Construction Movies

  • 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
  • 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
  • 2009
    Good Vibrations

    Good Vibrations

    Good Vibrations

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    A workman is oblivious to the danger he causes.

    Good Vibrations
  • 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
  • 2013
    Talking Architecture, City: Hall

    Talking Architecture, City: Hall

    Talking Architecture, City: Hall

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    A documentary film about Seoul City Hall Construction. The construction project has a hard going in every way. A city plan, excessive administrative...

    Talking Architecture, City: Hall
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2020
    La Grande Aventure du France

    La Grande Aventure du France

    La Grande Aventure du France

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    La Grande Aventure du France
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2000
    Building Materials

    Building Materials

    Building Materials

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    Documentary made as part of the exhibition “Materiais de Construção” (FCG, 1998). The exhibition's curator, Jorge Molder,...

    Building Materials
  • 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
  • 2018
    Kaikōura: A Big Year

    Kaikōura: A Big Year

    Kaikōura: A Big Year

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    After a massive earthquake cut the South Island town of Kaikōura off from the rest of the country, a huge effort went into rebuilding the road...

    Kaikōura: A Big Year
  • 1970
    The Future of Mud: A Tale of Houses and Lives in Djenne

    The Future of Mud: A Tale of Houses and Lives in Djenne

    The Future of Mud: A Tale of Houses and Lives in Djenne

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    Through the story of a mason in Djenne, Komusa Tenapo, and his family, this documentary examines an African tradition of mud architecture in Mali....

    The Future of Mud: A Tale of Houses and Lives in Djenne
  • 1896
    Loading rubble

    Loading rubble

    Loading rubble

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    Short documentary film produced by Eugène Pirou.

    Loading rubble
  • 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
  • 1962
    Building the Golden Gate Bridge: Story of an American Landmark

    Building the Golden Gate Bridge: Story of an American Landmark

    Building the Golden Gate Bridge: Story of an American Landmark

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    The story of building the Golden Gate Bridge is as compelling as its ultimate success. Undaunted by treacherous tides, high winds, and predictions...

    Building the Golden Gate Bridge: Story of an American Landmark
  • 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