ReWrite | SciFi Fantasy Time Travel Short Film

After stealing a magical book from a wealthy suburban home, Mike opens the artifact to discover it is prophesying his murder. Faced with his imminent death, he must return the artifact to his killer in order to rewrite his future.
Starring: Crash Buist, Jonathan Medina, Mike Travers, Jennifer Lee Laks
Written and Directed by Crash Buist
Producers: Taylor Bibat, Crash Buist, Pratham Mehta
Executive Producer: Carl Sandin
Director of Photography: Pratham Mehta
Editor: Crash Buist
Music: Douglas Yassen
VFX: Crash Buist
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[@essiebod8107]

The black cat deserves an Oscar. Best acting I've ever seen.

[@s3dchr]

The big guy, Charlie, was pretty great, too.

[@thetimetraveller2022]

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[@sonnydelight5737]

6:17 - That gray and white cat should at least be nominated for best supporting actor.

[@corrielebon8216]

Im dead :D

[@enriquemartinez5647]

I was fearful for the Cat. It has 9 lives but still. I wish I cpuld go back in time, get my lite going well with what I know today. Still, I am lacking a superior, self enchanting life vision that is all that really matters for true true being alive. Good luck with this everyone on Earth,.. and beyond.

[@spazmobot]

I wonder, how many times, in how many different ways, does Michael end up dead over this incident? How many different people pull the trigger? Is there even one timeline where he's actually able to escape getting killed over this? What delicious imagination food you've cooked up... Thank you!

[@bobg9922]

I think they are all stuck in a eternal loop and he alternates between getting killed by the guy or the woman

[@billyandrew]

Serves the little thief right.

[@optimalbruh7991]

Billy Andrew uhhh he wasn’t a thief ?

[@dirtisbetterthandiamonds]

The timeline where they dont get killed has something to do with going to Taco Bell. You'll have to fill in the blanks from there. I've already said too much....(Hello Spazmobot,).......

[@n-da-bunka2650]

Sure, he just has to get back ALL the "old dusty stuff" from his buddy this time

[@monkeyfish8721]

More of this please, that ending is just screaming for more timelines

[@adlockhungry304]

I’m wary of time travel stuff. The tropes can get pretty tired. But this! This was excellent! Very original!

[@tylerhorn3712]

Time travel (to the future) is reasonable. Just move your body at near the speed of light and you should be in stasis relative to everything else going on. If time travel (to the past) were to ever be invented, it would be as though time travel has allways existed. Because it dosent exist now, it never will.

[@TheKeller101]

​@@tylerhorn3712 Unless multi universe theory is true, in which case it would be impossible to change the past, only create new timelines

[@tylerhorn3712]

@@TheKeller101 It's a valid argument, though cross dimensional travelers should exist if your hypothesis is true. The logical leap to make that hypothesis work must include "original / protected timelines cannot be traveled to." Looks like our universe is orginal or protected as cross dimensional travelers aren't here. It's a large logical leap, and frequently the simplest solution is the best.

[@mauricegilliam7102]

That was refreshing. No real time loop involved. Good. Humor, drama, sci-fi, mystery all in one.

[@n-da-bunka2650]

Were you even watching the same piece? Not EVERYBODY has to be in the time loop but Michael DEFINITELY still is

[@timmotel5804]

@@n-da-bunka2650 OOPS

[@Fl1pmo]

That guy looks like a mix between Jordan Peterson and Obama

[@EWKification]

Ha, ha, ha.

[@michealhuver3043]

thats so true

[@chrissmith9798]

Unbelievable I was thinking the same thing as far as Jordan

[@nathanhyde2079]

And Nergal from Behemoth too

[@000aleph]

Now you know the truth

[@lcole8849]

It always blows me away how much production quality these independent filmmakers get out of minuscule budgets. Hollywood, take note. ♥

[@AA-ue1cv]

Better then any Hollywood crap come out with . Deserve longer version

[@MaximusEugenius]

Freakin' brilliant ending! A mix of scifi, drama and comedy with a great script and directing. Please let me know when you're getting picked up. I'm an instant fan.

[@RadioForYahweh]

8:03 little things like this make the film so realistic and interesting. Something other film writers need to acknowledge

[@Ronnock]

And the fact that he was genuinely freaked out by the gun, instead of playing it "cool."

[@staceysemail2832]

Omg. This is SO good. I could watch hours of this. I wish this was a series. How come all the Best stuff I've seen lately is a short??!!!, which I can't see more of???!!! Arrrrgggg!! (But thank you. Well done!!)

[@staceysemail2832]

See the Light I'd just love to see how she resolved it re: Frankie. (Plus, when she resets the time again, the husband who adores her, whom she adores, will be alive again-- but with no knowledge of what's transpired...)

