Rain Drizzle and Fog

St Johns Newfoundland and Labrador is North Americas most easterly landfall For half a millennium its perfect harbour has provided a safe refuge in the middle of the treacherous North Atlantic For 300 years of its history it was an actual crime to try and settleNewfoundland was the private preserve of British fishing merchants But people stayed despite the colonial masters despite the lack of law and order despite hellish weather and raging seas And the city grewlurching through centuries of crisis disaster privation For filmmaker Rosemary House This is still a hard rock land a dirty old town at the back of beyond And yet the St Johns townie is so proud youd swear we lived in Paris In this documentary she explores her city with the help of six locals Mary Walsh Andy Jones Anita Best Brian Hennessey Ed Riche Des Walsh writers and performers all Source National Film Board