Stephen is a brilliant young boy who lives in England, in what appears to be the 1920s—but nothing in Stephen’s life is quite as it seems. His world is turned upside down upon meeting a charismatic and inspirational professor at a garden party, who demonstrates to Stephen and his friends what life would be like if they themselves were merely one, or two, dimensional beings. He then proceeds to explain that by manipulating other dimensions, time travel may actually be possible. As Stephen’s life unfolds, events lead him to dedicate himself to turning the Professor’s theories of time travel into reality. Jealousy, love, obsession, temptation and greed surround him, influencing his fragile mind and the direction of his work.
Direction
Sloane U'Ren crafts genuine visual ambition on indie budget.
Practical Effects
DIY period aesthetics that charm despite limitations.
Writing
Flatland-inspired concepts wedged into human drama.
Director
Sloane U'Ren
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Sloane U'Ren was primarily an art director/production designer—her first feature wears that visual obsession proudly.
The Professor's dimensional lecture directly riffs on Edwin Abbott's 1884 novella Flatland, a foundational mathematical fiction text rarely adapted this literally.
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