Focuses on two subjects in particular: Rob Niosi, who has spent many years building a full-scale replica of the prop from the 1960 film The Time Machine, and physicist Ronald L. Mallett, who has dedicated his life to researching the scientific possibility of time travel.
Cinematography
Lush 35mm film gives prop builds epic scope
Direction
Cheel lets obsession breathe without mockery
Production
Niosi's workshop is a cathedral of foam and brass
Director
Jay Cheel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rob Niosi's replica is considered the most accurate Time Machine prop ever built, down to the original production's discarded design elements.
Mallett's 2006 memoir and media appearances made him the public face of legitimate time travel research, though his work remains controversial among physicists.
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