Manufacturing Movies

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...

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...

The manufacture of kerosene tins in an Indian factory.

Documentary about making cheese in the Netherlands.

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

Jettingen Germany is home to Ludo Fact, one of the world's largest manufacturers of board and card games. This documentary shows how a board game...

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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.

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