NFB's special programs:.5 Shorts Project. Agency:.Co-produced by the National Film Board of Canada and Spirafilm. Agency - French program:.Québec Studio.

Director, Nadine Beaudet ; producer, Nathalie Cloutier, Colette Loumède, Catherine Benoît.

Recorded 2015.

Massive ships harking from all four corners of the world majestically glide by on the St. Lawrence River as riverside residents watch. But they know nothing of the secrets hidden in these floating leviathans laden with colourful containers-except for a select few who get to briefly join their voyage when they guide the ocean-crossing ships safely into harbour. Nadine Beaudet's World of Passage captures poetic fragments of life on board as sailors perform their endless tasks. This film is part of the 2014 edition of the 5 Shorts Project, created by the National Film Board of Canada and produced in conjunction with Spirafilm, a Quebec cooperative dedicated to independent cinema.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).