Shipbuilder

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.

Country:

Canada

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

6 minutes

Year:

1985

Director:

Stephen Surjik

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Company:

ONF | NFB

Cast:
Kristjana Gunnars

Narrator

Galen Wahlmeier

Tom Sukanen

Sasha Konowal

Little Girl

Crew:
Stephen Surjik

Director

Ken Mitchell

Writer

Charles Konowal

Producer

Michael J.F. Scott

Executive Producer

Marcelle Nokony

Music