Strap yourselves in for this week's bizarre, hilarious film. One of the foundational films of Newfoundland and Labrador independent filmmaking, The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood features many of the folks you'll recognize from the Newfoundland comedy group CODCO and This Hour Has 22 Minutes.

Andy Jones stars as Faustus, a clerk in the Newfoundland Department of Education who dreams of becoming the supreme ruler of Newfoundland and seceding from Canada. Back in the real world, Faustus' boss (played by Robert Joy) plans to indoctrinate the citizenry of Newfoundland with a cultish geometric theory known as Total Education — but will he be foiled by the revelation of his earlier career as a flamenco dancer?

A decade in the making, this feature was completed through the dedicated efforts of the Newfoundland Independent Filmmakers Co-operative (NIFCO), and stands as a distinct example of collective filmmaking in Canada. If you haven't seen this one before, you're in for a deliciously weird treat.

"An erratic, bizarre and very funny feature-length comedy sketch, The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood is a twisted take on Canadian documentaries mixed with a large dash of Monty Python." — Canadian Film Encyclopedia