Centigrade (2007 film)
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Centigrade | |
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Directed by | Colin Cunningham |
Written by | Colin Cunningham |
Produced by | |
Starring | Colin Cunningham Daniel Brodsky |
Cinematography | |
Edited by | |
Music by | |
Distributed by | |
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Running time | 20 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Centigrade is a 2007 thriller short film starring Colin Cunningham, Daniel Brodsky, and about a man trapped in a trailer. It won Leo Awards and awards at Method Fest Independent Film Festival and Cinequest Film Festival. The producers are working to turn the short into a feature film.
Plot[]
A Man (Colin Cunningham) awakens one morning with a hangover to discover that he has been taken hostage aboard his old, run down trailer which is being towed down the highway by a mysterious black truck; he desperately tries to find a way out of the sealed vehicle before he burns inside. Colin Cunningham describes the movie as follows: "Centigrade, in a nutshell, is about a guy who lives in an old dilapidated, busted-up trailer. There's no wheels on it. It's just laying dead in the weeds. [The owner] does a bad thing, and he wakes up in the morning and [the trailer is] rolling down the highway. It's being towed by a big, black pickup truck. The doors won't open and the windows won't break and he can't get out. That's essentially what it's about. It's about a man trapped."[1]
Production[]
The part of the main character was originally to go to another actor, but difficulties forced Cunningham to take the part himself. The script was written 17 years ago; suggested to Cunningham that they apply for the Directors Guild of Canada's "Kickstart Program" to make Fahrenheit (Centigrade's original title). The pair won one of the five Kickstart awards and used the $20,000 CAD prize to make the film.[2]
Due to signing with , Centigrade will be available on iTunes, the first Canadian live action short to appear there.[3] Cunningham and Graie are working on turning Centigrade into a feature film.[3]
Cast[]
- Colin Cunningham as Man
- Daniel Brodsky as Boy
- as Man in Other Trailer
- as Black Truck Driver
- as Burgundy Truck Driver
- Fulvio Cecere as Trailer Graveyard
- as Trailer Graveyard
- as Trailer Graveyard
- as Boy Double
Awards[]
Wins[]
- 2008: Cinequest Film Festival Award for Best Narrative Short Film ()
- 2008: Leo Award for Best Short Drama (, )
- 2008: Leo Award for Best Direction in a Short Drama (Colin Cunningham)
- 2008: Leo Award for Best Performance by a Male in a Short Drama (Colin Cunningham)
- 2008: Leo Award for Best Make-Up in a Short Drama ()
- 2008: Leo Award for Best Overall Sound in a Short Drama ()
- 2008: Method Fest Independent Film Festival Award for Best actor in a Short Film (Colin Cunningham)
Centigrade's Award for Best Narrative Short at Cinequest Film Festival qualifies it to be nominated for an Oscar.[2]
Nominations[]
- 2008: Leo Award for Best Cinematography in a Short Drama ()
- 2008: Leo Award for Best Picture Editing in a Short Drama ()
- 2008: Method Fest Independent Film Festival Award for Best Short Film
- 2008: Vancouver International Film Festival Award for Best Emerging Director (Colin Cunningham)
Official Selections[]
- 2008: Cannes Short Film Corner
- 2008: Jackson Hole Film Festival
- 2008: Palm Springs International Film Festival
- 2008: Santa Barbara International Film Festival
References[]
- ^ "GateWorld - August 29, 2008". Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved October 9, 2008.
- ^ a b The Elevator Pitch - May 24, 2008 Archived September 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b E!Online - October 9, 2008
External links[]
- 2007 films
- English-language films
- 2007 horror films
- Canadian films
- Canadian short films
- 2007 short films
- Canadian horror thriller films