A sailor experiences a huge fire and subsequent sinking of his sailing ship after he hits a large rock. A fish saves him as he nearly drowns. Once on shore, the sailor goes to the shipyards and purchases another ship and sails off into sea.
An animated short entered to “Create a Stamp Story” section of ACMI’s ‘Screen It’ media making competition for Primary Schools.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B1006655
Audience classification
ACMI classified
Subject categories
Amateur & Student Films → Student films - Australia
Sound/audio
Silent
Colour
Colour
Holdings
DVD [PAL]; Master