America's Stairway

About America's Stairway

The epic story of how one of America’s first successful public works emboldened a nation to move westward. The film places the historic Flight of Five locks on the Erie Canal in Lockport, New York, squarely in the American narrative as a symbol of a young and developing nation.

America's Stairway is a 2025 documentary film directed by Paul Lamont. It runs 57 minutes and was released in November 2025.

American members can watch it on PBS.