Ti-Jean goes west

The Canadian prairies, seen through the eyes of a ten-year-old boy. Ti-Jean reaches the Golden West and hires out as a harvest hand. he learns to handle the equipment; he learns about the life of prairie farmers and, when a storm threatens, he works with the strength of ten to save a farmer’s crop.

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Credits

production company

ONF | NFB

director

Raymond Garceau

Duration

00:24:00:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1957

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

010935

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Canada - Rural conditions

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Farm life - Canada

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Canada - Rural conditions

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children's films - Canada

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Prairies

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Literature → Folk literature, Canadian

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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Canada, 1957

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