Peter Rowe (filmmaker)
| Peter Rowe | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 27, 1947 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Occupation | filmmaker, film director, film producer |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Website | www |
Peter Rowe (born 1947) is a Canadian filmmaker specializing in themes of exploration and adventure. His is the producer of the 39-part television series Angry Planet, which airs on 10 television networks around the world. He is also freelance producer and heads Peter Rowe Productions/Pinewood Films Inc.
Rowe has directed numerous documentaries including Beyond the Red Wall: The Persecution of Falun Gong, the subject of a notorious battle between broadcaster CBC and the Chinese government, Joshua Slocum: New World Columbus, and Popcorn With Maple Syrup: Film in Canada from Eh to Zed.
Rowe’s feature films include Treasure Island, starring Jack Palance and Kevin Zegers, Lost! starring Ken Welsh, Michael Hogan and Helen Shaver, and The Best Bad Thing starring Lana McKissick and Kirin Kiki.
His 2013 half-hour film Shipwrecked on a Great Lake stars Jack Manser as Ned Myers and John Fray as James Fenimore Cooper, and is based on Cooper's book, Ned Myers; or, a Life Before the Mast. 1843. ISBN .
Television series he has directed include On the Run, Super Humans, Ready or Not, E.N.G., African Skies, Exploring Under Sail, and Fast Track.
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