Winner
of 2007 Platinum REMI for Best Historical DocumentaryFIRST LIGHT
Montauk Point Lighthouse
$29.95 on DVD
"First Light is absolutely fantastic...the best ever to be released on the history of a single lighthouse"
Timothy Harrison, President American Lighthouse Foundation & Editor Lighthouse Digest
Winner
of 2007 Platinum REMI for Best Historical Documentary
Nominated for a 2008 New York Emmy
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MONTAUK POINT in the late 1800's
Montauk Point Lighthouse, the first lighthouse built in New York State, authorized by the nation's first President, George Washington, was the first sight of a new world, shining on thousands of immigrants coming to America.
"First Light" gives the viewer all the interesting facts of the lighthouse, including why New York City requested it be built, and the struggles famed architect/builder John McComb Jr, faced during its construction.
The film also tells the stories of the lighthouse Keepers, and the surrounding community during times of crises. Their humanitarian response to the hundreds of tragic shipwrecks occurring in the 1800's, is mirrored in the compassion of Giorgina Reid, a 70 year old woman who took it upon herself to save the lighthouse from erosion in the 1970's.
Reoccurring accounts of courage and compassion by local residents, over the 200 year history of the lighthouse, illustrate how this edifice has bound the souls of humanity through time.
In production for 18 months, "First Light" was researched, written, produced, directed, photographed, and edited by Tom Garber. The original music score is by Cinema Sound Works with narration by Terry Rabine.