Director Christian Sparkes shows darker side of N.L. in 2 filmsNewsDuration 2:42It’s an achievement when a film makes it into theatres, but Newfoundland and Labrador’s Christian Sparkes had two simultaneously. First, the psychological thriller The King Tide, followed by Sweetland. And these are far from the brightly coloured and sweet tourism ads for the province. As Sparkes tells the CBC’s Jeremy Eaton, they are grittier stories told at home.
