A collection of works created by the students in the Script to Screen - Advanced Television and Film program at Centennial College’s School of Communications, Media, Arts and Design.
Past Productions
Dosa
Comedy, 13 min, 2024, IMDB
Three rookie kidnappers hold a local “Crypto King” hostage.
- Director: Shashank Banawalikar
- Writer: Shashank Banawalikar
- Stars: Gauri Prasad, Connor Lucas-Loan, Anas Hasan, Denis Wong
Official Festival Selection: 2024 International Film Festival of South Asia (IFFSA); 2024 Couch Film Festival; 2024 Toronto independent Film Festival of CIFT; 2024 Yellowstone international Film Festival; 2024 Filmi Toronto's South Asian Film Festival; 2025 Toronto Short Film Festival
Awards: Winner, Best Film of the Festival Award, Couch Film Festival; Winner, Best Comedy, Toronto Independent Film Festival of CIFT
Meet The Guptas
Comedy, 11 minutes, 2022
All Mrs. Gupta’s carefully made plans for her son get upended once he introduces her and her husband to his new girlfriend.
- Director: Pranav Nayak
- Writer: Harshit Patel
- Stars: Ellora Parnaik, Saad Siddiqui, Chai Valladares, Erica Deutschman
Official Festival Selections: 2022 NEXGN International Short Film Festival; 2022 Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival; 2022Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival; 2022 International Film Festival of South Asia
Awards: Best Director Finalist – Pranav Nayak, Best Actress Finalist – Ellora Parnaik, 2022 NEXGN International Short Film Festival
Respect
Comedy, 10 minutes, 2020, IMDb
After a brief hiatus, David Allen is back, in the casting room, for one last shot at reviving his acting career.
- Director: Aaron Rothermund
- Writer: Aaron Rothermund
- Stars: Daniel Clark, David Christo, Michael Giuga, Sabrina Grdevich
Official Festival Selections: 2020 Montreal Independent Film Festival; 2020 Hamilton Film Festival; 2021Toronto Independent Festival of Cift
Awards: Honourable Mention, Excellence in Short Directing, 2020 Montreal Independent Film Festival
Frankie Boy
Comedy, 13 min, 2018, IMDB
A pair of EMS workers find separating a widow from her dearly departed husband is much harder than they imagined.
- Director: Cengizhan Turkistan
- Writer: Lara Johnson
- Stars: Deborah Grover, Nell Verlaque, Jim Coddrington
Official Festival Selection: 2021 Montreal Independent Film Festival; 2021 Paris International Short Festival; 2021 Toronto Independent Festival of Cift; 2021 San Francisco Indie Short Festival; 2021 Cairo Indie Short Festival; 2021 Niagara Falls International Short Festival
Awards: Honourable Mention, Long Comedy or Drama Category, 2020-21 Canadian Media Educators (CME) Awards
Don't Click
Horror, 5 minutes, 2017, IMDb
A young man watches a snuff film sent to his email. When the film stops halfway through, he has the option to continue. To find out what happens next, all he has to do is click.
- Director: G-Hey Kim
- Writer: G-Hey Kim
- Stars: Daniel Benoit, Fred Khur, G-Hey Kim
Official Festival Selections: 2018 Die Laughing Film Festival; 2018 Corto Nero Film Festival; 2018 Oregon Scream Week; 2018 Asians on Film Festival; 2017 Blood In The Snow Canadian Film Festival; 2017 Hamilton Film Festival
Awards: /Slash/ Award/ G-Hey Kim, writer/director/producer, actor, 2018 Die Laughing Festival Summer Quarter Winner, Best Horror/Thriller, 2018 Asians On Film Festival Single Scariest Moment Award, 2018 Oregon Scream Week Best Micro Short Horror Film Award Nominee, Best Supporting Actress Award Nominee (G-Hey Kim), 2018 Oregon Scream Week
Animal
Drama, 10 minutes, 2017, IMDb
A chance encounter between a diverse young doctor and an old stock Canadian turns dangerous.
