This Oscar-nominated documentary short tracks the shift in the relationship of an individual to his work between the 19th century and today. Focusing on how nails are made, we first see a blacksmith laboring at his forge, shaping nails from single strands of steel rods. The scene then shifts from this peaceful setting to the roar of a 20th century nail mill, where banks of machines draw, cut, and pound the steel rods faster than the eye can follow.
Where to WatchAll options
Availability data from JustWatch
- Status
- Released
- Production
- ONF | NFB
Links
Top Crew
Phillip Borsos · Director
Michael Conway Baker · Composer
Raymond Hall · Editor
John Taylor · Executive Producer
Reviews
Loading reviews…
More Like This
Being James Bond
29 Aug 2021
Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red
11 Mar 2022
180° South
10 Feb 2010
Above Majestic
30 Oct 2018
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
20 Jun 2025
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
26 Jul 2006
I Am Ali
10 Oct 2014
Maria by Callas
13 Dec 2017
Naqoyqatsi
02 Sep 2002
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley
08 Aug 2025
Western Stars
25 Oct 2019
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
03 May 2022
56 Up
14 May 2012
I Am Heath Ledger
23 Apr 2017
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
10 Dec 2019
Buck
17 Jun 2011
Ronaldo
09 Nov 2015
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
09 Dec 2022
Cameraperson
09 Sep 2016
Capital in the Twenty-First Century
12 Sep 2019