Shipbuilder
1985
6 min
English
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.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- ONF | NFB
Keywords
- immigrant
- canada
- mental illness
- farming
- saskatchewan
- prairies
- eccentric man
- transporting boat
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Top Cast
Kristjana Gunnars as Narrator
Galen Wahlmeier as Tom Sukanen
Sasha Konowal as Little Girl
Top Crew
Stephen Surjik · Director
Ken Mitchell · Writer
Norman Sawchyn · Editor
Charles Konowal · Producer
Michael J.F. Scott · Executive Producer
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