Manufacturing Movies

Documentary about making cheese in the Netherlands.

This award-winning documentary film chronicles the accomplishments and relationship of John and Nathanael Herreshoff. These determined brothers...

In 1907, Belgian-born American chemist Leo Hendrik Baekeland made one of the most transformative discoveries of the 20th century: Bakelite. It was...

A look at the makers of American made goods for men and the resurgence of clothing manufacturing in the United States.

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

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.

The manufacture of kerosene tins in an Indian factory.