Explore the world beyond headlines with amazing videos. Wed, 12 Apr 2017 13:53:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 https://documentary.net/wp-content/themes/documentary/img/documentary-logo.png 337 17 Explore the world beyond headlines with amazing videos. https://documentary.net/video/the-cigar-shop/ https://documentary.net/video/the-cigar-shop/#respond Thu, 06 Sep 2012 06:12:31 +0000 http://documentary.net/?p=8302

In 1974, Dominican immigrant Don Antonio Martinez started a small shop in New York City selling hand rolled cigars. Thirty-eight years later his son, Jesus, carries on the tradition. The shop combines craftsmanship with community, mixing equal parts work and play. It takes a certain skill to roll a nice cigar. These guys make it look easy, but for sure - it is not.]]>

In 1974, Dominican immigrant Don Antonio Martinez started a small shop in New York City selling hand rolled cigars. Thirty-eight years later his son, Jesus, carries on the tradition. The shop combines craftsmanship with community, mixing equal parts work and play. It takes a certain skill to roll a nice cigar. These guys make it look easy, but for sure - it is not.]]> https://documentary.net/video/the-cigar-shop/feed/ 0 https://documentary.net/video/the-sound-of-wood/ https://documentary.net/video/the-sound-of-wood/#respond Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:46:25 +0000 http://documentary.net/?p=3827

From sapling to violin. How wood is crafted into emotion generating music. A film with no language barrier. ]]>

From sapling to violin. How wood is crafted into emotion generating music. A film with no language barrier. ]]> https://documentary.net/video/the-sound-of-wood/feed/ 0 https://documentary.net/video/the-knife-maker/ https://documentary.net/video/the-knife-maker/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:43:45 +0000 http://documentary.net/?p=3824

We meet writer turned knife maker Joel Bukiewicz of Cut Brooklyn. He talks about the human element of craft, and the potential for a skill to mature into an art. And in sharing his story, he alights on the real meaning of handmade—a movement whose riches are measured in people, not cash. ]]>

We meet writer turned knife maker Joel Bukiewicz of Cut Brooklyn. He talks about the human element of craft, and the potential for a skill to mature into an art. And in sharing his story, he alights on the real meaning of handmade—a movement whose riches are measured in people, not cash. ]]> https://documentary.net/video/the-knife-maker/feed/ 1 https://documentary.net/video/etsy-art-culture/ https://documentary.net/video/etsy-art-culture/#respond Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:19:37 +0000 http://documentary.net/?p=3770

America has a long tradition of handmade arts and crafts. In the manufacturing age, however, much of this work was overshadowed by the homogenizing force of retail culture. But the passion for handmade arts didn't disappear, and persisted through the years in local craft fairs. Now in the age of the internet, these local craft cultures and artists have found a unifying online community, Etsy, that provides a platform for communication and sales to appreciative fans and customers, as well as a medium to connect with each other and share ideas across the globe. ]]>

America has a long tradition of handmade arts and crafts. In the manufacturing age, however, much of this work was overshadowed by the homogenizing force of retail culture. But the passion for handmade arts didn't disappear, and persisted through the years in local craft fairs. Now in the age of the internet, these local craft cultures and artists have found a unifying online community, Etsy, that provides a platform for communication and sales to appreciative fans and customers, as well as a medium to connect with each other and share ideas across the globe. ]]> https://documentary.net/video/etsy-art-culture/feed/ 0