Fellows /
Matt Sadowski
Screenwriters Lab
2026-2027 Fellow
SHiVA
After accidentally uncovering a mirror during shiva, a grieving Jewish family unleashes an ancient entity that slips between reflections, forcing them to survive seven nights before it fully crosses into their world.
Matt Sadowski is a Toronto-based screenwriter, actor and playwright whose writing alternates between the hilarious, and the heartbreaking. His work includes the award-winning feature Pretend We’re Kissing, the John Hughes documentary Don’t You Forget About Me, his one-man show Welcome to Splitsville, and the novelette Last Shot at Love. He also holds the distinction of playing the first canonically Jewish Power Ranger.