Maritime Vignettes

- Season 2

(2011)

Nova Scotia Schooners explores the resurgence of interest that has taken place during the past decade in these traditional wooden vessels. The documentary tells the story of four different schooner owners and reveals how each of them is keeping the spirit of these majestic sailing vessels alive. Viewers will witness the rebuilding of the Canadian sailing icon Bluenose II and share in the celebration during the 50th annual Nova Scotia Schooner Association race week. The film goes inside the world of these wooden vessels and reveals why wooden schooners - once on the ...

The Last Sardine Outpost is a documentary that explores the world's largest - and North America's last remaining - sardine canning plant in Blacks Harbour, New Brunswick. The film reveals the world of sardines: from the pristine waters of the Bay of Fundy to the fishing boats that deliver their silvery bounty to the cannery, and from the bustling processing lines to store shelves around the world. Blacks Harbour is hailed as the "Sardine Capital of the World" but the longevity of that title is uncertain. The company was recently bought by a group of UK venture ...

Rum Running is a documentary which reveals how thousands of law abiding citizens of Atlantic Canada were lured into the alcohol smuggling trade during Prohibition in the 1920's and 30s. Prohibition was extremely unpopular with many Americans and Canadians, but for dozens of coastal communities in Atlantic Canada hard hit by a downturn in the fisheries and still recovering from World War I, it was seen as a golden business opportunity. Rum Running depicts the larger than life characters and the high stakes role that Nova Scotia and the French Islands of St. Pierre and ...

Hundreds of years ago, the secluded coves and inlets of the Maritimes were the perfect hiding places for pirates avoiding detection by the King's navy. With one of the riches fishing grounds in the world, the Maritimes were the perfect hunting ground for supplies, ships and new recruits. Pirates and Privateers introduces the viewer to several notorious pirates who plundered Atlantic Canada during the 1700's and tells a story that recalls the blunderbuss, the cutlass, evil deeds, and supposed buried treasure. Not many Canadians know what is meant by the word "privateer...