Mentors follows the adventures of young brother and sister team, Simon and Crystal Cates, after their cousin, Oliver, bestows his invention, VisiCron, to them. Using this ingenious computer program, Simon and Crystal zap historical figures into their 21st Century lives to help them solve a particular challenge they’ve encountered. Along the way, the mentors reveal surprising, little-known facts about themselves, adding new hues to their already colourful lives.

In this week’s episode, Silent Movie, Simon is a finalist in a city wide filmmaking contest but faces tough competition from the wealthy classmate Jes Haven, who has Hollywood connections. Mindful of his own limited resources, Simon decides that a silent slapstick film is the best (and cheapest!) route to go and calls upon the master of the genre, Mack Sennett (Mark McKinney). The cigar-chomping, deal-making Sennett shows Simon that big stars and bankrolls don’t guarantee success but telling a good story with a truly unique voice will win over audiences and critics every time.

“Our Canadian comedy lineage is perfectly illustrated in this episode of Mentors by the fact that Mack Sennett—a revered icon from the era of the Hollywood silent films-- was born in Danville, Quebec,” says producer, Josh Miller. “He will be portrayed by innovative Canadian comedy troupe Kids in the Hall alumnus Mark McKinney, who also starred on Saturday Night live, a series created by another famous Canadian comedy icon, Lorne Michaels.”

Mentors was created by Josh Miller of Minds Eye Entertainment who is producing the series with Margaret Mardirossian of Anaïd Productions with Kevin DeWalt of Minds Eye Entertainment as Executive Producer. The series features Stevie Mitchell (Snow Day, Real Kids – Real Adventures) as Simon, Samantha Krutzfeldt (Orange Seed Myth & Other Lies Mothers Tell) as his sister Crystal, Brian Martell (Texas Rangers) as their father Norm Cates and Jane Sowerby (The Young Person’s Guide To Becoming a Rock Star) as their mother, Peggy.

Historic mentors include Frederick Banting (Matt Frewer in a Gemini Award-winning performance), Albert Einstein (Elliott Gould), Lewis Carroll (Thomas Cavanagh), Napoleon Bonaparte (Saul Rubinek), Ludwig van Beethoven (Henry Czerny), Daniel Boone (Roddy Piper), Dr. James Naismith (Joe Flaherty), Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (William B. Davis), Queen Elizabeth I (Margot Kidder), Casanova (Tony Rosato), Dave Thomas as Oliver’s science teacher, Al Sherman, William Shakespeare (Stephen Ouimette), William Randolph Hearst (Michael Moriarty), Vlad Tepes aka Dracula (Nick Mancuso), Confucius (Henry Chan) and Annie Oakley (Megan Follows).

Established in 1986, Minds Eye Entertainment is a fully integrated production, post-production and distribution entity with offices in Canada and the U.S. As Western Canada’s largest independent film and television production company, Minds Eye Entertainment has been instrumental in contributing to the country's thriving motion picture industry. Its award-winning feature films, television series, shorts and documentaries have been sold in more than 100 countries. The company website is www.mindseyepictures.com.