Construction Movies

  • 1981
    Rebuilding an Old Japanese House

    Rebuilding an Old Japanese House

    Rebuilding an Old Japanese House

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    Five Japanese carpenters came to Boston that summer to reconstruct a Kyoto silkweaver's 150 year old townhouse that had been packed in crates and...

    Rebuilding an Old Japanese House
  • 1989
    Hoover Dam: American Construction Epic, 1931-1936

    Hoover Dam: American Construction Epic, 1931-1936

    Hoover Dam: American Construction Epic, 1931-1936

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    A 36-minute overview of one of mankind's greatest achievements. In the early 1930s, America was in the depths of a tragic economic depression. Yet...

    Hoover Dam: American Construction Epic, 1931-1936
  • 2013
    Rebuilding the World Trade Center

    Rebuilding the World Trade Center

    Rebuilding the World Trade Center

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    Chronicling the reconstruction of the World Trade Center and restoration of the New York City skyline, with a focus on the construction workers who...

    Rebuilding the World Trade Center
  • 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)

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    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)
  • 1963
    La Rose et le Barrage

    La Rose et le Barrage

    La Rose et le Barrage

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    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
  • 2022
    Drives Me Crazy

    Drives Me Crazy

    Drives Me Crazy

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    All Denny wants to do is get by like everybody else, but there always seems to be something in the way.

    Drives Me Crazy
  • 1965
    High Steel

    High Steel

    High Steel

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    A dizzying view of Manhattan in the 1960s, the tallest town in the world, and the men who work cloud-high to keep it growing. They are the Mohawk...

    High Steel
  • 2013
    If You Build It

    If You Build It

    If You Build It

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    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
  • 2023
    Introduction to Crack Sealing 3

    Introduction to Crack Sealing 3

    Introduction to Crack Sealing 3

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    Drawn again from footage shot in the Torrance Public Library parking lot, Introduction to Crack Sealing 3 remixes material from the first two films...

    Introduction to Crack Sealing 3
  • 2026
    Station to Station

    Station to Station

    Station to Station

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    Alex is a shy, antisocial young man who finds a refuge from his daily routine at the subway. During his wanderings, he meets Sofia, a woman who seems...

    Station to Station
  • 2023
    Eiffel, les derniers secrets

    Eiffel, les derniers secrets

    Eiffel, les derniers secrets

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    Eiffel, les derniers secrets
  • 1959
    Skyscraper

    Skyscraper

    Skyscraper

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    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
  • 1968
    Drafting: Occupations & Opportunities

    Drafting: Occupations & Opportunities

    Drafting: Occupations & Opportunities

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    Treats drafting as a means of visual communication and a key to organized training and planning. Discusses the importance of drafting in various...

    Drafting: Occupations & Opportunities
  • 2012
    An Artisan's Legacy: Tsunekazu Nishioka

    An Artisan's Legacy: Tsunekazu Nishioka

    An Artisan's Legacy: Tsunekazu Nishioka

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    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
    A Prairie Story

    A Prairie Story

    A Prairie Story

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

    A Prairie Story
  • 2007
    Building Walt's Dream: Disneyland Under Construction

    Building Walt's Dream: Disneyland Under Construction

    Building Walt's Dream: Disneyland Under Construction

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    Disney Imagineer Tony Baxter, as well as Ed Hobleman and Walter Magnuson from the studio inventory group provide commentary on a never-before-seen...

    Building Walt's Dream: Disneyland Under Construction
  • 2019
    Secrets of the Empire State Building

    Secrets of the Empire State Building

    Secrets of the Empire State Building

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    Secrets of the Empire State Building
  • 2019
    Great Pyramid K 2019

    Great Pyramid K 2019

    Great Pyramid K 2019

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    Today we cut the granite with diamond-cut blade as is one of the most difficult rocks to cut due to its hardness.How could the egyptians, if it was...

    Great Pyramid K 2019
  • 1970
    Use Your Head

    Use Your Head

    Use Your Head

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    This PSA-style film from the 1970s titled “Use Your Head” was presented by the Construction Safety Association of Ontario to eliminate...

    Use Your Head
  • 1896
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    Short documentary film produced by Eugène Pirou.

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