Factory Movies

  • 1959
    The Cleveland Corridor

    The Cleveland Corridor

    The Cleveland Corridor

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    An industrial film sponsored by the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company promoting the "Cleveland Corridor," an 85-mile corner of northeast Ohio...

    The Cleveland Corridor
  • 1970
    Heaven on Earth

    Heaven on Earth

    Heaven on Earth

    61970HD

    Polish sappers try to prevent Wehrwolf soldiers from blowing up a chemical factory.

    Heaven on Earth
  • 2014
    Patria

    Patria

    Patria

    6.72014HD

    The Turin factory, another in a series of closures, shuts down, leaving workers jobless and uncertain. Salvatore, a worker, climbs the tower in...

    Patria
  • 1904
    Panorama of Machine Co. Aisle

    Panorama of Machine Co. Aisle

    Panorama of Machine Co. Aisle

    5.31904HD

    A camera on an overhead crane travels down a large, long aisle where men are shown working on large machinery on either side. Carts carrying...

    Panorama of Machine Co. Aisle
  • 1958
    Factory B

    Factory B

    Factory B

    6.81958HD

    A group of oil drillers of the Factory B, focused on success rather than praise, strive to find the oil despite the decision on the suspension of the...

    Factory B
  • 1931
    Atlas

    Atlas

    Atlas

    01931HD

    The concept of machine-made knit was known as early as the 1850s, but it was only during the 1920s that the quality of the material had improved....

    Atlas
  • 1941
    Tins for India

    Tins for India

    Tins for India

    61941HD

    Documenting the production of kerosene tins and their reuse in rural India, this early short by Bimal Roy observes industrial labor and everyday life...

    Tins for India
  • 1904
    Panorama View, Street Car Motor Room

    Panorama View, Street Car Motor Room

    Panorama View, Street Car Motor Room

    61904HD

    A camera moving forward on an overhead crane gives a traveling view of men working on machinery. Carts carrying parts and pieces of machinery pass by...

    Panorama View, Street Car Motor Room
  • 1943
    Boys in Blue

    Boys in Blue

    Boys in Blue

    01943HD

    A teacher is handing out examination results to his students in an industrial school and he points out to them that work is the most important thing...

    Boys in Blue
  • 2025
    The Unbiased Institute of Norms

    The Unbiased Institute of Norms

    The Unbiased Institute of Norms

    02025HD

    A deeply unbiased factory sorter meets a soul that is unable to be sorted.

    The Unbiased Institute of Norms
  • 2004
    More High Impact Forklift Safety

    More High Impact Forklift Safety

    More High Impact Forklift Safety

    02004HD

    With graphic re-enactments of industrial accidents, the More High Impact Forklift Safety Video gives viewers a scared-straight lesson on the...

    More High Impact Forklift Safety
  • 2009
    Charlie Marx and the Chocolate Factory

    Charlie Marx and the Chocolate Factory

    Charlie Marx and the Chocolate Factory

    02009HD

    Charlie Marx and the Chocolate Factory started as an investigation of the link between politics and chocolate, at the Karl Marx Confectionary Factory...

    Charlie Marx and the Chocolate Factory
  • 2022
    The Snack Giants – Behind the Scenes of Confectionery Manufacturers

    The Snack Giants – Behind the Scenes of Confectionery Manufacturers

    The Snack Giants – Behind the Scenes of Confectionery Manufacturers

    02022HD

    The high consumption of snacks and sweets in Germany keeps producers on their toes. In Viersen, consumer giant Mars produces 10 million cookie...

    The Snack Giants – Behind the Scenes of Confectionery Manufacturers
  • 1984
    Ronde de nuit

    Ronde de nuit

    Ronde de nuit

    01984HD

    Ronde de nuit
  • 1909
    Comment se fait le fromage de Hollande

    Comment se fait le fromage de Hollande

    Comment se fait le fromage de Hollande

    61909HD

    Documentary about making cheese in the Netherlands.

    Comment se fait le fromage de Hollande
  • 2011
    Les Haricots, Deux Heures

    Les Haricots, Deux Heures

    Les Haricots, Deux Heures

    102011HD

    A dive in a fantasized human landscape who, by going through several scenes along a production line compose a strange industrial painting.

    Les Haricots, Deux Heures
  • 2025
    Dreams in Dust

    Dreams in Dust

    Dreams in Dust

    92025HD

    A short documentary exploring the grueling cycle of child labor in Pakistan through the story of two children, one working at a brick kiln and the...

    Dreams in Dust
  • 2024
    Les Lucioles

    Les Lucioles

    Les Lucioles

    02024HD

    In the 1920s, female workers in a factory paint fluorescent watch dials. Mollie, the newcomer, makes a mistake that forces her colleagues to work...

    Les Lucioles
  • 2016
    Ho Chi Minh Kim Chi

    Ho Chi Minh Kim Chi

    Ho Chi Minh Kim Chi

    5.52016HD

    The sights and sounds of a kimchi factory in Vietnam.

    Ho Chi Minh Kim Chi
  • 1956
    The Factory: How a Product is Made

    The Factory: How a Product is Made

    The Factory: How a Product is Made

    01956HD

    This documentary, produced by Paul Burnford, features how products are made in factories. It uses an example of a jack-in-the-box produced by Mattel.

    The Factory: How a Product is Made