Confederation Film

Name: Confederation Film
Director: Nathan Dunphy
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2021-03-24
Duration: 9 min
Cast: Joey Smallwood

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DocumentaryHistory

Short doc/essay film exploring Newfoundland's relationship to film before and after confederation.

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Cast

Joey Smallwood

Himself (Archive Footage)

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