2035

Sponsored Film
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


This film is part of 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.