Second Watch Films

05/01/2025

WATCH "Mouse Man" on YouTube NOW!

SYNOPSIS: Craving human connection, an agoraphobic man summons the courage to venture out into the world to meet a girl.

It's been a long time coming, but "Mouse Man" is finally here for your viewing pleasure. A true joy to work with all the talented people who helped make this possible, and the film turned out great. We were even lucky enough to get some film festival notoriety. Have a watch! LIKE, SHARE, and if you haven't, SUBSCRIBE if you like this kind of content.

——— CAST & CREW ———
CAST: Matt Stefanson, Christine Ahrens, Lauren Hollins
WRITER / DIRECTOR / EDITOR: Michael Kontzamanis
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Sean Perrun
LIGHTS: Dreydon Reimer and Jordan Johnsen
MUSIC: Sean Coran
BTS: Jason Benias

——— AWARDS ———
AWARD WINNER at the Couch Film Festival
FINALIST at the Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival
FINALIST at the London Greek Film Festival
SEMI-FINALIST at the Sacramento Independent Film Festival
QUARTER-FINALIST at the Canada Shorts - Canadian & International Shorts Film Fest
NOMINEE at the AltFF Alternative Film Festival
SELECTED at Short to the Point

SYNOPSIS: Craving human connection, an agoraphobic man summons the courage to venture out into the world to meet a girl.It's been a long time coming, but "Mo...

06/27/2022

🎬 WATCH THE FULL FILM ON YOUTUBE 🎬

Last year, the gang reunited to make yet another movie in 48 hours for the Winnipeg Film Group's 48-Hour Film Challenge. We may not have been able to repeat the success of our 2019 entry, but the experience was unforgettable. I'm still proud of what we were able to achieve in the middle of a pandemic with limited crew, resources, and, of course, time.

Watch the film, and tell me what you think! Share it with your friends. LIKE, COMMENT, SUBSCRIBE, you know, all that good stuff.

SYNOPSIS: A man and his dying wife are haunted by the wicked witch of the woods.

CAST: Megan Best and Matthew Stefanson
WRITER / DIRECTOR / EDITOR: Michael Kontzamanis
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Sean Perrun Videography
MUSIC: Sean Coran
CREW: Christine Ahrens

"Careful What You Witch For" was our 2021 entry for the 48 Hour Film Challenge put on by the Winnipeg Film Group.Watch the film, and tell me what you think! ...

03/20/2021

🎬 WATCH THE FULL FILM ON YOUTUBE 🎬

"We All Die Alone" was our 2019 entry for the 48 Hour Film Challenge put on by the Winnipeg Film Group, where we received RUNNER UP for best film and nominations for best sound design, best actor, and best actress at the Gimli Film Festival.

Watch the film, and tell me what you think! Share it with your friends. LIKE, COMMENT, SUBSCRIBE, you know, all that good stuff.

The making of this film in 48 hours, from script to edit, was grueling to say the least. On top of that, we had to find ways to incorporate a number of requirements: a montage, a match cut, some French dialogue, and lot of other as well. Oh, and it had to be 4 minutes long.

It's not perfect, but considering we had 48 hours to make this, I'm so proud of how this came together. We really had a great team (and most of us are back together to try it again in 2021)!

SYNOPSIS: A man possessively obsesses over a dancer, and when she rejects his advances, he begins to unravel.

CAST: Matthew Stefanson and Megan Best
WRITER / DIRECTOR / EDITOR: Michael Kontzamanis
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Sean Perrun
MUSIC: Sean Coranoran
CREW: Christine Ahrens Hailey Gajadhar John Kontzamanis Cooper Koniuck

"We All Die Alone" was our 2019 entry for the 48 Hour Film Challenge put on by the Winnipeg Film Group, where we received RUNNER UP for best film and nominat...

03/20/2021

A lonely man musters the courage to confront the object of his desire, but when she refuses his advances, the night takes a turn for the worst.

