Relax, I'm from the Future
{{short description|2022 Canadian science fiction comedy film}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Relax, I'm from the Future
| image = Relax_im_from_the_future.jpg
| caption =
| director = Luke Higginson
| producer = {{plainlist|
- Tim Doiron
- James van der Woerd
}}
| writer = Luke Higginson
| starring = {{plainlist|
}}
| music = {{plainlist|
- Bryan Bindon
- Deanna H. Choi
}}
| cinematography = Russ De Jong
| editing = Luke Higginson
| studio = Wango Films
| distributor = Game Theory Films
| runtime = 94 minutes
| released = {{film date|2022|7|20|Fantasia|2023|9|22}}
| country = Canada
| language = English
| budget =
}}
Relax, I'm from the Future is a 2022 Canadian sci-fi comedy film, written and directed by Luke Higginson{{cite news|title=Fantasia 2022: Relax, I'm From the Future Review |url=https://thatshelf.com/fantasia-2022-relax-im-from-the-future-review/ |website=That Shelf |date=July 28, 2022 |access-date=September 23, 2023}} and starring Rhys Darby and Gabrielle Graham.
Synopsis
Casper is a time traveller from the future who arrives in the 2020s in an attempt to escape his boring and lonely life in the late 22nd century, intending to finance a comfortable and inconspicuous existence through knowledge of future sporting events and lottery results. He befriends Holly, a queer black woman whom he draws into his plans so that they can make quick money. Wanting to keep the flow of events in the future unaltered, he attempts to convince a suicidal artist, Percy, to kill himself by jumping off a building rather than by gunshot, as the artist's future fame hinges on that method of death. Percy is now unwilling to commit suicide, however. Before long the events draw the attention of Doris, another time traveller sent as a local enforcement agent to intercept any disruptors from the future trying to prevent a major cataclysmic event in the 2070s.
Cast
- Rhys Darby as Casper
- Gabrielle Graham as Holly
- Janine Theriault as Doris
- Julian Richings as Percy
- Zachary Bennett as Chuck
- Amanda Barker as Librarian
Production and distribution
The film is an expansion of Higginson's 2013 short film of the same name, which starred Zachary Bennett as the time traveller and Rick Roberts as Percy, a man whose preparations to commit suicide the traveller interrupts with the news that Percy isn't in the place where he's supposed to die.{{cite news|title=TIFF Short Cuts Capsules: 'Paradise Falls', 'Yellowhead', 'I'm From the Future' & More |url=https://thefilmstage.com/tiff-short-cuts-%E2%80%98paradise-falls-yellowhead-im-from-the-future-more/ |website=The Film Stage |date=September 12, 2013 |access-date=September 23, 2023}} That scene is reenacted in the feature film, with Julian Richings in the role of Percy. Despite not playing the leading role in the feature film, Bennett still appears in a supporting role.
The film was shot in Hamilton, Ontario, in November and December 2021.{{cite news|title=Sci-fi comedy filming in Hamilton feels like a homecoming for Ancaster's James Van der Woerd |url=https://www.thespec.com/entertainment/sci-fi-comedy-filming-in-hamilton-feels-like-a-homecoming-for-ancaster-s-james-van/article_6b4f690d-dbc8-5d09-86b5-5b020cf09f6b.html |website=Hamilton Spectator |date=December 17, 2021 |access-date=September 23, 2023}}
Relax, I'm from the Future premiered at the 2022 Fantasia Film Festival{{cite news|title=Fantasia 2022 Review: Relax, I'm From the Future, Rhys Darby Charms in Time Travel Comedy |url=https://screenanarchy.com/2022/07/fantasia-2022-review-relax-im-from-the-future.html |website=Screen Anarchy |date=July 30, 2022 |access-date=September 23, 2023}} and was commercially released on September 22, 2023.{{Cite web |last=Humphrey |first=Julia |date=September 21, 2023 |title=Rhys Darby Prepares to Time Travel in 'Relax, I'm From the Future' Sneak Peek [Exclusive] |url=https://collider.com/rhys-darby-relax-im-from-the-future-sneak-peek/ |access-date=September 21, 2023 |website=Collider}}
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an 80% "Fresh" score, with an average rating of 6.8/10, based on 20 reviews.{{Cite web |title=Relax, I'm from the Future |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/relax_im_from_the_future |access-date=November 29, 2023 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Fandango Media}}
Awards
At the 2022 Fantasia Film Festival, the film received a bronze medal in the Best Canadian Film category.{{cite news|title='The Roundup', 'The Artifice Girl' take top Fantasia audience awards |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/the-roundup-the-artifice-girl-take-top-fantasia-audience-awards/5173228.article |website=Screen Daily |date=August 5, 2022 |access-date=September 23, 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|13786042}}
Category:2022 science fiction films
Category:2022 LGBTQ-related films
Category:Canadian science fiction comedy films
Category:Canadian LGBTQ-related films
Category:English-language Canadian films
Category:Films shot in Hamilton, Ontario
Category:LGBTQ-related science fiction comedy films
Category:2020s English-language films