Construction Movies

  • 1943
    Alaska Highway

    Alaska Highway

    Alaska Highway

    51943HD

    Pop Ormsby wins the contract from the Army Engineer Corps for the construction of the Alaska Highway connecting Alaska to Canada. The elder of his...

    Alaska Highway
  • 1990
    Standard

    Standard

    Standard

    4.81990HD

    Does someone remember that project of López Rega’s which, in 1975, thought up the construction of a Great Homeland Altar where all...

    Standard
  • 1992
    The Deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation

    The Deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation

    The Deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation

    01992HD

    Chronicles the industrial action leading up to the deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation.

    The Deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation
  • 2010
    Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre

    Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre

    Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre

    82010HD

    Take a look behind the curtain to see the vast history and recent renovation of one of Rochester, New York's most famous landmarks. Architects,...

    Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre
  • 1959
    Skyscraper

    Skyscraper

    Skyscraper

    71959HD

    Nominated for an Academy Award, this live-action short film playfully chronicles the construction of the Tishman Building at 666 Fifth Avenue in New...

    Skyscraper
  • 1989
    The Shark Who Knew Too Much

    The Shark Who Knew Too Much

    The Shark Who Knew Too Much

    6.11989HD

    Samuel Plottner is a stockdealer who only wants to get richer, but suddenly things starts to get complicated: His sons meets their longlost mother...

    The Shark Who Knew Too Much
  • 2013
    If You Build It

    If You Build It

    If You Build It

    72013HD

    A year in the life of one of America's most innovative classrooms where students design & build to transform their hometown community. The film...

    If You Build It
  • 1981
    We, the Undersigned

    We, the Undersigned

    We, the Undersigned

    4.61981HD

    The main events unfold in the train. The acceptance committee from Moscow, revealing deficiencies in the constructed bakery, did not sign the act of...

    We, the Undersigned
  • 1989
    David Macaulay: Pyramid

    David Macaulay: Pyramid

    David Macaulay: Pyramid

    01989HD

    How did ancient Egyptians build the Great Pyramid at Giza, joining two million blocks of heavy stone with amazing precision? Who were the leaders who...

    David Macaulay: Pyramid
  • 2006
    15 Miles On The Erie Canal (Part 2)

    15 Miles On The Erie Canal (Part 2)

    15 Miles On The Erie Canal (Part 2)

    72006HD

    Highlighting the canal’s quiet beauty and fascinating people, Part 2 travels from the Genesee Waterways to Spencerport, Brockport, Holley, and...

    15 Miles On The Erie Canal (Part 2)
  • 2002
    Blue Vinyl

    Blue Vinyl

    Blue Vinyl

    5.32002HD

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

    Blue Vinyl
  • 2007
    Into the Faraway Sky

    Into the Faraway Sky

    Into the Faraway Sky

    72007HD

    A vast wheat field, a straight road that has no end, a sky without a single building in sight – this is a town in the country where time...

    Into the Faraway Sky
  • 2009
    Good Vibrations

    Good Vibrations

    Good Vibrations

    62009HD

    A workman is oblivious to the danger he causes.

    Good Vibrations
  • 2007
    Titanic's Achilles Heel

    Titanic's Achilles Heel

    Titanic's Achilles Heel

    102007HD

    An expedition looks into whether Titanic's hull had a construction design flaw that caused her to break apart. Featuring advanced CGI technology,...

    Titanic's Achilles Heel
  • 2006
    A Prairie Story

    A Prairie Story

    A Prairie Story

    02006HD

    A prairie landscape undergoes a metamorphosis: rural idyll to over-urbanized dystopia. Director Anne Koizumi laments the changing face of her...

    A Prairie Story
  • 2012
    An Artisan's Legacy: Tsunekazu Nishioka

    An Artisan's Legacy: Tsunekazu Nishioka

    An Artisan's Legacy: Tsunekazu Nishioka

    62012HD

    In-depth look at the twilight years, spent training apprentices, of temple builder Nishioka Tsunekazu, who was called the "devil" as he devoted his...

    An Artisan's Legacy: Tsunekazu Nishioka
  • 2006
    15 Miles On The Erie Canal (Part 1)

    15 Miles On The Erie Canal (Part 1)

    15 Miles On The Erie Canal (Part 1)

    72006HD

    The Erie Canal was an engineering marvel in its time and remains so today. This documentary travels from Palmyra to the Genesee River, stopping along...

    15 Miles On The Erie Canal (Part 1)
  • 1963
    La Rose et le Barrage

    La Rose et le Barrage

    La Rose et le Barrage

    51963HD

    A parallel montage of the construction of a dam in Galicia and the architecture of a small Roman-style church.

    La Rose et le Barrage
  • 1974
    One Man's War

    One Man's War

    One Man's War

    6.81974HD

    Man leaves his factory job and sells everything to buy an earth mover and start his own business, travelling from place to place with his wife and...

    One Man's War
  • 1963
    Verify Your Clock

    Verify Your Clock

    Verify Your Clock

    81963HD

    A creative political short animation calling for saving time and increasing efficiency in national economic construction.

    Verify Your Clock