Street to the world

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

production company

ONF | NFB

producer

Leonard Forest

director

Louis-Georges Carrier

Duration

00:13:37:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1958

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

010350

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)

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Canada, 1958

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