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Pirate's Passage

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Pirate's Passage
Based onPirate's Passage
by William Gilkerson
Written by
Directed by
  • Mike Barth
  • Jamie Gallant
Starring
Music byAndrew Lockington
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producers
  • Brad Peyton
  • Donald Sutherland
Editors
  • Jef Harris
  • Paul Neumann
Running time90 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release
  • 4 January 2015 (2015-01-04)

Pirate's Passage is a 2015 Canadian animated adventure film based on the 2006 children's book of the same name by William Gilkerson. It premiered on CBC Television on 4 January 2015.

Plot

The story is set in 1952 in the fictional community of Grey Rocks, Nova Scotia, where 12-year-old Jim faces bullying at school. His widowed mother runs a local inn, which is facing a takeover by a wealthy family. Sea captain Charles Johnson appears to assist Jim and his mother through their struggles. However, Johnson appears to be a pirate who supposedly died two centuries ago.[1][2]

The story is based on William Gilkerson's book Pirate's Passage, which won the 2006 Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature.[3]

Voice Cast

Production

Pirate's Passage was produced and written by Sutherland and Brad Peyton through Sutherland's production company Martin's River Ink and the studios of PiP Animation Services.[3][4][2]

Tandem Communications distributes the film outside of Canada.[5]

References

  1. ^ Ahearn, Victoria (1 January 2015). "Donald Sutherland says film Pirate's Passage captures his youth in N.S." The Canadian Press. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b Sumanac-Johnson, Deana (2 January 2015). "Donald Sutherland's Pirate's Passage passion project". CBC News. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Sutherland's Animated Pirate Pic Begins Production". Animation Magazine. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  4. ^ Ng See Quan, Danielle (5 November 2013). "Donald Sutherland takes on Pirate's Passage". Playback. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  5. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (13 October 2014). "Mipcom: Donald Sutherland Spreads The Love For Tandem-Repped 'Pirate's Passage'". Variety. Retrieved 4 January 2015.