James vs. His Future Self
James vs. His Future Self is a 2019 Canadian science fiction comedy film, directed by Jeremy Lalonde.[1] The film stars Jonas Chernick as James, a scientist researching time travel whose life is turned upside down when his older self (Daniel Stern) arrives from 17 years in the future to demand that he stop.[2] The cast also includes Cleopatra Coleman, Frances Conroy, Tara Spencer-Nairn and Tommie-Amber Pirie.[3]
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| Directed by | Jeremy Lalonde |
| Produced by | Jonathan Bronfman Jonas Chernick Jordan Walker |
| Written by | Jeremy Lalonde Jonas Chernick |
| Starring | Jonas Chernick Daniel Stern Cleopatra Coleman |
| Music by | Stephen Krecklo Ian LeFeuvre |
| Cinematography | Scott McClellan |
| Edited by | Jeremy Lalonde |
Production company | Banana-Moon Sky Films JoBro Productions & Film Finance Neophyte Productions |
| Distributed by | Northern Banner Releasing Gravitas Ventures |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The film was shot in Sudbury, Ontario, in 2018.[2] It premiered at the Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival on September 17, 2019,[4] and was selected as the opening gala film of the Edmonton International Film Festival the following week.[5] It was released on demand in the United States by Gravitas Ventures on May 1, 2020.[6]
Reception
The film received four Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020, for Best Supporting Actor (Stern), Best Original Screenplay (Chernick, Lalonde), Best Original Score (Ian LeFeuvre and Stephen Krecklo) and Best Original Song (LeFeuvre for "Travel Through").[7]
References
- Daniel Mack, "JAMES VS HIS FUTURE SELF Trailer: Daniel Stern Stars in Canadian Timey Wimey Flick". Screen Anarchy, September 10, 2019.
- Lauren Malyk, "The Movie Network nabs LaLonde’s James Vs His Future Self". Playback, May 30, 2018.
- Andreas Wiseman, "Cleopatra Coleman, Daniel Stern, Jonas Chernick Lead Sci-Fi Comedy ‘James Vs His Future Self’". Deadline Hollywood, May 9, 2018.
- Mia Jensen, "'Cutting-edge, high-talent' films coming to Sudbury's Cinefest". Sudbury Star, August 22, 2019.
- Lauren Malyk, "Edmonton sets James Vs His Future Self as Opening Night Gala". Playback, August 19, 2019.
- Roeper, Richard (1 May 2020). "'James Vs. His Future Self': A funny time-travel tale that's serious about the science". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- "Écrans canadiens : Song of Names, The Twentieth Century et Antigone en tête des nominations". Ici Radio-Canada, February 18, 2020.