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Death of a skyline / the National Film Board of Canada presents ; directed, Bryan Smith ; documentary script by Jim Warner ; narration written by Jim Warner, Andrew Gardner ; producers, Jerry D. Krepakevich, Bonnie Thompson.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Grain elevators--Prairie Provinces.
- Grain elevators.
- Buildings--Prairie Provinces.
- Buildings.
- Prairie Provinces.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (42 min.) : digital, sound, color
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Montréal, Québec] : [Distributed by] National Film Board of Canada, [2015]
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- Once, more than 5,000 Alberta grain elevators graced the skyline. Today they're being razed to make way for modern concrete structures. Are these "prairie cathedrals" being destroyed due to obsolescence or corporate profit? In this film, a lively cast of characters reveals the story of these disappearing landmarks. The citizens of Mayerthorpe, Alberta fight to save their elevator as demolition day approaches. A Montana couple, Bruce and Barbara Selyem, race to photograph elevators across the continent before they are ripped down. Pete Kirk salvages grain-worn wood from demolition sites to build furniture and recycle a piece of prairie history.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Shaun Johnston.
- Credits:
- Editor, Jamie Moorhouse ; director of photography, Wes Doyle ; original music, Bruce Leitl.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced by: National Film Board of Canada, c2003.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed July 27, 2015).
- Publisher Number:
- nf-death Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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