- Director: Daniel Benoit
- Writers: Yasmin Pindolia, Ciaran Vallely (story editor)
- Stars: John Corbett, Trenna Keating, Genelle Williams
Official Festival Selections: 2018 Austin Spotlight Film Festival; 2018 Toronto Black Film Festival; 2017 Women’s Only Entertainment Film Festival; 2017 Montreal International Black Film Festival; 2017 Toronto Shorts International Film Festival
Awards: Student Merit Award; 2018 Canadian Cinema Editors Awards
Hard Close
Comedy, 15 minutes, 2016, IMDb
Jacob's boss has given him till the end of the week to get Tom's contract signed or else. When Jacob's last-ditch phone call to Tom goes sideways, Jacob decides to call on Tom personally. That's when things go from bad to worse.
- Director: Mohammad Kobaissi
- Writer: Alex Kerbabian
- Stars: Kristopher Turner, Jeff Pustil, Daniel Desanto, Trevor Hayes,
Marni Van Dyk, Alexandra Ordolis
Official Festival Pre-Selections: 2018 Toronto International Independent Film Festival; 2018 Vancouver Filmdance Festival
Official Festival Selections: 2017 Vancouver Lift-Off Online Film Festival; 2017 Lake George Film Festival; 2017 Lakeshorts International Short Film Festival; 2017 Frozen Film Festival; 2016 Cinema WorldFest; 2016 Pomegranate Film Festival
Awards: Best Short Drama, 2017 Lake George Film Festival Student Merit Award, 2017 Canadian Cinema Editors Awards Best Student Film Award, 2017 Lakeshorts International Short Film Festival Directing, Acting, Narrative Short and Music Merit Awards, 2016 Cinema Worldfest
As I Like Her
Comedy, 13 minutes, 2015, IMDb
A failed theatre director's life is on a downward spiral until he's offered a second chance. Unfortunately, it's working with his ex-girlfriend.
- Director: Nicholas Paddison
- Writer: Nicholas Paddison
- Stars: Jake Epstein, Emily Coutts, Milton Barnes
Official Festival Selections: 2015 Toronto International Short Film Festival
Awards: Student Merit Award Nominee; 2016 Canadian Cinema Editors Awards
Storyworks Projects
Interactive Media Management
A promotional video produced for Centennial College’s Interactive Media Management program.
Paramedic Scenarios
A paramedic scenarios instructional video created for Centennial College's Paramedic program.
The First Three
A closer look at The First Three online fitness and coaching and services.
Arrivederci Tommasso
A look at Tommasso Conti’s popular Italian eatery on Toronto’s Eastern Avenue.
UDL at Centennial
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework that recognizes and incorporates various types of learning styles for students. This project, created by students in their Storyworks course for the Advanced Television and Film - Script to Screen program, was carried out for several years, with the main goal of highlighting UDL at Centennial. This included filming a series of videos that incorporated instructor interviews, as well as how UDL was put into action by these instructors.
Sponsored Films
2035
Drama, 12 min, 2019, IMDb
A young refugee to Canada faces challenges and conflict in her new country.
A Centennial College and the Centre for Immigrant and Community Services (CICS) co-production. In 2017, CICS head Alfred Lam approached Centennial College Broadcasting Program Coordinator Chris Terry about the possibility of producing a futuristic dramatic short that could be used to promote discussions on immigrant issues in schools across GTA. 2035 was the result.
Written and directed by 2017 Script to Screen graduate Tannaz Keshavarz and shot in and around Centennial College’s Story Arts Centre, campus the show ultimately required the participation of students and instructors from eight Centennial College programs: Script to Screen - Advanced Television and Film, Broadcasting – Film, Television, Digital Media and Radio, Business Foundations, Fine Arts Studio, Graphic Design, Lifestyle Media – Content Creation, Music Industry Arts and Performance and Theatre Arts and Performance.
- Executive Producers: Nate Horowitz, Alfred Lam, Chris Terry
- Producers: Steve Lucas, George Mihalka, Gabriela Salon
- Director: Tannaz Keshavarz
- Writer: Tannaz Keshavarz
- Stars: Bea Santos, Nadin Rizik, Chris Anton, Milton Barnes
Official Festival Selection: 2020 Canada Shorts – Canadian & International Short Film Festival, 2021 Regent Park Film Festival