Peter Rowe | |
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| Born | June 27, 1947 |
| Occupation(s) | filmmaker, film director, film producer |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Website | www |
Peter Rowe (born 1947) is a Canadian filmmaker and author specializing in themes of history and exploration. He is the producer of the 49-part television series Angry Planet, which airs on streaming and television networks around the world. [1] His book, Music vs The Man was published in 2020.
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 George Takei [2]
Rowe has directed numerous documentaries including Beyond the Red Wall, Art War,Joshua Slocum: New World Columbus, and Popcorn With Maple Syrup: Film in Canada from Eh to Zed.
His 2013 film Shipwrecked on a Great Lake is based on James Fenimore Cooper's book Cooper, James Fenimore (1843). Ned Myers; or, a Life Before the Mast. ISBN 1-4280-2232-5.
Television series he has directed include Angry Planet,On the Run, Super Humans, Ready or Not , E.N.G. , African Skies , Exploring Under Sail, and Fast Track .
His wilderness filmmaking has taken place in over 40 countries and many far-flung corners of the world including numerous active volcanoes, several hurricanes and tornadoes, Antarctica, Cape Horn, the Canadian Arctic, and the Sahara and Arabian Deserts.
Rowe has also performed as an actor, most recently playing Hunter S. Thompson in the TV biography series Final 24 . [3]
He appeared in the documentary film Rewind This about the impact of VHS on the film industry and home video.
His 2020 book, Music vs The Man chronicles the battles between musicians and the authorities—police, border guards, mayors, city councils, the FBI, the Kremlin.
His 2021 book, Ablaze: 10 Years that Shook the World, recounts the revolutionary, incendiary era of the late 60s and early 70s, including the birth of the new passions of the era—Black power, the environmental movement, women's liberation, gay pride, the animal rights movement, sexual revolution, and the antiwar movement.
Rowe chronicled his life and adventures in his 2013 memoir Adventures in Filmmaking.
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