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E-H. HARRIET'S CANADIAN HOME. AFTER THE US GOVERNMENT PASSED THE FUGITIVE SLAVES ACT, WHICH ALLOWED ESCAPED SLAVES TO BE HUNTED IN ANY STATE BY PERSONS FROM ANY OTHER STATE, HARRIET AND HER FAMILY MOVED TO ST. CATHARINE'S, ONTARIO. THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD NOW ENDED A BIT FURTHER NORTH IN TORONTO. SHE LIVED MOST OF HER FREE LIFE BETWEEN CANADA AND UPSTATE NEW YORK. SET PHOTOS. building a 19th century train car. One of Art's first suggestions was to acquire the chassis of a large motorhome. The motorhome was stripped down to its chassis, frame, and bed, and the car was built on top. Visual effects would provide the locomotive when needed, and rising to the challenge, the transportation crew provided movement for the passenger car so it could pull into and out of the station. Overall, while I've said to many, Harriet was the most challenging project I've ever designed, creating the world of Harriet, her family and the world in which they lived was the most rewarding experience I've had. The crew faced hurricane Florence, tornadoes, ticks, venomous spiders, extremely cold weather and challenging budgets. None of those things were so overwhelming as to keep us from telling Harriet's story. Also, before completing this story, I must mention a few people who were so instrumental in creating and capturing the effort. I had an amazing crew made up of folks from Los Angeles, Wilmington, NC, Atlanta and Richmond, VA. Set decorator Marthe Pineau understood and completely embraced my goal of creating sets and locations which could speak for themselves. Art Directors Kevin Hardison and Christina Kim faced and guided us through some extraordinary challenges. Assistant Art Director Toi Whitaker probably drove a thousand miles in her quest to find and acquire all types of critical hardware for numerous sets. Brandon Arrington was the extraordinary period graphics guru. The late Steve George, prop master extraordinaire, provided a good many of the hand props for the project from E F G H