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Bjornquist Films

Turn your dream movie into a reality with the help of Bjornquist Films in Brooklyn, New York. Our company is a member of the SAG-AFTRA™ union.

We are a production company that specializes in micro-budget films. Our services are ideal for independent filmmakers, cinephiles, directors, producers, investors, actors, and movie buffs. Although we have a penchant for historic drama, we are committed to telling insightful stories about redemption and human condition within any genre. In business since 2001, we take pride in the quality of our craftsmanship.

07/28/2025

To keep our channel going between full episodes we've been making these short "History Bits"! Check them out on our channel with judifire. Link in comments. Whitney Hamilton plays Charlotte Berry in our show “The Privateers” and here she talks about the name sake of the Verrazzano Bridge connecting Brooklyn to Staten Island in NYC. An Italian explorer is credited with discovering New York harbor in 1524 for the King of France. His name was Giovanni da Verrazzano. And when he made a 2nd journey to the Americas, he landed on the Island of Guadalupe - Now part of the French Caribbean - and was captured by the indigenous peoples there and eaten!

07/25/2025

We’re busy editing the last scenes and writing new ones for “The Privateers”! Stay tuned!!!

07/21/2025

To keep our channel going between full episodes we've been making these short "History Bits"! Check them out on our channel with judifire Photo courtesy Patrick Sullivan Link in comments. Whitney Hamilton plays Charlotte Berry in our show “The Privateers” and here she talks about the infamous Cat O' Nine Tails used as an instrument of corporal punishment by the British Royal Navy beginning in 1665. Several seafaring idioms have entered modern language that harken back to the 17th & 18th centuries!.

07/14/2025

To keep our channel going between full episodes we've been making these short "History Bits"! Check them out on our channel with Judy Krause Photo courtesy Link in comments. Whitney Hamilton plays Charlotte Berry in our show “The Privateers” and here Whitney talks about the origins of three nautical idioms: Pipe Down, Toe the Line and The Bitter End. Many of these originate from the British Royal Navy but were likely in use by other English speaking sailors, privateers and pirates of the 17th & 18th centuries.

07/07/2025

To keep our channel going between full episodes we've been making these short "History Bits"! Check them out on our channel with Judy Krause Photo courtesy Link in comments. Whitney Hamilton plays Charlotte Berry in our show “The Privateers” and here she explores the captivating history of alcohol rations aboard British naval ships, a tradition steeped in maritime lore and adventure. Have you ever wondered how sailors managed their alcohol rations? In this episode, we delve into the origins of "Tots & Drams," the term used for the daily rum allowance that kept spirits high on the high seas. Discover how rum, first discovered in Jamaica, became the quintessential spirit of sailors and the fascinating story behind its proofing process. Learn how sailors used gunpowder to test the strength of their rations, ensuring they had the right amount of kick to keep them going through long voyages.

06/30/2025

To keep our channel going between full episodes we've been making these short "History Bits"! Check them out on our channel with Judy Krause Photo courtesy Link in comments. Whitney Hamilton plays Charlotte Berry in our show “The Privateers” and here Actress Whitney Hamilton, talks about origins of the idiom "Flash in the Pan". It references the misfire of a flintlock weapon. This is when the gun powder in the pan ignites but it fails to ignite the load in the barrel and fire a lead ball or shot. It is just a lot of flashy light and smoke. It means something or someone has huge potential but falls flat or falls short of expectations. Flintlocks were not terribly accurate and therefore one might survive the challenge of a duel. The famous duel in US history ended with the death of Alexander Hamilton.

06/23/2025

To keep our channel going between full episodes we've been making these short "History Bits"! Check them out on our channel with judifire Photo courtesy Link in comments. Whitney Hamilton plays Charlotte Berry in our show “The Privateers” and here Actress Whitney Hamilton, talks about origins of the idiom "Going Off Half-Cocked". It references the half-cock of a flintlock weapon. That is the setting you use to load the black powder and shot into the pistol. Sometimes if weapons weren't maintained they would go off accidentally. In the Victorian era it meant being half-drunk and likely saying or doing something impulsively without being aware of the consequences. The Flintlock was the firearm used to colonize the Americas as well settle the frontier, The American Revolution, The War of 1812 and is the firearm referred to in the 2nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

06/16/2025

To keep our channel going between full episodes we've been making these short "History Bits"! Check them out on our channel with Judy Krause Photo courtesy Link in comments. Whitney Hamilton plays Charlotte Berry in our show “The Privateers” and here Whitney talks about the origins of the flintlock weapon and the the idiom "Lock, Stock & Barrel" that came into usage during the Jacobite rebellion in Scotland

05/28/2025

About this time last year I was approached by a woman writing her dissertation about women disguising themselves as men during the Civil War and she asked permission to use stills from "My Brother's War" (Prequel to UNION). Now it has been published! Check this out! Congratulations Lisa V. Mazey! It is published through Mellen Press. Links to the book and the film in comments!

05/22/2025

A few screen grabs from last weekend! "The Privateers" episode 9 coming soon! Huge thanks to our small but mighty cast and crew! Martirene Alcantara Mac Brydon Judy Krause Patrick Sullivan and Andy Currie Check out the prior episodes on our Link in comments!

05/05/2025

To keep our channel going between full episodes we've been making these short "History Bits"! Check them out on our channel with judifire Photo courtesy Link in comments. Whitney Hamilton plays Charlotte Berry in our show “The Privateers” and here Whitney illustrates the difference between a Pirate and a Privateer. She talks about the most famous privateer of all time, English Admiral Sir Francis Drake commissioned by Queen Elizabeth I herself to plunder and pillage Spanish ships in the American colonies.

04/28/2025

To keep our channel going between full episodes we've been making these short "History Bits"! Check them out on our channel with Judy Krause Photo courtesy Link in comments. Whitney plays Charlotte Berry in the show and she dives into the story of how the Dutch traded Manhattan for an Indonesian island abundant in nutmeg trees with the British, following years of conflict. She also explores the legacy of Dutch settlers who founded New Utrecht, now known as modern-day Brooklyn.

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