Summerland filmmaker launches series of episodes profiling the unique characters of the community

A collection of local stories that make Summerland magical and unique are now featured in a six-episode TV series, after local production company won a $10,000 grant.

Storyboard Productions learned they had won a Telus Storyhive "Voices" grant last winter, to produce their series vision based on real people in Summerland.

After a year of work collecting stories, shooting and editing, "A Magical Place Called Summerland" launched last week on YouTube on the Storyhive channel.

Stephanie Seaton, producer and videographer, follows a different locals in each of the 15-minute episodes, from orchardists to artists, chefs to First Nations fisheries experts, and even train robbers.

Seaton has a passion for shooting and sharing interesting local stories, and hopes the series captures everything strange and wonderful about Summerland today. She now has another film project in the works, with details coming soon.

Find the whole series online here, available for free, or by searching "A Magical Place Called Summerland" on YouTube.

Photo: Airborne Afro

A scene from episode nine of "A Magical Place Called Summerland" -- notorious summertime train robbers!