All Things Bakelite: The Age of Plastic

The Tobacco Conspiracy: The Backroom Deals of a Deadly Industry

This French-Canadian co-production goes behind the scenes of the huge tobacco industry, whose economic power has been expanding for five decades at th

2011

Conquest of Light

Examines the mesmerising construction of clear crystal glass pieces created by the craftsmen of Waterford. The process from the intense heat of the fu

1975

The Voice Beneath the Sea

A documentary about the laying of the first transatlantic telephone line.

1956

Le Nouveau monde

2017

Company Town

A Canadian union and workers in a GM plant mobilize to save it in what will become the fight of their lives.

2020

Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware

We examine the unique manufacturing ecosystem that has emerged, gaining access to the world’s leading hardware-prototyping culture whilst challenging

2016

Television

Promotes television sets and the broadcast of New York's first regularly scheduled programs by providing a clinical look at the inner workings of tele

1939

Fur Trade

This short film from 1946 presents an outline of the fur trade's history and the commercial use of fur in Canada. A thirst for fur by the kings and co

1946

747: The Jumbo Revolution

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 aircr

2014

Passfire

A film about fireworks, the people who make them and the cultures behind them across the globe.

2016

Modern Marvels: American Steel: Built to Last

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

Made for Play: Board Games and Modern Industry

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 make

2013

Seawards the Great Ships

Documentary about shipbuilding on the Clyde. In 1960, Glasgow and other towns and ports on the River Clyde, on the west coast of Scotland, were still

1960

The Autobiography of a 'Jeep'

The invention and use of a jeep are described, from the viewpoint of one of the vehicles.

1943

Blue Vinyl

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

2002

La saga du rail

2020

Le capiage

Short documentary on the wool industry.

1949

Yellow Tobacco from Quebec

History of yellow tobacco cultivation in the regions of Joliette, Berthier and Trois-Rivières. The documentary describes the care and work required fo

1951

Hollywood's Greatest Trick

The video is accompanied by a richly detailed article that adds more depth to the documentary. If there’s any question about why Hollywood is dead set

2017

High Tide in Newfoundland

1955