COMET
HUNTER
(1 x 96' TV movie)
A compelling family drama about an immigrant boy's struggle with fitting
in, social classes, love and growing up, and the positive effect of
a strong friendship. Set in Wales and then Canada, the protagonists
are a teenage boy and an ailing octogenarian comet hunter who discovers
a new comet and registers it as discovered by the boy - an act of
generosity which changes the boy's life.
THE
ORKNEY LAD (2 x 96' Mini-series)
Based on the true story of the first white woman in Northern Canada,
it's an adventure set in Canada and the Orkney Isles. A love story
and a tragedy with a unique twist. Her name was Isabelle Gunn. Her
sex: female; but she fooled both the Hudson Bay Company voyageurs
& the world into believing that she was a man...until the canoe
capsized, and her dream became a nightmare.
THE
PREACHER (Theatrical feature film)
Based on the real life crime exploits of two Canadian brothers,
The Reverend Herbert Wilson, who quit the ministry to become a master
safe cracker, & his younger brother Lou, a pickpocket who became
his lieutenant. Set in the Roaring 20's in the USA, they recruited
a "Flapper" who became the preacher's moll. This unlikely
gang knocked off 65 safes in a four year spree, netting US$16,000,000
before the Mafia hit them. All the while, the preacher's wife believed
he was a traveling bible salesman with a genius for stock investments.
