
ARXIV
A sci-fi family drama is set in two time frames: the deep future, that is left with no future, and the near future, that will bring about the eventual dystopian collapse of society. Protagonist Lew Aron survives both time frames and is set to discover a potential outlet to confront his innermost desire, or what’s left of it.
- 6.0
- 2019
- Released
- 0h 19m

Michael Curylo
Lew
Britt Harris
Kelly
Gregory Niebel
Doctor K.
Vienna Weaver
May
Elijah Howard
Colleague
Jon Harris
Doorman
Lucy Boryer
Secretary
Azize Erim
Anchor
Linda Aleman
Girl Reading Book
Erick Medal
Patient
Ruth Banks Mataya
Diner Patron
Willard Riley
Diner Patron
Michael A. Rubio
Diner Patron
Hiwot Yimer
Co-Worker
Canaan Dewey
Co-Worker
Victoria Johnson
Co-Worker
Giovanni Della Pace
WelderReleased
en
- #dystopia
- #post-apocalyptic future
- #flashback
- #memory
- #cyberpunk
- #offf festival
Reviews
I read an ASC Short Takes article on this sometime last year and must've bookmarked the Vimeo page for later perusal. That later is now. ARXIV over-relies on CGI, something I find irritating especially when it's sloppy—as is frequently the case here. It's possible to tell a good science fiction story without decadent levels of production design. If a unique style one of a film's major facets, g











