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The Longest Road
20031 h 10 min 27 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Kevin Alexander
Production: Graydon McCreaBonnie ThompsonDavid SchultzMichael Kot
Script: Kevin AlexanderDavid Schultz
Produced by the National Film Board of Canada and Interstate 80 Entertainment Inc. in association with History Television Inc., with the participation of Rogers Telefund, the financial participation of the CFCN Production Fund, in association with CTV Television Inc., the A-Channel Production Fund, Craig Broadcast Systems Inc., Saskatchewan Communications Inc. Funding assistance provided by the Alberta Film Development Program of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.
From the Pacific to the Atlantic, the Trans-Canada Highway links Canadians along a 7,821 kilometre ribbon of collective dreams and memories. Affectionately called the TCH by Newfoundlanders, there is no better road for understanding our land and our people. It is truly Canada's "Main Street."
What is the unique connection Canadians have with their national highway? Through intimate stories of adventure, hardship and triumph, we'll meet the hitchhikers, travellers, motel owners and other everyday Canadians whose lives have been shaped by the world's longest continually paved road.
With rich archival images and breathtaking location footage, this documentary is a compelling collection of Canadian history and highway nostalgia. Forging its way across a diverse geography, The Longest Road is a bold and fast-paced portrait of how a highway captured the imagination of millions.
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Subject categories
- Canada - Images of a Country > Canadian JourneysHistorical PerspectivesLandscapes
- Transportation > Driving and TruckingRoad Networks and Infrastructures
- History - Canada > Transportation
Credits
- production manager
- Marcus Brady
- production coordinator
- Danya Gabruch
- research
- Danya Gabruch
- executive producer
- Graydon McCrea
- producer
- Bonnie Thompson
- David Schultz
- production executive
- Michael Kot
- writer
- Kevin Alexander
- David Schultz
- director
- Kevin Alexander
- editor
- Paul Mortimer
- director of photography
- Shaun Henning
- music composer
- Emre Unal
- location sound
- Gary Bruckner
- additional location sound
- Ashley Chugg
- on-line facility
- Ozone Production Services
- online editor
- Todd Langille
- audio post production facility
- Twisted'Pair Sound
- audio post production supervisor
- Patrick Butler
- re-recording mixer
- Emre Unal
- map animation
- Barry Morrisette
- transcription
- Janell Zipursky
- publicist
- Gordon Imlach
- Angela Heck
- legal
- Doug Lord
- production accountant
- Cindy Wallace
- production auditor
- Rick Elliot
- production insurance
- Jones Brown and Associates Ltd.
- grip equipment
- MTM Equipment Rental Ltd.
- lighting equipment
- MTM Equipment Rental Ltd.