CAPTAIN NEWFOUNDLAND

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.

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