[@simonjesuit3844]

You see this great piece as a short because some schmuck also sees it, gets the rights to it (poor writer and actors hope against hope it's going to the best people who will love on it) BUT schmucks being what they are, they get stupid ideas and MESS this wonderful short all the way up by adding *ACTORS* (see MONEY) who want to pontificate and chew the hell out of this very nice piece. Meanwhile, all of us who saw it and hear about a *MOVIE* project get shafted in theaters EVERYWHERE when NO ONE recognizes the VOMIT that is released. Like what happened to The Shining when a large writer whose excellent book got turned into schlock by a hack *DIRECTOR*.

[@saltymarine]

How do you really feel ?

[@wildcard5269]

Right?

[@n-da-bunka2650]

@@staceysemail2832 He would not live long as she had no problem "dispatching" him the first time.

[@corrielebon8216]

The black cat was like wtf, why u wake me up, dude

[@earllybird4819]

I loved how the suspenseful music from micheal's scene went into the next while charlie was watching tv then, while the same music came from the show Charlie was watching. Then the narration from the tv goes into the next, great stuff man. Also loved how Charlie pulls the gun mag from the chips, lol.

[@AnneAndersonFoxiepaws]

These Screamfest and other short horror films are of a really high standard. I think they put a lot of the stuff that is in cinemas and TV or streaming services, to shame because they're just so much more interesting and better made. I think the fact that a lot are entries in competitions raises the standard. I wish mainstream film makers would watch these and perhaps we would get some better entertainment!

[@tapashyarasaily1373]

you didnt share the drug with me man😂😂😂😂 ...that friend was just epic!

[@tonymccaul5083]

That was pretty cool! Looking forward to seeing more of your work...

[@simonjesuit3844]

WHAT A STORY and the acting wasn't bad, either!!!! After restarting because I thought I was confused I was blown away. Why can't we see this as a full movie?? Very nice, five stars.

[@jessequimpo7354]

You weren't the only one blown away. Oh the punishment

[@markwarrensprawson]

Holy slobbery sasquatch smiles, that recursive time idea has seemed so tired to me for such a long time. That being said, this one had me well invested. What a rad little movie!

[@charlesdavis7087]

You guys have got a celluloid gold mine here. More, please. And thanks.

[@AnneAndersonFoxiepaws]

I wish this was a whole film...or even a series...omg!

[@ricrandmfx]

Excellent story. Clever concept that I've not seen before. This could be adapted so many ways.

[@vadimd734]

I’m not gonna say this was by far the best short I’ve seen in a long time, but this was by short the best short I’ve seen in a long time.

[@Windkisssed]

BUMMER, you only have one film!!! One AWESOME film!! Keep up the great work Crash!!!

[@nathangerwig6637]

AWESOME and POWERFUL! I want a WHOLE MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!! Excellent acting! Holy crap!

[@vladimirvladimir8785]

Absolutely incredible Oscar please I hope they’re not going to leave and hanging like that So many of the small films never continue such a shame

[@wildbillfirehands]

Hey Dropout Cowboy (Crash Buist ) great work on the short film "Rewrite". Everybody was great, and I was sucked in for 16:06.

[@xcoder1122]

This could easily be extended to a long time series.

[@d0g_0f_Christ0s]

Best time tear I've seen since Predestination. Awesome work

[@jrh5067]

I enjoyed this, very well done. Hello Michael and good luck with your life everyday, everyday. Time travel man, it's fkd up and blows your mind.

[@briandakin7026]

Man this was good I want the movie now :) Hollywood is so lost it's like they can't write good scify anymore.

[@kieranmassie1140]

They can't.. Some of Hollywood's writers are too lazy to think of original ideas.. That's why they make shitty sequels or revamp movies.. They know the original was a success so they think theirs will be too, just because it shares the same title.. Predator, Alien, Terminator, Robocop, just to name a few

[@haroldhumerickhouse8433]

They just rehash the same old zombie or super hero crap.

[@CyberSpider35]

Well, this isn't sci fi. It's fantasy. We are clearly dealing with the magic here.

[@jungleninja8415]

Yeah they too busy making pedophilic movies

[@jungleninja8415]

@@CyberSpider35 truth is stranger than fiction is a saying that stems from truth meaning there are littraly creatures in this realm that look straight outta avatar but we as people are not promited to travel there , FYI science fiction and fantasy basically emply the same thing

[@kamana6435]

I have watched this before but it keeps being recommended to me by KZbin and is is such a great story I can watch this over and over again.

[@RadioForYahweh]

Facts

[@RadioForYahweh]

I just watched it twice in a row 😳

[@marcussheer2689]

I thought this was GREAT! Very intriguing

[@PeBoVision]

what some folks can accomplish in 16 minutes!! Kudos to all!

[@leovids9353]

Any other time travellers here?

[@dubinatub1]

yer just back from the now

[@tobiasrogers2724]

Yeah I can travel 5minutes into the future, I can do this repeatedly to go further. But each time I do it I have to wait 300 seconds cooldown.

[@manroopaf2295]

@@tobiasrogers2724 so you can skip 5 minutes every 10 minutes. I shall see you in 2120 next.

[@aksinit]

Yea.We will die from coronavirus.

