With These Hands: The Story of an American Furniture Factory

With These Hands: The Story of an American Furniture Factory (2009) is a documentary film directed by Matthew Barr.

In 2007, unable to compete with cheaper offshore production, Hooker Furniture Co. closed its plant in Martinsville, Virginia, after 83 years in operation. With These Hands follows the last load of wood down the assembly line as it is cut, honed, and assembled into fine furniture. Along the way, employees at the factory share their perspectives on work, community, and survival in a country devastated by de-industrialization and outsourcing.

Cast

Clyde Hooker, Jr.

Himself

Paul Toms

Himself

Lane Nunley

Himself

William Stanley

Himself

Toni Jamieson

Herself