The Challenger: LEGACY (August 23/2025)

https://youtu.be/KkTF5uZi4Oo?si=bJ8FO4QzJ4Em00HW 

 

Press release from DECADES APART: NOIR CUT

 (Facebook Page)

August 23, a new and final project from Suit & Stubble Productions will hit the interweb…

It’s a documentary about “The Challenger” film series which was created by Andrew Di Pardo ( ‘Decades Apart’ co-writer/director) and Aramis Pacitto 

This will be a feature length documentary Written/ Directed & Produced by Aramis Pacitto with Andrew Di Pardo as the executive producer.

This is expected to be the final project that Andrew Di Pardo will have his name attached to. He has enjoyed his filmmaking career which spanned from 2012-2022 with brief returns from 2022-2025 to release unseen (unfinished) projects and a new final epilogue short for The Challenger titled “The Challenger: Redemption.” Andrew was the co-writer/ producer on that film. 

Di Pardo is happy with what he has accomplished in film with over 200 IMDB credits over various projects and he is ready to completely leave this part of his life behind. 

Catch “The Challenger: LEGACY” on YouTube on August 23!

Watch the trailer now:

https://youtu.be/KkTF5uZi4Oo?si=bJ8FO4QzJ4Em00HW

THE CHALLENGER: Redemption | “Behind the Screenplay” | Short BTS (2025)

 Co-Creator Andrew Di Pardo takes you behind the scenes of the screenwriting process of the FINAL Challenger Film!

Catch the full film on YouTube now!

☀️🎥🔥

https://youtu.be/oEGlPSczCKI?si=7yP59b1_TmdKFt2V

THE CHALLENGER : Redemption

Press release from DECADES APART: NOIR CUT

 (Facebook Page)

Writer/ Director, Andrew Di Pardo returns to his roots with a REUNION short film Project with his original Canadian company Suit & Stubble Productions alongside Aramis Pacitto!

From 2012-2015 Andrew & Aramis created and made an 8 part film Series titled “The Challenger.” 

Now in 2025, this creative duo returns with one last chapter being added to the series in a film titled “The Challenger: Redemption”

OUT NOW!

The film stars Aramis Pacitto as Rick Sledge/The Challenger 

This project also has ‘Decades Apart’ co-writer Gilbert Laberge reunion with Andrew Di Pardo as a Story Editor on the film!

🍁🌴🌊☀️

For the full credits to ‘The Challenger: Redemption’ :https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37275338/?ref_=ext_shr_imdbWS

Catch the 9 Part CHALLENGER film series below:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRP2JYMLvhzeaKlJZcBaUdyIibUqIs9fp&si=xGM6eXlKUP7iEMSM

TFS article (January 2024): Screenwriting Grad Andrew Di Pardo Releases Animated Short, The Angry Cook

 Class of 2015 Writing for Film & Television grad Andrew Di Pardorecently released his newest film – an animated short called The Angry Cook: Deli Nightmares. 

Conceived alongside Jon Pierceback in 2018, the pair drew from their experiences working in restaurants as inspiration for the film’s plot.

“It was loosely based on how a cook we knew would react when getting angry at last-second orders before closing,” he said.

“We took the anger idea one step further and into a very dark, twisted direction, as we made him kill the people he found responsible for his unhappiness in the job.”

Di Pardo was also able to enlist the help of two Disney animators, Matthew Quan-Yin (one of his childhood friends) and Kyron Miller, who both jumped at the chance to work on the project after reading its concept.

“It was a great experience making this film. It was in the making since 2019 and got delayed and even cancelled at one point, due to COVID,” said Di Pardo.

“But now, with the help of AI technology, I was able to take the concepts that were made by Matthew and Kyron and turn them into a small horror animation film. This is the most unique project I have ever made, and I am very satisfied with the results.”

The Angry Cook: Deli Nightmares is currently available on YouTube. 

Article by the Toronto Film School

Originally posted at:

 https://www.torontofilmschool.ca/blog/january-spotlight-amazing-alumni-student-faculty-accomplishments/