The Time Machine

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the time machine movie

SYNOPSIS

“The Time Machine” explores the life-world of a migrant watchmaker in Grand Central Terminal. Isolated and peripheral to the main terminal, his quiet workshop becomes an indirect gateway to exploring the larger, layered rhythms of Grand Central, with its iconic clock and star-filled ceiling. These layers of resonance find their reflection in the inner mechanics of his work. Centered around the deconstruction and reconstruction of a single wristwatch—powered not by battery but by the motion of its owner’s body—the project examines both the different ways we conceptualize and understand time and the ways in which capitalism and globalization have made our experience of these simultaneous temporalities feel increasingly at odds. Set within this iconic space of public transport, the film asks questions about the value of slowness and space for contemplation within the frenetic pace of a globalized transit system.

National Finalist – Student Academy Award for Best Documentary (2011)
Running Time: 12 min
USA // Color // HD // English

SCREENINGS

PAST SCREENINGS

FESTIVALS

Washington DC Independent Film Festival – March 4-14, 2010
Nashville Film Festival – April 15-22, 2010
Arizona International Film Festival – April 15-25, 2010
Hill Country Film Festival – April 22-24, 2010
Memphis International Film Festival – April 22-25, 2010
West Chester Film Festival – April 22-25, 2010
NYC Downtown Short Film Festival – April 26 – May 2, 2010
Talking Pictures Festival – May 6-9, 2010
Twin Rivers Media Festival – May 28-30, 2010
Bronx International Film Festival – June 17-19, 2010
Rooftop Films Summer Film Series (Brooklyn, NY) – July 2, 2010
Indianapolis International Film Festival – July 15-25, 2010
Tumbleweed Film Festival – August 6-7, 2010
Nevada City Film Festival – August 19-22, 2010
TriMedia Film Festival – September 10-12, 2010
EDINDOCS (Edinburgh, UNITED KINGDOM) – September 16-18, 2010
Calgary International Film Festival (Calgary, CANADA) – September 24 – October 3, 2010
International Student Film Festival Pisek (Pisek, CZECH REPUBLIC) – September 30 – October 2, 2010
Duke City DocFest – October 10-15, 2010
San Francisco DocFest – October 15-18, 2010
DocsDF (Mexico City, MEXICO) – October 21-31, 2010
Red Rock Film Festival of Zion Canyon – November 11-14, 2010
St. Louis International Film Festival – November 11-21, 2010
Anthology Film Archives – January 5, 2011
George Lindsay UNA Film Festival – March 3-5, 2011
Festival Internacional de Documentales “Santiago Alvarez in Memoriam” (Santiago de Cuba, CUBA) – March 7-12, 2011
CineRail Film Festival (Paris, FRANCE) – March 15-22, 2011
Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival – March 18-20, 2011
Ozark Foothills Film Fest – March 23-27, 2011
No Limits Film Festival (Sheffield, ENGLAND) – April 2-3, 2011
Santa Barbara Jewish Film Festival – April 7-10, 2011
DOCSTOWN (Mexicali, MEXICO) – May 18-21, 2011
Bodega Bay International Short Film Festival – May 28-29, 2011
CINE’s 53rd Annual Awards Gala – May 17, 2011
Shanghai International Film Festival (Shanghai, P.R. CHINA) – June 12-20, 2011
St. Petersburg Beginning Film Festival – September 21-27, 2011 (St. Petersburg, RUSSIA)
First Film Festival (Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Jinan and Nanning, P.R. CHINA) – November 2011

MUSEUM SCREENINGS

GRID Bienalle Amsterdam – May 16 – July 1, 2012
Rochester Museum of Fine Arts – June 7, 2014

AWARDS

STUDENT ACADEMY AWARD
National Finalist – Documentary Division (2011)

CINE SPECIAL JURY AWARD
Student Division – Documentary (2010-2011)

CINE GOLDEN EAGLE AWARD
Student Division – Documentary (Spring 2010)

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
Telegraph21′s “Best of Student DOCS” Contest (2010)

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
Arizona International Film Festival (2010)

SILVER PALM AWARD
Mexico International Film Festival (2010)

AGLET AWARD FOR BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
Red Rock Film Festival of Zion Canyon

GRAND JURY AWARD FOR BEST STUDENT FILM
Washington DC Independent Film Festival (2010)

BEST STUDENT FILM
West Chester Film Festival (2010)

BEST STUDENT DOCUMENTARY
George Lindsey UNA Film Festival (2011)

JURY AWARD FOR BEST STORY
George Lindsey UNA Film Festival (2011)

OREGON FILM AWARD
Silver Level – Best Student Film (2010)

HONORARY MENTION
Ivy Film Festival (2010)

Nominated for BEST STUDENT DOCUMENTARY
Shanghai International Film Festival (2011)

Nominated for BEST STUDENT FILM
Nashville Film Festival (2010)

Nominated for BEST DOCUMENTARY
West Chester Film Festival (2010)

Nominated for BEST DOCUMENTARY
No Limits Film Festival (2011)

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CONTACT

Mark Kendall, Follow Your Nose Films
Director/Producer
kendall.mark@gmail.com