Two Mels, one gun, infinite timelines—pack more existential dread into 9 minutes than most features dare.
Two women named Mel, a gun, and a Box that time travels find themselves in an empty parking lot with a decision to come to terms with.
Writing
Economical dialogue that trusts silence and implications over exposition.
Direction
Barrera maximizes minimal resources—one location, infinite tension.
Director
T.C. Barrera
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Barrera shot this in a single night with borrowed equipment and one practical light source.
The 'two same people meeting' trope dates back to Heinlein's 'By His Bootstraps' but gains new intimacy through gendered casting.
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