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 unwilling to change his means of 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.
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.[2] That scene is reenacted in the feature film, with Julian Richings in the role of Percy.[1] Despite not playing the leading role in the feature film, Bennett still appears in a supporting role.
Relax, I'm from the Future premiered at the 2022 Fantasia Film Festival[4] and was commercially released on September 22, 2023.[5]
Receptionedit
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.[6]
Awardsedit
At the 2022 Fantasia Film Festival, the film received a bronze medal in the Best Canadian Film category.[7]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Fantasia 2022: Relax, I'm From the Future Review". thatshelf.com. July 28, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
^"TIFF Short Cuts Capsules: 'Paradise Falls', 'Yellowhead', 'I'm From the Future' & More". thefilmstage.com. September 12, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
^"Sci-fi comedy filming in Hamilton feels like a homecoming for Ancaster's James Van der Woerd". thespec.com. December 17, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
^"Fantasia 2022 Review: Relax, I'm From the Future, Rhys Darby Charms in Time Travel Comedy". screenanarchy.com. July 30, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
^Humphrey, Julia (September 21, 2023). "Rhys Darby Prepares to Time Travel in 'Relax, I'm From the Future' Sneak Peek [Exclusive]". Collider. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
relax, from, future, 2022, canadian, comedy, film, written, directed, luke, higginson, starring, rhys, darby, gabrielle, graham, directed, byluke, higginsonwritten, byluke, higginsonproduced, bytim, doiron, james, woerdstarringrhys, darby, gabrielle, graham, j. Relax I m from the Future is a 2022 Canadian sci fi comedy film written and directed by Luke Higginson 1 and starring Rhys Darby and Gabrielle Graham Relax I m from the FutureDirected byLuke HigginsonWritten byLuke HigginsonProduced byTim Doiron James van der WoerdStarringRhys Darby Gabrielle Graham Janine Theriault Julian RichingsCinematographyRuss De JongEdited byLuke HigginsonMusic byBryan Bindon Deanna H ChoiProductioncompanyWango FilmsDistributed byGame Theory FilmsRelease datesJuly 20 2022 2022 07 20 Fantasia September 22 2023 2023 09 22 Running time94 minutesCountryCanadaLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Production and distribution 4 Reception 5 Awards 6 References 7 External linksSynopsis editCasper 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 unwilling to change his means of 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 editRhys Darby as Casper Gabrielle Graham as Holly Janine Theriault as Doris Julian Richings as Percy Zachary Bennett as Chuck Amanda Barker as LibrarianProduction and distribution editThe 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 2 That scene is reenacted in the feature film with Julian Richings in the role of Percy 1 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 3 Relax I m from the Future premiered at the 2022 Fantasia Film Festival 4 and was commercially released on September 22 2023 5 Reception editOn 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 6 Awards editAt the 2022 Fantasia Film Festival the film received a bronze medal in the Best Canadian Film category 7 References edit a b Fantasia 2022 Relax I m From the Future Review thatshelf com July 28 2022 Retrieved September 23 2023 TIFF Short Cuts Capsules Paradise Falls Yellowhead I m From the Future amp More thefilmstage com September 12 2013 Retrieved September 23 2023 Sci fi comedy filming in Hamilton feels like a homecoming for Ancaster s James Van der Woerd thespec com December 17 2021 Retrieved September 23 2023 Fantasia 2022 Review Relax I m From the Future Rhys Darby Charms in Time Travel Comedy screenanarchy com July 30 2022 Retrieved September 23 2023 Humphrey Julia September 21 2023 Rhys Darby Prepares to Time Travel in Relax I m From the Future Sneak Peek Exclusive Collider Retrieved September 21 2023 Relax I m from the Future Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Media Retrieved November 29 2023 The Roundup The Artifice Girl take top Fantasia audience awards screendaily com August 5 2022 Retrieved September 23 2023 External links editRelax I m from the Future at IMDb nbsp nbsp This article related to a Canadian film of the 2020s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Relax I 27m from the Future amp oldid 1195307662, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
