

Captain Newfoundland
2026-09-17 · 94 min · Not rated
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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- Directors
- Jamie Miller, Mike Feehan
- Production companies
- Seachange Films, Game Theory Films
- Countries
- Canada
- Status
- Released
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Geoff StirlingSelf (archive footage)
Mike FeehanSelf
Mark CritchSelf
Greg MaloneSelf
Lydia McLaughlinSelf
Joey SmallwoodSelf (archive footage)
Jamie MillerSelf
Roger MaunderSelf
Bob HallettSelf
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