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Cheating Death

Kyle, a hustler who gets through life by selling marijuana to kids, is faced by death in the form of a Grim Reaper on his night out to a bar. The Grim Reaper reveals himself to Kyle, showing him his true form and asking him for a beer. While taking his beer break, another Grim Reaper enters the bar and lays claim on Kyle's soul. The first Grim Reaper and the second Grim Reaper now break out into an argument revealing the "corporate" side of death and the difficulties of their jobs. Before they can decide as to who gets Kyle's soul, a third Grim Reaper and her assistant show up establishing seniority and laying claim to Kyle's soul. The three begin to argue and just when they're about to fight and Kyle fails another attempt at escaping, a fourth grim Reaper appears with an executive order from their higher-ups telling them they've all been recalled and the task of collecting Kyle's soul is now his. Between the Reaper's fighting and trying to decide who gets to collect Kyle's soul, the question remains - will Kyle escape with his life?

  • Suraj Savkoor
    Director
  • Panta Mosleh
    Producer
  • Avery Fane
    Producer
  • Suraj Savkoor
    Writer
  • Victor Ayala
    Key Cast
    "Kyle"
  • Ken Godmere
    Key Cast
    "Death 1/Mortimer"
  • Raf Rogers
    Key Cast
    "Death 2/Terence"
  • Panta Mosleh
    Key Cast
    "Death 3/Laquisha"
  • Pookie
    Key Cast
    "Rosie Pidcock"
  • Avery Fane
    Key Cast
    "Death 4/Jarvis"
  • Reg Rozee
    Key Cast
    "God"
  • Nathan Ozee
    Key Cast
    "Bartender"
  • Chris Da
    Cinematographers
  • Dave Chick
    Composers
  • Bruno Trivelli
    Editors
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Dark Comedy, Fantasy
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 50 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 10, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    3,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - Suraj Savkoor

Suraj Savkoor was born and brought up in Bengaluru, India where he first developed a passion for the performing arts. He was president of his college theatre club and soon enough, he realized he has a higher calling, one particularly in film and television, which is when he decided to embark on his journey to film school. Suraj received his second undergraduate degree from Vancouver Film School in Vancouver, BC where he specialized in directing and postproduction but his love for screenwriting is unparalleled. Suraj is currently in the process of completing an MFA in Film & Television at SCAD, Atlanta.
Suraj has written, produced and directed several short films and has filled various numerous roles on the production side of the industry, granting him a ton of technical knowledge and experience. Cohesively, he has written several hundred short screenplays, a number of original TV pilots and a handful of feature film screenplays. Suraj has even had the opportunity to write a feature screenplay for a studio that has been acquired by Netflix and will be hitting screens in 2021. Suraj's biggest goal is to make it as an accomplished screenwriter for film and television in Hollywood.

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