HAMILTONThe First Flame

Before the Reformation became a movement, it was a flame.

A new historical feature film from Golden Eagle Films

Our Story

The story that lit a nation

HAMILTON: The First Flame journeys into 16th-century Scotland to tell the remarkable true story of the Hamilton family and the events that would help ignite the Scottish Reformation.

At the heart of the story is a family whose legacy would cross generations through love, loyalty, political upheaval, faith, and ultimately extraordinary sacrifice.

Their son, Patrick Hamilton, would become Scotland's first martyr of the Protestant Reformation. His death was intended to extinguish his message. Instead, it helped light a flame that would spread across a nation.

This is the story of what came before the flame, and the family behind it.

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The Flame Timeline

One life that lit a nation

c. 1504KincavilBorn to the house of Hamilton
1520ParisA scholar finds his voice
1523St AndrewsHome to Scotland's university
1527MarburgA conviction takes shape
1528St AndrewsThe first flame

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How long shall darkness overwhelm this realm?

Patrick Hamilton's reported last words

Principal Lead

Introducing Jaymes Hamilton

We are honored to introduce Jaymes Hamilton as the principal lead in HAMILTON: The First Flame, portraying the young Patrick Hamilton, Scotland's first martyr of the Protestant Reformation.

As a direct descendant of the Hamilton lineage whose remarkable history inspired this film, he brings a personal connection to the story. His father, Michael Hamilton, joins the cast, allowing two generations of the Hamilton family to take part in bringing this extraordinary chapter of their ancestral history to the screen.

Some stories are history. Some stories are heritage. This one is both.

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Characters

The family behind the flame

The Scholar

Patrick Hamilton

Played by Jaymes Hamilton

A young nobleman and scholar whose convictions lit the first flame of the Scottish Reformation.

The Father

Sir Patrick Hamilton of Kincavil

Played by Michael Hamilton

Knight of Kincavil and a Hamilton loyalist in a kingdom ruled by rival houses.

The Mother

Catherine Stewart

Played by Desiree De Anda

A daughter of the royal Stewart line, and the bond between the Hamiltons and the crown.

The Brother

James Hamilton

Played by Don Gage

Patrick's brother, heir to Kincavil and to the consequences of his brother's convictions.

The Sister

Katherine Hamilton

Played by Nancy Hamilton

Patrick's sister, whose own faith would later be tested.

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Behind the Film

A new kind of filmmaking

HAMILTON: The First Flame is being created through a hybrid human and AI production pipeline that brings together traditional filmmaking, real actors, historical research, and emerging production technologies.

Each character begins with a carefully cast actor. Using the actor's likeness together with recorded reference performances, we create a digital double designed to preserve the unique qualities, expressions, and performance characteristics of the original actor.

How Hamilton is being made