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Boatbuilders

2026 · 105 min

A patient, immersive look at skilled hands and changing seasons, quietly absorbing in its devotion to craft and community.

Directed by
Luke Lorentzen
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Trent Glisson, Brian Larkin
Overview
Over the course of 16 months, at the head of a remote harbor in Maine, the workers of the Brooklin Boat Yard meticulously build a 56-foot wooden sailboat. As the seasons change and the vessel takes shape, director Luke Lorentzen immerses the viewer in a close-knit community rooted in time-honored craft, shared joys, and mutual respect.

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Directed by
Luke Lorentzen
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Trent Glisson, Brian Larkin
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • art
  • friendship
  • nature
  • class
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism10
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Luke Lorentzen
Starring
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Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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