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100 Years of Thread Making

Cansew Inc.

CLIENT
Cansew Inc.

TEAM
Producer - Tom Ledwell (Ledwell Strategies)
Director / Camera - Jimmy Reynolds
Editor - Jimmy Reynolds​

We recently had the privilege of producing a short documentary celebrating the 100th anniversary of Cansew Inc., a family-run, Montreal-based thread manufacturer that has been Canadian-owned for a century. Over several days of filming, we explored the company's remarkable journey—through changing industries, economic uncertainty, and four generations of family leadership.

Rather than creating a traditional corporate video, our goal was to tell a human story. We wanted to capture the people, values, and resilience behind a business that has quietly become part of Canada's manufacturing history.

These are the kinds of films we love making: stories that preserve a legacy, connect with audiences on a personal level, and remind us that behind every successful company are people who have dedicated their lives to building something that lasts.

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