Charles Johnston
@charlesjohnston.bsky.social
Emmy Award winning screenwriter. "Detentionaire" co-creator. Writer for Spectrum Culture. charlesjohnston.ca
In 2022, a runner-up from Canadian Idol was sentenced to 5 years for sexual assault causing bodily harm. This Wednesday, November 19th, at 9:00pm on CBC TV and CBC Gem, “Breaking Idol” shows how one survivor took on a flawed legal system and secured this historic conviction.
November 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
In 2022, a runner-up from Canadian Idol was sentenced to 5 years for sexual assault causing bodily harm. This Wednesday, November 19th, at 9:00pm on CBC TV and CBC Gem, “Breaking Idol” shows how one survivor took on a flawed legal system and secured this historic conviction.
My screenplay, SLEEP WALK, won Best Feature Script at the 26th Toronto Film and Script Awards this weekend! A collaboration with Patrick White, it's about a sleepwalking mechanic who has to investigate himself when his co-workers start to go missing. Readable on my website at charlesjohnston.ca.
August 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM
My screenplay, SLEEP WALK, won Best Feature Script at the 26th Toronto Film and Script Awards this weekend! A collaboration with Patrick White, it's about a sleepwalking mechanic who has to investigate himself when his co-workers start to go missing. Readable on my website at charlesjohnston.ca.
My son is enjoying our trip to Portugal!
July 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
My son is enjoying our trip to Portugal!
'Some Like It Hot' playing in the square across from my hotel in Porto. Feels like a dream.
July 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
'Some Like It Hot' playing in the square across from my hotel in Porto. Feels like a dream.
Saw this at a tile studio in Porto and it hit me as extra profound.
July 10, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Saw this at a tile studio in Porto and it hit me as extra profound.
What a treat to see Iron Maiden in Lisbon last night! The crowd were almost louder than them.
July 7, 2025 at 9:31 AM
What a treat to see Iron Maiden in Lisbon last night! The crowd were almost louder than them.
In my hotel lobby in Portugal.
July 7, 2025 at 9:03 AM
In my hotel lobby in Portugal.
Black Doves is my favorite TV series since Ripley. It fires on all cylinders. Whinshaw and Knightly are outstanding but Ella Lily Hyland almost steals the whole show.
January 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Black Doves is my favorite TV series since Ripley. It fires on all cylinders. Whinshaw and Knightly are outstanding but Ella Lily Hyland almost steals the whole show.
I fell in love with Stephen King novels when I was a teen. I've circled back over the years, trying to recapture the feeling. One short story into his latest, I'm struck by lightning again.
January 12, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I fell in love with Stephen King novels when I was a teen. I've circled back over the years, trying to recapture the feeling. One short story into his latest, I'm struck by lightning again.
Pretty chuffed as this is my favorite bar in Toronto!
December 3, 2024 at 6:16 PM
Pretty chuffed as this is my favorite bar in Toronto!
This congratulatory message at the end of "An American Werewolf in London" (which I presume was a courtesy because of how much the main character goes off on the royal family at one point) seems so cryptic now.
November 8, 2024 at 1:39 AM
This congratulatory message at the end of "An American Werewolf in London" (which I presume was a courtesy because of how much the main character goes off on the royal family at one point) seems so cryptic now.
Ziad Rahbani's 1978 disco classic:
November 8, 2024 at 1:36 AM
Ziad Rahbani's 1978 disco classic: