Dories

Captain Albert Crouse, narrator of the film, used dories for fishing off the coast of Lunenberg, Nova Scotia. The film sketches the history of the dory. A local craftsman gives a step-by-step demonstration of the vessel’s construction

Credits

co-producer

Whitman Trecartin

Rex Tasker

co-director

Mike Mahoney

Ted Haley

Duration

00:13:02:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1979

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016508

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Boatbuilding

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Fishing boats

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Boatbuilding

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Boats and boating

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Fishing boats

Crafts & Visual Arts → Artisans

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Boats and boating

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Fishing boats

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Canada, 1979

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