This is the story of The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood, a surreal comedy about a lowly bureaucrat and his fantasies of becoming president of an independent Newfoundland, that was released in 1986. A cult classic in Canadian cinema, the film is well known for the marathon it took to even get made. Principal photography on the film began eight years earlier, in 1978. Written and directed by comedy legend Andy Jones and his brother, Mike Jones, the movie was made on a shoestring budget, is packed with familiar faces and helped pave the way for Newfoundland and Labrador's vibrant film industry. And it was the first film ever both filmed and produced, from start to finish, in Newfoundland.
A struggling writer emerges from rehab and reunites with his estranged brother, but soon descends into a tragic love triangle and is forced to confront a devastating reality.
Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis falls in love with a fishmonger while working for him as a live-in housekeeper.
Grande Dame is a short in two Stand-alone parts: SEX IN SEVEN AGES and ENCORE!. In SEX IN SEVEN AGES, LILA , a trans-gendered Grande Dame of the theatre, gives a farewell performance to adoring fans. In ENCORE! three women in a small rural town pay their final respects to an eccentric relative.
On September 11th, 2001, 38 planes headed to New York City were diverted to Gander, Newfoundland, Canada. A town of 9,000 took in 7,000 passengers for 4 days until American airspace reopened.
"Keeping Up with Cathy Jones" is a biographical romp through the life and times of this outrageously funny lady of stage, screen and television. From the first celluloid glimpses of "CATHY AT 16", "THIS HOUR HAS 22 MINUTES", her one woman shows and stand-up routines to interview clips with Cathy, her family and friends, this is a highly charged bio-pic; a salute to Newfoundland's comic genius."
Documentary on Jewish Canadian poet A.M. Klein and his influence on Canadian poetry.
A down-and-out restaurateur and his neighbor hatch a plan to lure bird watchers to their small Newfoundland town and increase tourism by announcing the presence of a rare duck.
A tribute to Canadian comedy icon Tommy Sexton (1957-1993). A founding member of the Newfoundland comedy troupe CODCO Tommy died of complications from AIDS on December 13, 1993.
The Untold Story of the Suffragists of Newfoundland (1999) is a docu-drama celebrating the thirty year struggle by the women of Newfoundland to win the right to vote.
Greg Malone (born October 19, 1948 in St. John's, Newfoundland) is a Canadian impressionist and actor. He is well known for the CODCO television series and his impersonations of Barbara Frum, Jean Chrétien, and Queen Elizabeth II. (Wikipedia)
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