Kingston Peninsula is a movie set again. It has been used for several film shoots including Reacher and Alias Grace. Currently, a spy thriller titled Angel Three is being filmed within the walls of the former prison.
The main character, Sophie, is an agent operating in East Berlin in the 1980s.
“She helps people move from east to west,” said film producer Lawrence Gendron. “Then something happens and then he has to help with a special case that will turn his whole world upside down.”
The film uses one of the Atonement Chambers for some flashback scenes, but most of the film takes place in a one-room set inside the prison.
Director Anita Doron says a good screenplay along with creative cinematography and lighting sets the pace and mood of the film.
“Some of our shots are incredibly complex, with acting time runs up to five minutes, light travel, a lot of fast phone movement,” Doron said.
Alex Jensen of Kingston Film Office says Angel Three is being filmed entirely in Kingston, unlike many previous productions in the limestone city.
“Instead of large studio productions that come and go to shoot, we are now doing a full range of productions that are shot entirely in Kingston,” Jensen said.
The municipality’s focus on growing the film economy has led to a deep pool of workers and businesses capable of supporting the needs of the TV and film industry.
“80% of the crew is Kingston local, with all kinds of partnerships from Improbable Escape doing set design, Korkan doing partial construction, which is the offender release program through Correctional Services Canada,” Jensen said.
Jensen says Angel Three is the second production to shoot entirely in Kingston this year and more are planned.
Jensen told Global Kingston, “In September we shot a sci-fi feature film produced entirely locally in the area and in October we got a horror film and I think there’s more to come. Is.”
Angel Three is scheduled to shoot for 12 days and the show’s producers expect the film to hit the festival circuit in the summer or fall of 2023.