Skořepiny

Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature

1997

Documentary on water usage, money, politics, the transformation of nature, and the growth of the American west, shown on PBS as a four-part miniseries.

Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre

2010

Take a look behind the curtain to see the vast history and recent renovation of one of Rochester, New York's most famous landmarks. Architects, theater personnel, historians, community leaders, and citizens provide in depth insight from start to finish in one of the most extensive renovations the city has ever seen.

Eiffel, les derniers secrets

2023

Nový průmysl

1952

Proud 640

1950

A picture of the new step-by-step process of building construction called "flow 640", which ensures optimal continuity of the individual professional parts of building construction.

Montované stavby

1950

Documentary report about the construction of a house in Ostrava from prefabricated blocks manufactured at the factory.

Dobrý nástup

1950

Document about the new organization and mechanization of construction in Czechoslovakia according to the Soviet model.

A predsa sa stavalo...

1949

Grand Coulee Dam: A Man-Made Marvel

2014

Historic construction footage, photos, and newsreels help illustrate Grand Coulee Dam's construction, engineering challenges, and regional impact including power and irrigation. Produced by the Bureau of Reclamation and shown at the dam's Visitor Center.

The Johnstown Flood

1926

A dramatic recreation of the Johnstown Flood of 1889.

Hostel Returns

2015

This film is a sequel to 2013 film Hostel and is based on the hostel life of civil engineering students.

Collapse: How the Towers Fell

2003

A look at the World Trade Center towers from an engineering perspective. Explanations about why the Twin Towers were constructed the way they were, and how those design choices contributed to their inevitable collapse on 11 September 2001.

The Barrier

2014

Recent graduate, Arthur Macdonald, narrowly avoids a collision with a truck when he takes a short-cut to work. In his job as traffic safety engineer he proposes to erect a median barrier to prevent collisions. His proposal meets with derision from his boss and indifference from the politicians and the public, but Arthur isn't about to give up. He struggles on toward his goal, despite limited resources, office politics, and City politics.

Dům Na poříčí

1977

The film was based on the novel "Milión" by Karel Štorkán. The book and the film depict the events surrounding the great construction disaster in Prague in 1928, in which 46 construction workers died. The disaster thrilled the entire republic at the time, yet was never fully explained. The filmmakers focus on the story of Ing. Vondrák, the designer of the construction.

Baratometrajes 2.0: Spaniard-low-budget-films with High Ambitions

2014

Baratometrajes 2.0 is a feature length documentary on low-budget films made ​​in Spain and dives deep and directly in the guts of most independent films, their characteristics and their reasons for being. More than forty interviews with directors, producers, journalists, cultural managers and distributors are shaping a broad mosaic of opinions and adventures of different creators to get their films and turn them into a reality, allowing the cameras to talk through their methodology work and the secrets that lie behind the making of these productions. Movies like "El mundo es nuestro," "Mi Loco Erasmus" or "The Cosmonaut" are part of the object of study of this essential documentary that brings us to the reality of New Spanish Cinema Lowcost.