A poetic study of the Montreal dock area and of a boy who escapes the monotony of his own backyard to while away fanciful hours at the great piers in wistful quest, exploring the wharves and watching ships pass up and down the broad St. Lawrence. (Award: Locarno.)
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
29013
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Awards
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Docks
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Montreal (Quebec)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → St. Lawrence Seaway
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Docks
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Ships
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Imagination
Magic, Occult & Supernatural → Imagination
Places → Montreal (Quebec)
Places → St. Lawrence Seaway
Short films
Short films → Short films - Canada
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)