''Drowning in Dreams'' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by

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and released in 1997. The film centres on Fred Broennle, a German-Canadian businessman from

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, who engaged in a multi-year effort to raise the shipwrecked ''

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'' from the bottom of

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. The film premiered at the

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. The film received a

Genie Award The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978), known as the "Etrog Awards" for sculptor ...

nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the

18th Genie Awards The 18th Genie Awards were held on 14 December 1997 to honour Canadian films released that year. to honour the best Canadian films of 1997. The ceremony's hosts were film critics Geoff Pevere and Cameron Bailey. For this year, CBC Television dec ...

."Sweet Hereafter leads the Genie award pack". ''

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'', November 5, 1997.

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Drowning in Dreams
' at the

National Film Board of Canada The National Film Board of Canada (NFB; ) is a Canadian public film and digital media producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary films, animation, web documentaries, and altern ...

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