The History of Concrete

New Release
  • two men talking next to a cement mixer
  • John Wilson in a cap and t-shirt
  • a man smoking while another puts down concrete

Showings

Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Wed, Sep 23 7:00 PM
Truth & Dare - Special Advance Screening
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Sat, Nov 7 9:00 PM
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Film Info
Copyright:2026
Country Listing:USA
Runtime:100
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):John Wilson

Description

“Consistently laugh-out-loud funny, compelling and surprising” - The Guardian

How was concrete invented? In a style that will be familiar to fans of HBO series How To with John Wilson, The History of Concrete is (maybe, sort of) filmmaker John Wilson’s attempt to answer that question.

Wilson uses the subject of concrete as a jumping-off point for a series of tangents about lost love, Hallmark filmmaking, and his obsession with an absurd DMX deep cut. In keeping with the spirit of How To, The History of Concrete mines humour from the strangeness of everyday city life while maintaining a tone that is sweet and humane, rather than exploitative. This is the most compelling documentary about building materials of the year, if not the decade.



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