Tremendous Productions  

With a flair for cinematic scale and visual storytelling, Tremendous Productions, helmed by film artist Naomi Jaye, creates film experiences for the world stage that provoke emotion through a combination of unconventional storytelling and striking visual execution.

Naomi Jaye

Filmmaker Naomi Jaye’s roots in visual design brings a distinct charm to her storytelling that often focuses on the comedic side of human frailty. Naomi’s most recent feature film DARKEST MIRIAM premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival 2024 and has won her numerous best directing awards. Executive produced by Charlie Kaufman and starring Britt Lower of SEVERANCE fame, it begins its theatrical run in the spring of 2025. 

It was while completing her MFA at York University that Naomi expanded her screen-based practice to include video installation. She has mounted three large-scale video installations in as many years with partnerships including Theatre Passe Muraille, T.O. Live and the Harbourfront Centre. Her next project funded SLOW is a human-powered installation that explores Parkinson’s and the aging body. Her new installation practice is strongly influenced by her background in theatre design.

Naomi is also in development  on a UAE/Canada project THE COMMON FATHER, a film about a woman’s journey in search of her past from Montreal through Mumbai to Amman.

Naomi is a lecturer at Toronto Metropolitan University.

Celeste Cole  

Photo of Celeste Cole by Osman Ahmed 
Photo by Osman Ahmed

Celeste Cole is a Creative Producer and Artistic/Technical Designer who brings creative visions to life through thoughtfully selected mediums. With dual expertise in production management and design execution, she has led community art projects including 'Library as a Refuge' for 'Miriam's World' at Theatre Passe Muraille and "The Water Series" at Harbourfront Centre. Celeste's technical skills span photography, mixed media, garment construction, and graphic design, while her commitment to sustainability and community engagement enhances the Tremendous Productions Team's collaborative projects.

Petek Berksoy

Creative Producer Petek Berksoy is most at home at the junction of intention and execution, collaborating with artists and art industry stakeholders to create unique and inspiring screen-based stories.

Her collaboration with Naomi Jaye has resulted in the successful mounting of MRI at the Meridian Arts Centre, the upcoming remount of Miriam’s World at Theatre Passe Muraille, and the ambitious mounting of THE  WATER SERIES, a three-part immersive journey exploring grief, fear, hope, and healing to be premiered in Toronto, as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October 2023.

Petek honed her technical coordinator and project management skills at international film and music festivals and biennials through her work with Istanbul Arts and Culture Foundation, Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra, 2010 Istanbul European Capital of Culture, and International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival. 

 In addition to production coordinating and assistant directing at a number of independent features, tv series in Toronto and in Istanbul, Petek was lead production manager at The Canadian Film Centre,

 Petek is developing a project based on Sona Ertekin’s debut novel JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE FAULT about a female detective and a Bounty Hunter from Istanbul, traveling through Southeast Asia in search of a mysterious book.

Petek has also written, produced, and directed the award-winning short film ‘Eclipse’.