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Shipbuilder
directed by Stephen Surjik; produced by Charles Konowal, National Film Board of Canada (Montreal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 1985), 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.
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directed by Stephen Surjik; produced by Charles Konowal, National Film Board of Canada (Montreal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 1985), 6 mins
Description
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.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Dramatized scene, Documentary
Contributor
Charles Konowal, National Film Board of Canada, Kristjana Gunnars
Author / Creator
Stephen Surjik
Date Published / Released
1985
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Speaker / Narrator
Kristjana Gunnars
Person Discussed
Tom Sukanen
Topic / Theme
Finnish people, Migration and Diaspora, Humanities, African Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1985 by the National Film Board of Canada
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The Titanic Inquiry
produced by Hole in the Wall Gang (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2012), 1 hour 2 mins
From the BBC comes this riveting look at one of the little known mysteries of the Titanic. The Titanic Inquiry tells the story of the British Inquiry into the sinking of RMS Titanic and whether the SS Californian was in near enough proximity to the vessel to rescue some, if not all, of the 1,500 lives lost.
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produced by Hole in the Wall Gang (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2012), 1 hour 2 mins
Description
From the BBC comes this riveting look at one of the little known mysteries of the Titanic. The Titanic Inquiry tells the story of the British Inquiry into the sinking of RMS Titanic and whether the SS Californian was in near enough proximity to the vessel to rescue some, if not all, of the 1,500 lives lost.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Dramatized scene, Documentary
Contributor
Hole in the Wall Gang
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Topic / Theme
Legal testimony, Sinking ships, Disaster relief, Titanic Sinks, April 15, 1912, Climate and the Environment, Science and Technology, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of MVD Entertainment Group
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