Manufacturing Movies
- 2009
New in Town
New in Town5.82009HD
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 offer...
- 2009
Extract
Extract5.832009HD
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 h...
- 1950
Bright Leaf
Bright Leaf5.91950HD
Two tobacco growers battle for control of the cigarette market.
- 2012
Detropia
Detropia6.72012HD
Detroit’s story has encapsulated the iconic narrative of America over the last century – the Great Migration of African Americans escaping Jim Crow; t...
- 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 people w...
- 1944
Main Street Today
Main Street Today6.251944HD
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 work...
- 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 inte...
- 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 challenging...
- 2019
The Goal Is To Live
The Goal Is To Live102019HD
The Goal Is To Live is an infinitely-looping assemblage constructed out of repurposed content from the popular show How It’s Made, which chronicles th...
- 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 s...
- 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 Jaguar...
- 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 t...
- 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 the...
- 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 effor...
- 2016
Tora-san of Goto
Tora-san of Goto7.82016HD
This documentary film follows for 22 years a nine-member family involved in the manufacturing of Udon in the Goto Islands, Nagasaki prefecture. Mr. To...
- 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 aircr...
- 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 o...
- 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 cine...
- 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 winning...
- 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 cons...