Timescape (2022 film)

Timescape
Timescape
	Film poster
Directed by	Aristomenis Tsirbas
Written by	Aristomenis Tsirbas
Produced by	David-Alexandre Coiteux
Starring	Sofian Oleniuk; Lola Rossignol-Arts; Patricia Summersett;
Cinematography	Martin Bouchard
Edited by	Aristomenis Tsirbas
Music by	Mateo Messina
Production; companies	Fullum Films and Studios; Menithings Productions; Empress Road Pictures;
Distributed by	TVA Films
Release dates	July 31, 2022 (Fantasia); August 19, 2022 (Canada); March 23, 2023 (Stream); June 29, 2023 (Intl.);
Running time	82 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English
Budget	$300,000
Box office	$934,406

Timescape is a 2022 Canadian action-adventure science fiction film about two young strangers discovering a mysterious spacecraft that catapults them millions of years into the past. The film was written, edited, and directed by Aristomenis Tsirbas. It premiered on July 31, 2022, at the Fantasia Film Festival,^[1] where it won the Silver Audience Award for Best Quebec Feature.^[2] Its theatrical rollout began on August 19, 2022^[3] in the province of Quebec, Canada before expanding to the rest of the world.

Plot

Jason, a brilliant but misunderstood young boy, discovers a mysterious spacecraft that crash-landed in a nearby forest. Inside he meets Lara, an equally curious girl who discovered the alien craft moments before. While attempting to figure out how to operate the vessel, the two are catapulted back in time to final days of the great dinosaurs. The vessel is indeed a Time Machine. With the help of MIA, the ship's floating mobile intelligent assistant, the adventurers race against time to repair the ship and return home before the spectacular impact of a historic asteroid.

Cast

Sofian Oleniuk as Jason
Lola Rossignol-Arts as Lara
Patricia Summersett as Xev
Aristomenis Tsirbas as the voice of MIA
Michel Perron as Glenn
Eric Davis as John
Melissa Carter as Vivian
Nathaniel Amranian as Brett
Michael Broderick as Police Officer

Release

On August 19, 2022, TVA Films released Timescape theatrically in Quebec, Canada in 44 theaters. In December 2022, the film made its Canadian VOD debut on the streaming platforms AppleTV, iTunes, Google Play, and Bell Fibe, and on the Bell TV platform. On June 29, 2023, Timescape was released theatrically in the international market.

Timescape's International theatrical box office is $834,406. The movie's Canadian theatrical box office is $100,000, for a combined total of $924,406, this against a budget of $300,000.

On March 23, 2023, XYZ Films released Timescape in The United States of America on all major platforms that provide rental or purchase of feature films. The platforms included AppleTV, iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Prime, and Vudu. The film was later available for streaming on Tubi in the United States.

Reception

As of its first week in release, the film received positive reviews from critics. Province-wide Quebec publication Le Soleil gave it 3 out of 4 stars, calling it "A new classic"^[4] (Translated from French). Otaku no Culture gave it 4 out of 5 stars, concluding that "I can watch this movie repeatedly".^[5] The Montreal Gazette credited Timescape with, "This is the real deal, with CGI special effects to rival the best in the biz”^[6]