Manufacturing Movies

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

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

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

The manufacture of kerosene tins in an Indian factory.

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

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...

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

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

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

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.

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

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...