A 22-minute time travel comedy where a guy watches his own parents hook up. Awkward.
Kai, a brilliant young inventor, creates a device that allows him to journey through his own past. When his mother refuses to reveal the truth about his father, he travels back to the night he was conceived—only to uncover a secret that changes everything
Writing
Absurd premise executed with surprising heart
Acting
Elijah Washington sells cosmic-level awkwardness
Production
Y2K aesthetic on microbudget that actually works
Director
Freddie Gardner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a wave of Black indie sci-fi shorts exploring time travel as intergenerational healing, following in the footsteps of See You Yesterday and The Black Hole.
The 22-minute runtime is deliberate festival strategy—short enough for SXSW/Slamdance blocks, long enough to feel like a complete emotional arc. Gardner reportedly cut 8 minutes of alternate timelines.
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