Nails (1980)

Director	Philip Borsos
Producer	National Film Board of Canada, Mercury Pictures (distributor/producer, respectively).
Contributors	Editor, Raymond Hall; cinematography, Ron Orieux.
Length	13 min
B&W/Color	color
UO Library Catalog description:	Using the ordinary nail as a symbol of industrial growth, this production juxtaposes the blacksmith’s slow craftsman’s approach with the mass production methods of today.
Call #	FILM Mb273
Genre	documentary
Rare	yes
Online	no
Copyright status	protected
Physical condition	fair
Oregon-related	no

Notes:

From NFB site: “A blacksmith is seen laboring at his forge, shaping nails from single strands of steel rods. The scene shifts from this peaceful setting to the roar of a twentieth-century nail mill, where banks of machines draw, cut, and pound the steel rods faster than the eye can follow. The scene then shifts back to a nineteenth-century nail factory. These diametrically opposed scenes emphasize the changed relationship between the individual and his work. Film without words.” Oscar-nominated like (apparently) all NFBC films. Nothing I’ve immediately heard of, but Orieux is a very prolific cinematographer.