Engine 371
2007
9 min
Coming soon
This animated short looks at the building of Canada's transcontinental railroad with wit and whimsy. Engine 371 illustrates the struggle humans have with nature and how this fundamental tension united a country. A film without words.
Details
This animated short looks at the building of Canada's transcontinental railroad with wit and whimsy. Engine 371 illustrates the struggle humans have with nature and how this fundamental tension united a country. A film without words.
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writerKevin Langdale
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directorKevin Langdale
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animatorKevin Langdale
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producerSvend-Erik Eriksen
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editorIleana Pietrobruno
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musicRobyn Traill
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sound designGael MacLean
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sound supervisionGael MacLean
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animation assistantElisa Chee
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musicianFranklin Kirmayer
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foley artistRefuge Girl
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foley recordistHigh Def Consult
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re-recording mixerGreg Stewart
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re-recording facilityPost Modern Sound
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post-production servicesShaman Digital Media
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technical consultantArthur Pecka
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technical coordinatorWes Machnikowski
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production supervisorKathryn Lynch
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marketing managerMia Desroches
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program administratorBruce Hagerman
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executive producerRina Fraticelli
Education
Ages 13 to 17
Study Guide - Guide 1
History and Citizenship Education - Economy and Development (1500-present)
History and Citizenship Education - Industrialization (1800s)
Media Education - Film Animation
Technology Education - Society and Technology
Have students discuss how the dream of a transnational railway became, over time, a conduit for power and unmitigated growth. How does the film convey this sense of loss of control? Was there anything the collector could have done? What does this say about our own individual responsibilities? The collector simply wants to create a model train set. Can the impact of our individual aspirations be set apart from the world at large?
