Construction Movies
- 1943
Alaska Highway
Alaska Highway51943HD
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...
- 1990
Standard
Standard4.81990HD
Does someone remember that project of López Rega’s which, in 1975, thought up the construction of a Great Homeland Altar where all...
- 1992
The Deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation
The Deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation01992HD
Chronicles the industrial action leading up to the deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation.
- 2010
Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre
Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre82010HD
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,...
- 1959
Skyscraper
Skyscraper71959HD
Nominated for an Academy Award, this live-action short film playfully chronicles the construction of the Tishman Building at 666 Fifth Avenue in New...
- 1989
The Shark Who Knew Too Much
The Shark Who Knew Too Much6.11989HD
Samuel Plottner is a stockdealer who only wants to get richer, but suddenly things starts to get complicated: His sons meets their longlost mother...
- 2013
If You Build It
If You Build It72013HD
A year in the life of one of America's most innovative classrooms where students design & build to transform their hometown community. The film...
- 1981
We, the Undersigned
We, the Undersigned4.61981HD
The main events unfold in the train. The acceptance committee from Moscow, revealing deficiencies in the constructed bakery, did not sign the act of...
- 1989
David Macaulay: Pyramid
David Macaulay: Pyramid01989HD
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...
- 2006
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...
- 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...
- 2007
Into the Faraway Sky
Into the Faraway Sky72007HD
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...
- 2009
Good Vibrations
Good Vibrations62009HD
A workman is oblivious to the danger he causes.
- 2007
Titanic's Achilles Heel
Titanic's Achilles Heel102007HD
An expedition looks into whether Titanic's hull had a construction design flaw that caused her to break apart. Featuring advanced CGI technology,...
- 2006
A Prairie Story
A Prairie Story02006HD
A prairie landscape undergoes a metamorphosis: rural idyll to over-urbanized dystopia. Director Anne Koizumi laments the changing face of her...
- 2012
An Artisan's Legacy: Tsunekazu Nishioka
An Artisan's Legacy: Tsunekazu Nishioka62012HD
In-depth look at the twilight years, spent training apprentices, of temple builder Nishioka Tsunekazu, who was called the "devil" as he devoted his...
- 2006
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...
- 1963
La Rose et le Barrage
La Rose et le Barrage51963HD
A parallel montage of the construction of a dam in Galicia and the architecture of a small Roman-style church.
- 1974
One Man's War
One Man's War6.81974HD
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...
- 1963
Verify Your Clock
Verify Your Clock81963HD
A creative political short animation calling for saving time and increasing efficiency in national economic construction.