Shipbuilder

Shipbuilder (1985)

What would drive a man to spend 10 years of his life building a ship in the middle of the prairie 17 miles (27 km) from the nearest body of water?

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1985-01-01
  • Runtime: 0h 6min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: ONF | NFB
  • Production Country: Canada
  • Director: Stephen Surjik

Summary

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.

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  • Kristjana Gunnars

    as Narrator
  • Galen Wahlmeier

    as Tom Sukanen
  • Sasha Konowal

    as Little Girl
Sound Jean-Pierre Joutel Sound
Sound Marcelle Nokony Music
Costume & Make-Up Margaret Stellick Makeup Artist
Production Charles Konowal Producer
Crew Howard Gelmich Production Controller
Production Michael J.F. Scott Executive Producer
Sound Greg Zuck Music
Crew Charles Konowal Cinematography
Art Margaret Stellick Props
Writing Ken Mitchell Writer
Editing Norman Sawchyn Editor
Production Cyndi Forcand Administration
Directing Stephen Surjik Director
Art Carol Wenaus Art Direction
Sound Carol Wenaus Sound Editor
Lighting Peter La Rocque Gaffer
Costume & Make-Up Margaret Stellick Wardrobe Master
Camera Alan Ramsay Assistant Camera

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