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The Full Cycle

Running away from her fated expectations, a girl finds herself at her old elementary school where she unexpectedly reunites with an old janitor.

  • Srutika Thevarajah
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Short Script
  • Number of Pages:
    16
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Canadian Tamil International Film Festival (CTIFF)
    Toronto, Canada
    September 19, 2025
    Best Short Script
  • GOA Short Film Festival
    Goa, India
    November 15, 2025
    Certificate for Official Selection
Writer Biography - Srutika Thevarajah

As an aspiring filmmaker, Srutika's works has a strong focus in the storytelling of her childhood memories and transitional journey into adulthood.

Born in 2002, Markham, Ontario, Srutika pays homage to her cultural identity as a first-generation Tamil Canadian daughter to immigrant parents. Exhibiting these key themes, Srutika recently developed her first short film screenplay called "The Full Cycle". Srutika strives to become the first screenwriter and director in her family and to represent her community within the media through her work.

Srutika graduated with an H.B.A. degree in her undergrad programs: major in Arts and Media Management, and minors in Studio Arts, and Literature & Film Studies at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC). She plans to pursue Masters and work towards a career in the film industry.

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Writer Statement

Film is a complex entity that has a complex way of expressing thoughts, opinions, ideas, imaginations, or scenarios. It gives such creative freedom to choose what and how I or others want to share their story. I share my story of my experiences, past experiences that became memories that became nostalgic memories that first stemmed from my childhood. Film is my way of storytelling.

Through my work, I aim to capture the documentation of my younger self and the transformation of becoming a young-adult woman. This transformation may include themes of anxiety versus confidence, alienation versus acceptance, low self-esteem versus self-love, and many more to explore.

My experiences as a Woman of Colour (WOC) also play a pivotal role in my stories. It shapes me and how I translate the real world through my work.