A Film by Peter Rowe /Pinewood Films
Associate Producer Allan Levine
Produced for the Port Credit Village Project
With the Assistance of:
Ontario Trillium Foundation
City of Hamilton – Hamilton & Scourge Project
City of Mississauga – Culture Division
Port Credit Community Foundation
Hazel McCallion Foundation
Port Credit B.I.A.
Mississauga Waterfront Festival
Laser Quantum Waterscreens
An adventure docudrama by Canadian producer and director, Peter Rowe. “Shipwrecked on a Great Lake” is the story of Ned Myers, the 24-year-old Canadian-American sailor who was one of the few survivors of the shipwreck of two warships, the Hamilton and the Scourge, in August 1813. Based on the story by James Fenimore Cooper, who appears as a character in the film.
“You might think you’re seeing ghosts when you watch the film Shipwrecked on a Great Lake on a waterscreen in J.C. Saddington Park. The waterscreen, created by Montreal’s Laser Quantum, turns two dimensional image into three, and takes advantage of water-reflected light for magical, holographic-like effect. Shipwrecked on a Great Lake is set during the War of 1812. More than a simple account of battles between the British and the USA, the film recounts the story of Ned Myers as told to James Fenimore Cooper, the popular 19th-centuryauthor who wrote The Last of the Mohicans. Produced for the Port Credit Village Project and screening at the spot where the Credit River enters Lake Ontario, Shipwrecked on a Great Lake is meant to connect local viewers to the history of the lake where the dramatic story unfold. After a national casting call, the best actor for the part of Ned Myers was British actor Jack Manser, while Canadian actor John Fray plays James Fenimore Cooper. The original musical score was written by Mississauga composer Vikas Kohli. Dramatic and exquisitely detailed artwork for the film was provided by marine artist Peter Rindlisbacher.”
Words by Trish Dugan
