The End of the Beginning
21:30 runtime
The history of Newfoundland and Labrador voting to leave the United Kingdom to join the Confederation of Canada by becoming a Canadian Province comes to life in this documentary. The film focuses on Joseph Smallwood, Newfoundland’s first premier. This “change” occurred in 1949 and viewers can see how the new Province’s inhabitants celebrate the change from poverty and despair to become part of full inclusion into modern Canada.
The Fast Cats
26:11 runtime
Enter the exciting world of catamarans as we join fellow “cats” sport lovers at Shadow Mountain, Colorado. We witness instruction in the theories and practice of sailing Hobie catamarans (with their double hulls) as they enter a Division V Hobie Cat qualifying regatta. We then join advanced sailors in San Diego in national championships where fierce competition battling wind and water is balanced with enjoyable and fun sailing.
With Camera and Gun in Newfoundland
26:12 runtime
Hunting in the wilderness of Newfoundland offers extraordinary experiences for both Kay Gillett (Lee’s then wife) and Lee himself. Kay travels by canoe using her camera to “shoot” caribou and moose; Lee hikes the mountains to shoot a moose for its antlers and meat. Both “hunters” are successful, although Kay considers herself luckier since she was able to capture the image of a rare, naturally white bull moose.
Wings for the Hunter
23:05 runtime
Hunting birds with shotguns in vastly different locations is easy to achieve as Lee pilots a Piper Tripacer plane around North America. His adventures begin on Prince Edward Island, as his companion Chet advances the training of his two pointers in a quest for Hungarian partridge. Lee then flies his two young sons, Allan and Barry, to hunt grouse in Vermont and, later, in December, takes the boys along as he wings into Mexico so the three can hunt goose, quail and doves.
Western Newfoundland
27:10 runtime
Relax and absorb the peace and solitude that permeates western Newfoundland as viewers travel along with Joan and Lee and Joan’s two sons as they drive around the island on a family RV vacation. Along the way, we enjoy spectacular views of mountains, lakes, rivers and marshes. They fish for mackerel and trout, explore shipwrecks and secret fishing spots, build a homemade shelter and visit urban and rural communities.
The Silent Menace
19:54 runtime
Newfoundland, Canada had long suffered from a devastating tuberculosis epidemic. So, in 1945, the Newfoundland Tuberculosis Association trusted and hired Lee to create and produce a dramatic, informative film that showed and explained the realities of the disease, how it spreads and how to mitigate and even stop its severity. This film is credited with having a vital and important impact on ending the epidemic and was the first film produced in Newfoundland that employed all Newfoundland actors and local medical personnel.
