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Deadline

What happens when a student's worst fears come true?

Deadline (2018) is a thriller short-film on the issue of campus lock-downs in North America. Made by a collective of students at the University of Toronto for the Hart House 48-hour film challenge, the film was screened at the University of Toronto Film Festival 2018.

  • Rishabh Mundhra
    Director
  • Udaybir Singh Brar
    Writer
  • Rishabh Mundhra
    Writer
  • Kareem El-Baradie
    Writer
  • Rishabh Mundhra
    Producer
  • Udaybir Singh Brar
    Producer
  • Rishabh Mundhra
    Key Cast
    "Protagonist"
  • Udaybir Singh Brar
    Key Cast
    "Narrator"
  • Farbod Pakpour
    Key Cast
    "Antagonist"
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student, Web / New Media
  • Genres:
    Thriller, Suspense
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 41 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 18, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    50 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • University of Toronto Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    March 26, 2018
Director Biography - Rishabh Mundhra

Rishabh has been inclined towards film-making since an early age when he made middle-school projects in the form of films shot on a phone camera. Later, he went on to establish a film club at his high school. An Engineering student at the University of Toronto, Rishabh was also part of a student film titled 'Room 121' in his first year.

Deadline (2018) is Rishabh's first film as an independent director that he made for a 48-hour film challenge at Hart House, Toronto.

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Director Statement

We got an umbrella and a single line of dialogue to make the movie around. Deadline was made with a three member crew and budget of fifty dollars in two days. I didn't get any sleep that weekend.