A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
January 1, 1985
Original Title:
Shipbuilder
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
ONF | NFB
Production Countries:
Canada
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 6
This film recreates the true story of Tom Sukanen, an eccentric Finnish immigrant who homesteaded in Saskatchewan in the 1920s and 1930s. Sukanen spent ten years building and moving overland a huge iron ship that was to carry him back to his native Finland. The ship never reached water.
Administration:
Cyndi Forcand
Art Direction:
Carol Wenaus
Assistant Camera:
Alan Ramsay
Cinematography:
Charles Konowal
Director:
Stephen Surjik
Editor:
Norman Sawchyn
Executive Producer:
Michael J.F. Scott
Gaffer:
Peter La Rocque
Makeup Artist:
Margaret Stellick
Music:
Marcelle Nokony
Greg Zuck
Producer:
Charles Konowal
Production Controller:
Howard Gelmich
Props:
Margaret Stellick
Sound:
Jean-Pierre Joutel
Sound Editor:
Carol Wenaus
Wardrobe Master:
Margaret Stellick
Writer:
Ken Mitchell
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