A Brief History of Time Travel
Press Kit
Technical Information
Running Time: 68 Minutes | 1080p High Definition | 5.1 Surround Sound | Language: English | Subtitles English SDH* and Spanish
Contact
Gisella Bustillos | gisella@timetraveldoc.com
Professor Ron Mallett explaining his theory on time travel.
Logline
A Brief History of Time Travel- There's one thing that Star Trek and Dr. Who fandoms have in common: time travel! This documentary takes you on a journey through the evolution of time travel, from its origins and influence in science fiction to the exciting possibilities technology could yet uncover...
Synopsis
Time travel reaches far beyond the realm of science fiction. From early stories featuring heroes mysteriously falling into far-flung future worlds to countless appearances in literature, the idea of traveling through time has spanned cultures across the globe and is one of the most contagious ideas in science fiction. In a society where time is a unit of value and instant gratification is prized, the idea of traveling through time offers a means of escape. And our obsession with time travel is growing: in the last decade, it’s appeared more than ever in books, movies, and pop culture. What makes time travel so powerful that it resonates in each of us, and to what lengths are we going today to make it a reality?
Through interviews with experts across a variety of fields – theoretical physicists, game designers, spiritual leaders to futurist authors, A Brief History of Time Travel explores how this idea has inspired some of the prominent intellectual minds of today, and how it has influenced their work.
FESTIVALS & AWARDS
Best Documentary Award, Philip K Dick Film Festival 2o2o
Official Selection, Mysticon Film Festival 2020
Best Direction Award, Colorado International Scifi + Fantasy Film Festival 2019
Best Audio/Music Award, Colorado International Scifi + Fantasy Film Festival 2019
Official Selection Razor Reel Flanders Film Festival 2019
Best Documentary Award, Dreamer of Dreams Film Festival 2019
Official Selection Comic Con International Independent Film Festival 2018
Crew
Produced and Directed by | Gisella Bustillos
Executive Producer | Dr. Renato Villafan
Director of Photography | Zach Stolzfus
Editor | Roser Segura
Original Music Composed by | Tracie Turnbull
Narrated by | Michelle Power
Principal Cast
Ronald Mallett | Theoretical Physicist, Academic and Author
Satyanarayana Dasa | Founder of the Jiva Institute, Hindu Scholar and Practitioner
Bill Nye | Science Educator and Host
Chana Phaedra | Founder of Advanced Neural Biosciences
Seth Shostak | Senior Astronomer at the SETI Institute
Ted Chiang | Award-winning Science Fiction Writer
Tim Schafer | Founder of Double Fine Productions
Erik Demaine | Professor of Computer Science, MIT
Edward Farhi | Principal Scientist at Google
Brooks Peck | Curator at MoPOP Seattle
Wanda Gregory | Professor at the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, University of Washington
Alexandra Holmes | Intuitive Life and Business Strategist & Coach
Ted Sider | Professor of Philosophy, Rutgers University
Daniel H. Wilson | New York Times Bestselling Author
Director’s Bio
GISELLA BUSTILLOS (DIRECTOR) is a graduate of the Film and Television program at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Through the renowned ICIAC Film Program Gisella studied abroad in Habana, Cuba, an experience that shaped her passion for making documentaries about culture and human nature. Her films have screened at the L'Connu Film Festival in Paris and the Wallabout Film Festival in New York, and she produced a short film that was accepted to the Cannes Shorts Festival in 2013. A Brief History of Time Travel is her first feature film.
From the movie The Time Machine, Dir. George Pal (1960).
“Good science fiction has to be based on good science. For me, science fiction is inspirational.”