Captain Newfoundland

Overview

Media mogul, athlete, creator of the psychedelic superhero Captain Newfoundland, and an activist against his home province joining Confederation: Geoff Stirling was all these things and more. To do justice to a character as complex as this film’s protagonist, Mike Feehan turns the camera on himself and his co-director Jamie Miller as they weave together archival footage, animation, and fantastical recreations from Stirling's experimental 1970s late-night TV show, all very in keeping with NTV's original broadcast mission. Captain Newfoundland is an illuminating and wildly entertaining portrait of a complex man and his impact on the province that, according to Stirling, may or may not be the tip of the long-lost island of Atlantis.

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Cast

Geoff Stirling

Self (archive footage)

Mike Feehan

Self

Mark Critch

Self

Greg Malone

Self

G. Scott Stirling

Self

Lydia McLaughlin

Self

Jesse Stirling

Self

Joyce Stirling

Self (archive footage)

Joey Smallwood

Self (archive footage)

Jamie Miller

Self