The Placencia Breeze
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June 2018
Filming to Begin for "Pirates of Placencia II: Revenge"
By JOLIE POLLARD Editor in Chief The Placencia Breeze pollard.jolie@gmail.com
British transplant and super grandpa, Peter Arthur, is preparing to shoot another pirate film with his creative friends starting this month − but this one will be a comedy for the grown ups.
The first small-budget short pirate movie, "Pirates of Placencia," which had premiered at Paradise Resort last year, was a special gift to Peter's five-year-old grandson, Harrison, living in England. "He's convinced that I'm a real-life pirate living in the Caribbean, so I thought this could be fun," Peter said. Running just nine minutes and 30 seconds, the short kid-friendly film, was shot on the most beautiful of Placencia days in the Bakadeer area of Placencia by Merl's Cafe and Yoli's Bar, as well as at the Point for some treasure hunting gone wrong. Complete with boat travels, planking, rum drinking, sand burials and a fierce sword fighting scene cast with tough female pirates, it's no wonder that Peter says his grandson has watched the movie up to five times in just a day. Peter, who wrote and starred in the film, even ended the movie with the two lead pirate enemies becoming friends.
cencia creatives for the adult sequel. Directing and co-producing again is Marty Brander, a retired Hollywood filmmaker whose repertoire includes working on over 65 films, a number of TV shows and countless commercials, as well as a couple award-winning and nominated films. The director, whose career started as an eight-year-old actress in the Breen Code shaking film, "One Potato, Two Potato," says she enjoys working with such upbeat and happy people without the Hollywood pressures. Her husband, Tom, along Kim Weidemeyer, Beverly Brooks in makeup and Placencia Players Theatre co-founder Theo Harness who played the flamboyant "Flotsam" in Peter's first film, will join in again on the fun. "Pirates of Placencia II: Revenge" will be featuring even more scenes from Placencia Village including the new "Captain Pete's" dockside bar at Paradise Hotel that owner Alan Stamm branded as such to help Peter for special scenes in the upcoming movie. Peter says he hopes to get as many people involved in casting as possible. You can find Peter in his real life pirate mode at "Captain Pete's" and other select Placencia watering holes and reach him on FB messenger.▪
Stream"Pirates of Placencia" on Youtube for free: https://www. Peter has managed to gather yet youtube.com/watch?v=ZzIuOanother impressive group of Pla- QRTML4
OBITUARY: Clarence "Dada" Lopez Nov. 20, 1924 - May 11, 2018 He was the child of one of the first Garbutts who inhabited Placencia Village. Dada was also one of the In his 20s, when most would argue founding members of the Placencia that he was the most handsome Fishermen’s Cooperative. He was Placencia man around, he met the the eldest male in the village and a love of his life, Cordelia Cabral. The well respected Placencian. two were married on Nov. 28, 1948 and eventually brought forth five Dada, you were a stalwart and a children: Fenton, Sydney, Cynthia, man amongst men. And, you will be missed immensely.▪ Errol and Monica. Continued from page 3
Peter Arthur as "Captain Pete" takes on Captain Tracy played by Tracy Extrom Atkinson for her treasure shortly after a sword fighting scene in Pirates of Placencia. The plot continues in the planned sequel. (PHOTOS: KATHY ANGLIN-WADE)
Friends of Peter Arthur stepped in for a full cast of pirates in his first movie.
