploration of the past and future of the steel industry in America.

The manufacture of kerosene tins in an Indian factory.

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...

We examine the unique manufacturing ecosystem that has emerged, gaining access to the world’s leading hardware-prototyping culture whilst...

Shows the interdependence of all workers, jobs, and mechanization in the manufacturing process from raw materials to finished product, focusing on...

With humor, chutzpah and a piece of vinyl siding firmly in hand, Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Judith Helfand and co-director and award-winning...

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...

Documentary about making cheese in the Netherlands.

This short film presented by the Reynolds Metals Company details how aluminum is manufactured and illustrates the seemingly endless uses of this...

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

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...

History of yellow tobacco cultivation in the regions of Joliette, Berthier and Trois-Rivières. The documentary describes the care and work...

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.

In the 1800s, brickmaking was one of the largest manufacturing industries in Australia. Hoffman's Brickworks in Brunswick, Victoria, was a leader of...

This public television documentary examines the passionate life and career of Elbert Hubbard, a businessman who in 1895 established a socially...