Backyard History

Backyard History is a factual history series unearthing the often hilarious, mostly mysterious, always surprising untold tales of Canada’s East Coast, as only a Maritimer can spin them.

Justus

When unknown foes burn his truck and steal his snowmobile, brawler turned farmer Seaghan Allan embarks on an action-packed quest for justice across the potato-laden hills of lawless Russet County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Crustaceous

Moncton tough guy Devon Leroux travels to the forbidding seaside town of Shellbrook in search of his missing girlfriend, only to find the haunted Maritime town is home to mutant lobster cultists devoted to a Lovecraftian horror awakened by warming waters and dark rituals, bent on global destruction.

Wabanaki Modern

An exploration and celebration of an influential art movement within the Indigenous community in New Brunswick in the 1960’s. Available now on CBC Gem.

Dislodged

Deep in the remote wilderness of New Brunswick, Canada, a legendary salmon fishing lodge struggles to stay afloat amidst changing times.

Welcome to Cultivation Pictures

Cultivation Pictures is a New Brunswick based film and television production and creative development company founded by Clem McIntosh and Sandy Hunter.

The duo bring a collective 40+ years of experience gleaned in New York and Toronto to their endeavour, which is dedicated to scripted and factual projects.

Explore our current, past and in development projects here.

projects

  • Dislodged

    Deep in the remote wilderness of New Brunswick, Canada, a legendary salmon fishing lodge struggles to stay afloat amidst changing times.

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  • Backyard History

    Based on the hit newspaper column, podcasts and books Backyard History unearths the often hilarious, mostly mysterious, always surprising untold tales of Canada’s East Coast, as only a Maritimer can spin them. Each story is expertly researched, using archival materials, animation and public domain sources to depict the prevailing events, mood and culture of the time.

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  • Wabanaki Modern

    An exploration and celebration of an influential art movement within the Indigenous community in New Brunswick in the 1960’s. Available now on CBC Gem.

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  • Rum Runner

    In 1927, a widow and her family are forced into the dangerous trade of bootlegging illegal rum, caught between ruthless gangsters and the newly established New Brunswick RCMP.

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  • Sugaring

    An audiovisual meditation on the traditional practice of maple syruping in rural New Brunswick.

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  • Justus

    When brazen criminals terrorize a rural community in Atlantic Canada, a motley band of locals takes matters into their own hands.

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  • Crustaceous

    Moncton tough guy Devon Leroux travels to the forbidding seaside town of Shellbrook in search of his missing girlfriend, only to find the haunted Maritime town is home to mutant lobster cultists devoted to a Lovecraftian horror awakened by warming waters and dark rituals, bent on global destruction.

    Read More

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