Built With Love: A Norwegian Immigration Story
Published 2022-12-09
“Built with Love" follows Pioneer PBS Senior Producer Dana Conroy as she travels north along the coast of Norway to meet some of the last few people still building boats in the old Norwegian tradition. Along the way, Conroy discovers what her own great-great-grandfather gave up when he moved to America for the woman he loved.
“Built with Love” is edited by Mike Scholtz, a Duluth area filmmaker and long-time collaborator with Dana Conroy and Videographers Kristofor Gieske and Ben Dempcy. In June of 2022, the Postcards team plied Norway's northwest and northeast coasts, visiting communities such as Flakkfjorden, Stadsbygn, Joa Island, Nesna and the Lofoten islands. They encountered a cast of characters engaged in the craft of traditional Norwegian boat building and sailmaking. Master craftsmen like Einar Borgfjorn, Frode Bjøru and Ulf Mikalsen shared their love for boats along with up and coming apprentices like Vebjorn Reitan and Stephanie Hiem. Historic sites such as the Coastal Heritage Museum in Stadsbygd and the Lofoten Stockfish Museum also feature prominently in the film.
Watch the "Built with Love" Q&A with Director Dana Conroy right now in which Director and Producer Dana Conroy shares stories and lessons from the creation of the documentary: • "Built with Love" Q&A with Director D...
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All Comments (6)
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A beautiful documentary ❤️
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What a great and very warm and fun documentary. I truly enjoyed it! I'm gonna have to buy and eat stockfish this weekend. ❤
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My grandmother was born in Strand, Vesterålen, Nordland, Norway. Her father was a fisherman. The family emigrated to North Dakota to farm (the Homestead Act was still making land available).
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Great story, wow! Our Olson family also came from Norway to Minnesota & Dakotas in the 1800's, and then onto California in the 1930's. Click my face to the left, and we have great footage from 1800's and 1900's too (neat pics and vidoes - see "Tribute & Olson Family Ancestry"). My great grandfather may have fished in your great grandfathers boats! (The Olson's were originally fisherman, and still love fish! :)
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Nice to see Vebjørn Reitan again, I thought he ad left for Alaska.
