''Centigrade'' is a 2007

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short film starring

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, Daniel Brodsky, and Bernhard Lachkovics about a man trapped in a trailer. It won

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s and awards at

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and

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. The producers are working to turn the short into a feature film.

Plot

A Man (

) 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.

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. he ownerdoes a bad thing, and he wakes up in the morning and he trailer isrolling 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."

Production

The part of the main character was originally to go to another actor, but difficulties forced

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to take the part himself. The script was written 17 years ago; Madison Graie suggested to Cunningham that they apply for the

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's "Kickstart Program" to make ''Fahrenheit'' (''Centigrades original title). The pair won one of the five Kickstart awards and used the $20,000

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prize to make the film.The Elevator Pitch - May 24, 2008
Due to signing with Shorts International, ''Centigrade'' will be available on

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, the first Canadian live action short to appear there.E!Online - October 9, 2008
/ref> Cunningham and Graie are working on turning ''Centigrade'' into a feature film.

Cast

as Man *Daniel Brodsky as Boy * Ron Sauvé as Man in Other Trailer * Bernhard Lachkovics as Black Truck Driver * Derrick Garland as Burgundy Truck Driver *

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as Trailer Graveyard * Mark Rickerby as Trailer Graveyard * Madison Graie as Trailer Graveyard * Sterling Wong as Boy Double

Awards

Wins

*2008:

Award for Best Narrative Short Film ( Madison Graie) *2008:

for Best Short Drama ( Madison Graie, Derrick Garland) *2008: Leo Award for Best Direction in a Short Drama (

) *2008:

for Best Performance by a Male in a Short Drama (

) *2008:

for Best Make-Up in a Short Drama (

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) *2008:

for Best Overall Sound in a Short Drama ( Real Gauvreau) *2008:

Award for Best actor in a Short Film (

) ''Centigrades Award for Best Narrative Short at

qualifies it to be nominated for an

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Nominations

*2008:

for Best Cinematography in a Short Drama ( Kevin Hall) *2008:

for Best Picture Editing in a Short Drama ( Jonathan Eric Tyrrell) *2008:

Award for Best Short Film *2008:

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Award for Best Emerging Director (

)

Official Selections

*2008
Cannes Short Film Corner
*2008: Jackson Hole Film Festival *2008:

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*2008:

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Centigrade (Film) 2007 films 2007 horror films Canadian thriller short films 2007 short films Canadian horror thriller films 2000s English-language films 2000s Canadian films English-language horror thriller films English-language short films Canadian horror short films