CAPTAIN NEWFOUNDLAND

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When oddball tycoon Geoff Stirling became the first in the world to take his local TV station 24 hours, he turned the night time into his personal playground, altering the consciousness of Newfoundlanders forever.

Bizarre visions of meditation, super heroes, and all things mystical were beamed into every household as Stirling filled the late night hours when other stations went off the air with his own fantastical creations – visions of crop circles, pyramids, and his own comic book superhero, Captain Newfoundland. Hiring some of the medium’s most in-demand artists with his own money, he crafted books and animations that extolled the virtues of meditation and his belief that Newfoundland was the northern tip of ancient Atlantis, leaving his mark on traditional broadcasting while the images from his mind left an indelible mark on a generation of late night TV viewers. Mixing documentary-style interviews with dramatic and animated re-enactments of Stirling’s life and the mythical tales surrounding Captain Newfoundland, this documentary features insights from everyday citizens and famous Newfoundlanders alike, incorporating a mixed-media visual style reminiscent of NTV’s original broadcasting ethos.

DIRECTOR'S BIO
Mike Feehan is an illustrator from Newfoundland, Canada whose work includes the award-winning mini-series Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles from DC Comics, as well as Star Trek and Star Trek: Defiant from IDW. In addition to his comic book work, Feehan freelances as a storyboard artist and has worked on a variety of short films, music videos, television shows and advertisements. He has also collaborated with IFC, Netflix and others on social media-based animations. Prior to working full-time in illustration, Mike also worked for several years as a graphic designer and printing technician.

DIRECTOR'S BIO
Jamie Miller is an award-winning Director/Producer of documentary, narrative, music video and commercial work. She is passionate about crafting poetic human portraits in a moment of transformation within a cinematic landscape. Jamie received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for her first short documentary PRINCE'S TALE, which went on to win 7 Canadian festival awards. Her short films have been screened in festivals throughout North America, Europe and Asia and have been licensed by CBC & BBC. Jamie was recently the recipient of the 2020 RBC Michelle Jackson Emerging Filmmaker award presented by the St. John's International Women's Film Festival for her first short drama, PROXIMITY, currently being presented across the country. She earned her BFA in Film Production from York University in 2012, and is an alumna of DOC Breakthrough and Women in the Director's Chair. She loves nothing more than using her own education and experience to help emerging voices cultivate their own story-telling skills.