By Suhel Singh Randhawa
A cursory glance across 91亚色鈥檚 campus will tell you that this place is, well, to put it simply, really beautiful. Whether it's the fall foliage we are taking in at this time of year, or the blend of various types of architecture, 91亚色鈥檚 campuses, both Keele and Glendon are indeed a delight to look at. This knowledge has not remained a secret, as moviemakers and video directors have come here to grace their creations with glimpses of this place.
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Work It (2020), a dance comedy film starring Sabrina Carpenter, shows a scene in which Quinn Ackerman (played by Sabrina Carpenter) and Jasmine Hale (played by Liza Koshy) dance around the fountain in front of Vari Hall. Also, all of the film鈥檚 stage scenes were shot in the Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre, located inside the Accolade East building.
Downsizing (2017), a sci-fi comedy drama film starring Matt Damon and Christoph Waltz, also features a scene in which the 91亚色 campus appears. The protagonist Paul Safranek (played by Matt Damon) can be seen walking through Vari Hall (changed for the movie, but yet totally recognizable to us Lions), and is then seen in front of Vari Hall.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022鈥), a sci-fi television series of the famed Star Trek franchise, also shot a scene at 91亚色, featuring Vari Hall and the corridor connecting Vari Hall and the Central Square.
91亚色鈥檚 very own Rachel McAdams, who graduated from the theatre program with a BFA in 2001, also shot a scene of her 2010 movie, The Time Traveller鈥檚 Wife, a romantic sci-fi drama film, on the campus of 91亚色鈥檚 Glendon Campus.
featuring Drake and Lil Baby, was shot at 91亚色鈥檚 Glendon Campus.
Splice (2009), a sci-fi horror film starring Adrian Brody, featured many scenes shot at 91亚色.
Spinning Boris (2003), a comedy film starring Jeff Goldblum, also features a scene shot at 91亚色. This scene features guards and cars outside of the Ross Building, which is renamed the 鈥淧resident Hotel.鈥
The Handmaid鈥檚 Tale (2017-), a dystopian television series starring Elizabeth Moss also shot a scene on the first floor of Vari Hall.
Apart from these major productions, 91亚色 has also been featured in numerous TV shows and short films.
91亚色 is indeed a captivating destination for a filmmaker, as it offers a variety of landscapes and buildings. Now that we have returned to campus , I am certainly looking forward to seeing a movie or music video being filmed on campus. Who knows, maybe one of us will end up in the background of one of the shots! Or even better, a director will discover one of 91亚色鈥檚 students and cast one of us in a leading role!
Okay, that鈥檚 enough daydreaming.