Shipbuilder
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?
6 mins
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.
Jean-Pierre Joutel
Sound
Ken Mitchell
Writer
Charles Konowal
Producer
Michael J.F. Scott
Executive Producer
Marcelle Nokony
Music
Greg Zuck
Music
Charles Konowal
Cinematography
Norman Sawchyn
Editor
Carol Wenaus
Art Direction
Margaret Stellick
Makeup Artist
Margaret Stellick
Props
Carol Wenaus
Sound Editor
Peter La Rocque
Gaffer
Alan Ramsay
Assistant Camera
Margaret Stellick
Wardrobe Master
Cyndi Forcand
Administration
Howard Gelmich
Production Controller