Pirate's Passage

2015 Canadian animated adventure film

Brad Peyton
Donald Sutherland

Directed by

Mike Barth
Jamie Gallant

Starring

Donald Sutherland
Gage Munroe
Carrie-Anne Moss

Music byAndrew LockingtonCountry of originCanadaOriginal languageEnglishProductionProducers

Brad Peyton
Donald Sutherland

Editors

Jef Harris
Paul Neumann

Running time88 minutesProduction companies

Martin's River Ink
PiP Animation Services

Original releaseNetworkCBC TelevisionRelease4 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

Donald Sutherland as Captain Charles Johnson
Gage Munroe as Jim Hawkins
Carrie-Anne Moss as Kerstin Hawkins
Megan Follows as Meg O’Leary
Kim Coates as Roy Moehner
Colm Feore as Corporal Robin Hawkins
Gordon Pinsent as Harry Freelove, The Barber
Paul Gross as Calico Jack
Rossif Sutherland as Klaus Moehner
Terry Haig as Mr. Herkes

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

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