18 minutes to break time itself — and your heart.
An aging scientist gets help from his young neighbor to build a time machine.
Acting
Lucey's weary warmth anchors every frame.
Writing
Economical storytelling trusts silence over exposition.
Direction
West makes 18 minutes feel like a lifetime lived.
Director
Colin West
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Colin West shot this between features as a proof-of-concept for his feature 'Linoleum,' exploring similar father-daughter time fractures.
The garage-set construction scenes deliberately echo 'Primer' and 'Safety Not Guaranteed,' but strip away the irony for raw longing.
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