Legends of Magdalen Trailer

Our documentary explores the shipwrecks & treasures of Quebec’s Magdalen Islands. Over 350 sunken vessels have been documented by Leonard Clark, local fisherman, farmer and archeologist. 

Marine tragedies can strangely build communities: Leonard and several characters are descendants of shipwreck survivors. Local diver and world-renowned underwater cameraman, Mario Cyr shares Leonard’s passion for research, naval history and the Islands’ mysterious past. Today, Madelinots still discover artefacts on beaches and search for answers buried at sea.

A timeless and universal celebration of treasures, Legends of Magdalen has been broadcast on CBC, RAI, Documentary Channel, Delta Airlines, Air Transat and Air Canada. The film has won awards at Blue Ocean & Canada’s International Film Festival.

Production : Parafilms / Gregory Gallagher
Lenght : 46” ENG
Distribution : Parafilms – Contact us

Sponsors

Auberge La Salicorne, Pascan Aviation, Tourisme Quebec, Quebec Maritime, Tourisme Iles de la Madeleine, Location Leblanc, Twigg Musique Montreal, Plongée Alpha, Aquatica, Musée-de-la-Mer (Havre-Aubert), CAMI, ELAN.

Credits

Excecutive Producer : Gregory B. Gallagher
Director : Sharif Mirshak
Director of Photography : Noé Sardet
Associate Producer : Victorine Sentilhes
CBC Network Producer : Carrie Haber
Composer : Romain Strugala
Musicians : Robin Best (Harp), Judy Hung (Violin, Viola), Phillip Hornsey (Percussion), Gregory B. Gallagher (Flute, Saxophone), Romain Strugala (Piano, Synth)
Writer : Sharif Mirshak
Narrator : Gregory B. Gallagher
Watercolorist : Noé Sardet
Animation : Sindre Ulvik Péladeau
Color grading : Joe Ghaleb
Production Assistant : Céline Lafrance

Cast

Leonard Clark, Mario Cyr, Jean-Claude Lapierre, Cleigh Currie, Byron Clark, Sarah Clark, Craig Quinn, Moira McCaffrey (Executive Director, Canadian Art Museum Directors’ Organization), Marc-André Bernier (Chief, Underwater Archeology Service Parks Canada), Jean-Guy Poirier, Raynald Cyr, Lauréat Déraspe, Wynn Currie, Charles Cormier, Douglas Clark, Egide Leblanc, Adam Clark, Winston Clark, Nancy Clark, Krista Clarke, Samantha Matthews, Hélène Chevarie, Michel Cyr, Claude Bourque, Pascal Chevarie, Elaine Clark.

Thank you!

Robert St-Onge, Lola Clark, Sonia Boudreau, Kathy McCartney, Auberge La Salicorne team, Plongée Alpha, Jean-Benoit Cyr, Hugo Poirier, Rhoda Clark, Pauline Clark, Graham Burke, Aubé Family, Geraldine Burke, Lyne Richard & Valmont Arsenault (CTMA), Reginald Poirier (Vieux Couvent), Grosse-Île High School, Jacqueline Czernin (CBC), Véronique St-Onge (CFIM), Angela Clark & John Downey, Sylvio Bénard, Sonia Painchaud (Café de la Grave), Bev & Linda Clark, Michelle Joanette & Reynald Briand (Musée de la mer), Jean-Claude Lapierre, Grande Bibliothèque de Montréal, Café des Lettres, Centre départemental d’Archives des Îles de la Madeleine, Olympus America, Pierrette Molaison. Special thanks to l’Abri de la tempête for their Corps Mort!

Linda Hart, Camila Pérez Ossandón, Caroline Leprince, Jean-Michel Leprince, Dana Sardet, The Nomads, Bard Nordby, Suzie Loiselle, Daniel Fox, Louis-Phillipe Audet, Marie-Christine Leblanc, Julian Roberts, Monique Letarte, Jasbeer Hasgarally, Melissa Pouliot. Music score dedicated to the memory of Maurice Twigg, the eternal friend to Montreal musicians.