BUILDING THE DREAM: A TRANS-ATLANTIC VOYAGE 10X30' HD CANCON documentary / travel & adventure
In the fall of 2006, Toronto based producer and sailor Alen Milic was working on the re-build of a friend's sailboat, and wishing that he had one of his own. While searching for parts online, he came across the following ad:
Aluminum sailboat - FREE Partially finished aluminum sailboat + trailer to the right person for free. I'd like to see my grandfather's dream come true. This offer is conditional, in that whoever gets the boat must finish the build. All I want in return is a picture of the finished boat.
Alen replied to the ad, saying that he could finish the build and would film the process. A few weeks later he received the following response:
Hi Alen, I had an overwhelming response to my ad, but you seem like the kind of person that could bring this dream back to life. So if you are still interested, she is yours...
A classic case of serendipity? Or the old cliché, be careful what you wish for? Only time will tell...
Fast forward to present day, where a group of friends, advisers, sailors and marine-shops are working tirelessly to bring this dream to life, and cross the Atlantic in 2009.
Filmed in a vérité style and narrated by the godfather of world cruising, Jimmy Cornell, Building The Dream is a rollicking ride, with all of the grit and drama of battling a storm on the high seas - and that's before the boat even sets sail.
Currently in production re:think Entertainment (Canada) High Seas Productions (Canada)
