Nails
This documentary explores the manufacturing of nails and the gulf between the skilled labour of traditional tradespeople and modern mechanization.
Director
Phillip Borsos
Borsos was a four-time Canadian Film Award and Genie Award winner, and an Oscar nominee for his short film Nails. His feature directorial debut, The Grey Fox, won 12 awards, including seven Genies, and was nominated for a Golden Globe. He also directed The Mean Season, One Magic Christmas, Bethune: The Making of a Hero, and Far From Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog, before his tragic death from leukemia in 1995.
Producer
John Taylor
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Arts and Culture, History
Original Language
English