Construction Movies

  • 2026
    Yu & Me

    Yu & Me

    Yu & Me

    02026HD

    When a fire destroys a beloved Chinatown bookstore, its hyper-independent owner learns that community is necessary for survival.

    Yu & Me
  • 2023
    Introduction to Crack Sealing 3

    Introduction to Crack Sealing 3

    Introduction to Crack Sealing 3

    02023HD

    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
  • 1981
    Rebuilding an Old Japanese House

    Rebuilding an Old Japanese House

    Rebuilding an Old Japanese House

    01981HD

    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
  • 2025
    The Heroes of the Massacre River

    The Heroes of the Massacre River

    The Heroes of the Massacre River

    02025HD

    The Heroes of the Massacre River is a powerful documentary that chronicles the stories of the pioneers behind the construction of the historic Canal...

    The Heroes of the Massacre River
  • 1992
    The Deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation

    The Deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation

    The Deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation

    01992HD

    Chronicles the industrial action leading up to the deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation.

    The Deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation
  • 2013
    Talking Architecture, City: Hall

    Talking Architecture, City: Hall

    Talking Architecture, City: Hall

    7.52013HD

    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
  • 1989
    Hoover Dam: American Construction Epic, 1931-1936

    Hoover Dam: American Construction Epic, 1931-1936

    Hoover Dam: American Construction Epic, 1931-1936

    01989HD

    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
  • 2019
    Secrets of the Empire State Building

    Secrets of the Empire State Building

    Secrets of the Empire State Building

    82019HD

    Secrets of the Empire State Building
  • 2000
    Building Materials

    Building Materials

    Building Materials

    02000HD

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

    Building Materials
  • 2016
    No Further Instructions

    No Further Instructions

    No Further Instructions

    62016HD

    The award winner Japanese architect Toyo Ito designed the International Baroque Museum in Puebla, Mexico. He is well known for his majestic buildings...

    No Further Instructions
  • 2022
    Drives Me Crazy

    Drives Me Crazy

    Drives Me Crazy

    02022HD

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

    Drives Me Crazy
  • 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

    01970HD

    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
  • 2009
    Good Vibrations

    Good Vibrations

    Good Vibrations

    62009HD

    A workman is oblivious to the danger he causes.

    Good Vibrations
  • 2013
    Rebuilding the World Trade Center

    Rebuilding the World Trade Center

    Rebuilding the World Trade Center

    02013HD

    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
  • 2008
    Palladio Potatoes Piano Piano: Building a Villa in 29 Scenes

    Palladio Potatoes Piano Piano: Building a Villa in 29 Scenes

    Palladio Potatoes Piano Piano: Building a Villa in 29 Scenes

    02008HD

    2005-2008. Video. In 2005 San Francisco real estate magnate Angelo Sangiacomo commissioned Strickland to make a movie that would chronicle final...

    Palladio Potatoes Piano Piano: Building a Villa in 29 Scenes
  • 2020
    La Grande Aventure du France

    La Grande Aventure du France

    La Grande Aventure du France

    7.82020HD

    La Grande Aventure du France
  • 1963
    La Rose et le Barrage

    La Rose et le Barrage

    La Rose et le Barrage

    51963HD

    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
  • 1896
    Loading rubble

    Loading rubble

    Loading rubble

    01896HD

    Short documentary film produced by Eugène Pirou.

    Loading rubble
  • 2026
    Tour Eiffel : les 10 secrets de l'icône de Paris

    Tour Eiffel : les 10 secrets de l'icône de Paris

    Tour Eiffel : les 10 secrets de l'icône de Paris

    8.22026HD

    Tour Eiffel : les 10 secrets de l'icône de Paris
  • 2012
    An Artisan's Legacy: Tsunekazu Nishioka

    An Artisan's Legacy: Tsunekazu Nishioka

    An Artisan's Legacy: Tsunekazu Nishioka

    62012HD

    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