Factory Movies

  • 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
  • 2021
    Lunch Break

    Lunch Break

    Lunch Break

    72021HD

    1979. Four female workers have lunch break inside the ladies' room, at a metallurgical factory. Between laughs and scuffles, each one has a secret of...

    Lunch Break
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
    Made in Ethiopia

    Made in Ethiopia

    Made in Ethiopia

    92024HD

    When a massive Chinese factory complex attempts a high-stakes expansion in rural Ethiopia, three women in search of prosperity have their faith in...

    Made in Ethiopia
  • 2002
    High Performance Imports: Volume 5

    High Performance Imports: Volume 5

    High Performance Imports: Volume 5

    02002HD

    This time High Performance Imports visits Ebisu Circuit for the draft matsuri, tours the Veilside factory and attends some drag meetings.

    High Performance Imports: Volume 5
  • 2017
    Machines

    Machines

    Machines

    6.32017HD

    This portrayal of the rhythm of life and work in a gigantic textile factory in Gujarat, India, moves through the corridors and bowels of the...

    Machines
  • 2012
    S.A.L.P. Esercizio di memoria

    S.A.L.P. Esercizio di memoria

    S.A.L.P. Esercizio di memoria

    02012HD

    A documentary about the industrial, urbanistic and social aspects of the Società Anonima Lavorazione Pelli (S.A.L.P) factory located in...

    S.A.L.P. Esercizio di memoria
  • 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
  • 1948
    Enterprise: A Documentary Film

    Enterprise: A Documentary Film

    Enterprise: A Documentary Film

    01948HD

    Film sponsored by the Troy, New York–based manufacturer of Arrow shirts to explain its reasons for moving its business down south. The true...

    Enterprise: A Documentary Film
  • 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
  • 2006
    Whose Utopia

    Whose Utopia

    Whose Utopia

    02006HD

    A three-part film by Cao Fei. Part one, 'Imagination of Product', shows workers and machines at the OSRAM lightbulb factory in China's Pearl River...

    Whose Utopia
  • 2022
    Consumption

    Consumption

    Consumption

    102022HD

    After a strange nightmare, a young factory worker's life and home become haunted by bizarre phantoms.

    Consumption
  • 1964
    Karanlıkta Uyananlar

    Karanlıkta Uyananlar

    Karanlıkta Uyananlar

    6.51964HD

    A group of paint worker can’t take their salary from the fabricator and they go on strike.

    Karanlıkta Uyananlar
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1959
    The Cleveland Corridor

    The Cleveland Corridor

    The Cleveland Corridor

    01959HD

    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
    Petites mains

    Petites mains

    Petites mains

    7.22014HD

    Petites mains