Back in 2019, the gang got together and made a film, start to finish, in two days for the Winnipeg Film Group's 48-Hour Film Challenge. We had 48 hours to write a script, shoot a film, and edit it all together, an entire production squeezed into one sleepless and harrowing weekend. We went to the Gimli Film Festival to show off our little horror film, and we came away with a bunch of nominations, including a nom for best film!
.. And I'm posting it publicly tomorrow on YouTube for the first time. (Follow the Second Watch YouTube, so you don't miss it! Link in bio.)

That's right. Get your popcorn ready for our 48-hour film submission. Don't worry it's only 4 minutes long. 🍿

Despite the pain we all endured, we had so much fun creating "We All Die Alone," and we can't wait to do it again.

CAST: Matthew Stefanson and Megan Best
WRITER & DIRECTOR & EDITOR: Michael Kontzamanis
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Sean Perrun Videography
SOUND & MUSIC: Sean Coran

02/27/2021

This film has been wrapped up for a while, but only getting around to posting it now. Give it a watch (or two), and I hope you guys enjoy!

SYNOPSIS: A man chases a simple dream of becoming the greatest competitive snowball athlete the world has ever known. CAST: John Kontzamanis WRITER / DIRECTOR /…

02/27/2021

Remember how we used to do things together before the pandemic? Well, keep your specs peeled because later today I'll post a Vimeo link of a short film we shot way back when.

Enjoy the poster for "Fearless." Side note: my brother (the man in the poster) is as psychotic as he looks.

Honestly, I can't wait to get the team together and start shooting again...

SYNOPSIS: A man chases a simple dream of becoming the greatest competitive snowball athlete the world has ever known.

CAST: John Kontzamanis

WRITER / DIRECTOR / EDITOR: Michael Kontzamanis

SOUND / MUSIC: Elwood Friesen

10/29/2019

For those of you who haven't seen it yet, here is Second Watch Film's inaugural short, "The End of the World." Check it out on Vimeo. Share it with your friends! Tell me you love it, hate it, don't get it! Whatever!

SYNOPSIS: A man's internal struggle with the woman he loves outwardly manifests itself in the impending apocalypse. CAST: Peter Kekropidis and Christine Ahrens WRITER…

10/28/2019

Last year, we made a little short film (actually our FIRST short film): "The End of the World," and we're just about ready to show you! We learned a ton about our personal filmmaking process, remarking on just about everything that could have been better, but we are still super proud of what we made.

Enjoy the poster (and the beautiful Christine Ahrens) for now. I'll be posting the film later today, so keep an eye out for that because it definitely warrants a second watch. 😉

SYNOPSIS: A man's internal struggle with the woman he loves outwardly manifests itself in an impending apocalypse.

CAST: Peter Kekropidis and Christine Ahrens

WRITER / DIRECTOR / EDITOR: Mike Kontzamanis

SOUND / MUSIC: Sean Coran

07/28/2019

I gotta say... Kind of surprised to be up there. The films in this year's 48 Hour Film Challenge at were absolutely fantastic, and I'm humbled to have been a part of it.

That being said, "We All Die Alone" was a team effort, and we couldn't have done it (in 48 hours no less) without the super talented individuals that helped bring the vision to life. Y'all the damn best! Top 2 Film, baby!

There will be an encore screening at the MET this Wednesday just in case you couldn't make it out to Gimli.

Thanks to everyone else at and all the sponsors who put on a fab event. We'll see you next year! 😏

@ Gimli, Manitoba

07/27/2019

We made it! Come find Second Watch Films at ! 🎬

07/17/2019

Get your tickets, folks, because the team and I will be there excited to premiere our film, "We All Die Alone." 🤗😱🎬

3 PM | Saturday, July 27 Gimli Theatre | 72 Second Ave Join us for the World Premiere of 18 brand new MB-made films, all produced in just 48 short hours! Huge thanks to all of the filmmakers for their incredible cinematic visions, and thanks to the Winnipeg Film Group for organizing a bevy of

06/27/2019

Sometimes, you just got to hop in the back of a truck when you don't have a dolly. 🎬