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Cast

Kristjana Gunnars

Kristjana Gunnars

Narrator

Galen Wahlmeier

Galen Wahlmeier

Tom Sukanen

Sasha Konowal

Sasha Konowal

Little Girl

Crew

Jean-Pierre Joutel

Jean-Pierre Joutel

Sound

Marcelle Nokony

Marcelle Nokony

Music

Margaret Stellick

Margaret Stellick

Makeup Artist

Margaret Stellick

Margaret Stellick

Wardrobe Master

Michael J.F. Scott

Michael J.F. Scott

Executive Producer

Charles Konowal

Charles Konowal

Producer

Margaret Stellick

Margaret Stellick

Props

Carol Wenaus

Carol Wenaus

Art Direction

Stephen Surjik

Stephen Surjik

Director

Greg Zuck

Greg Zuck

Music

Norman Sawchyn

Norman Sawchyn

Editor

Ken Mitchell

Ken Mitchell

Writer

Charles Konowal

Charles Konowal

Cinematography

Howard Gelmich

Howard Gelmich

Production Controller

Carol Wenaus

Carol Wenaus

Sound Editor

Peter La Rocque

Peter La Rocque

Gaffer

Alan Ramsay

Alan Ramsay

Assistant Camera

Cyndi Forcand

Cyndi Forcand

Administration

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Shipbuilder

19850.0 / 106 min
Documentary

Overview

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?

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.