[@manroopaf2295]

aksinit it happened just before we invented time travel

[@whoami6702]

NICE. Had to watch it again. It looks like that no matter what Michael dies. The only thing which changes is the location and in whose hands he does so. It vibes a bit like one of my fave movie, "Before I Fall". From the perspective of Michael the goal trying to save his life or of anyone he thinks/feels he can save is NOT the actual goal. What I love about the concept of time travel is it makes people believe that the goal is about changing something which they feel was wrong in the past. In actual fact the loop is in believing time is real and that it makes a difference! "Time and space are modes by which we think and not conditions in which we live.” “The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.” -- Albert Einstein

[@RomeoWhiskey692]

This was excellent . The premise was great , the acting fun and interesting... I want more ! The book is a good intro , the other artifacts can have their own qualities ... the boys get sucked in to a whole series of mysteries and alternate situations... I would have the lady as their handler as they retrieve the other artifacts ... and dodge the other faction , government or secret cabal trying to gain control of them .

[@analaliens7096]

Naw. Make a new episode each time, with the artifact changing hands. New characters would be better than a remake of Bill and Ted's excellent adventure. Just sayin

[@vikasnanda1304]

Awesome short. Just loved your work dude. It was a thrill to watch such a beautiful work. Very well done.

[@danieljakubik3428]

Very good. An original well written engaging time travel loop story.

[@Englisc-ik3oc]

Well filmed, well acted, very professional, loved it. more please

[@MrEmanuel1223]

having smoked a sativa this appealed to my sense of imagination....well done bravo

[@derTinu24]

That’s a amazing short movie! Amazing potential for Series or multiple movies! Very well made. Professional and gripping! I wish there would be more of this. Thanks so much for making such a amazing short movie

[@danielhedrick4234]

Very good...keeps you engaged with absolutly no need for heavy handed special effects...well done.

[@juliano3435]

"Hey this is Charles. Leave a message or text me. Just text me."

[@matthewhowenbrink1770]

A great film, with a wonderfully intriguing take on pseudo-loops! I'm extremely curious to see other ways this could have gone.

[@allisonjames2923]

Really enjoyable. Amusing, good story, believable acting... this would make a great movie or series

[@pw6498]

Happy Thursday !! Wow.....this was great.....great story line, great dialogue, original and intense..... Hopefully, there will be more like this.....or even a series..... Stay safe and be well. All the best.

[@Ashicakez3]

I love this!! This could definitely be a series

[@celiaregina8460]

Traduzir para o português

[@jabtv8258]

Make another chapter for this. I want to see what's next.

[@justbecky5167]

12:04 that eyeroll was my fav. 🤣🤣🤣

[@weissrw1]

For folks new to guns -- don't wrist snap cylinders closed on a revolver - the alignment gets screwed up to the point where a loaded cylinder may not turn.

[@larrybleck2206]

Very interesting. I enjoyed it very much.

[@jeanineperez3302]

Wow. This needs a part 2

[@gkw9882]

Now that was interesting. A very well crafted film.

[@vladimirvladimir8785]

Also why the hell is this not a Netflix or Amazon series I mean oh my God quality no quality is not big enough word incredible content for either one of the services these guys could be filthy rich with their talent

[@chiefinspectorshine]

Two thumbs up! That could be a series.

[@story4story1]

Looking good! Tense, well written, great job!

[@BL.DBL-U]

Oh man, that was really good! I want to see more!!!!

[@kurtrich27]

OMG, what an awesome movie!!😃 I can’t believe all the men got shot; I would’ve never guessed that ending. Too bad the lovely redhead didn’t show up until the very end. Guys are constantly underestimating how deceptive women can be (and when I say women, I mean ALL of them).

[@turtlewalzer]

Badass!

[@bluesapphireymca]

Oooh, this was REALLY good, and I mean really

[@wizbangIWD]

Hey guys, if any of you are time travelers , kindly leave me out of your time loops ok ? Thanks ! ; )

[@rando339]

@30 Seconds with Dave bruh why did you replied many times..

[@rando339]

@30 Seconds with Dave um ok...

[@analaliens7096]

Naw. This would be too much fun alone.... Be a pal, let's go on an adventure

[@RedLeader327]

Great premise, and that ending....absolute mindfuck in the best way possible!!!

[@МаксимЯромич]

The morale is don't touch a freaking horcrux.

[@janawilliams-writerwordsmy7734]

Great little film.... short to the point and kept you guessing !!! Well done.... :)

[@rando339]

Wow so the loop changes between the wife and husband... 👏👏

[@jezebulls]

Awesome stuff. Love anything with time travel and paradoxes.

[@joshuathered1100]

Damn good film. I love the production design and the blocking was superb.

[@timothyhays7889]

edge of my seat start to finish.......well done

[@JurijFedorov]

This is really clever. I wish it would have a clear ending. Really liked it.

[@bitbitten8726]

The cat is very funny. I love it. I agree with the other commenter the cat deserves an award.

[@philschuler9674]

That was the best short that i have seen ever, fantastic work guys and girls.

[@timmotel5804]

4/2024: Hello From the FUTURE! This is really good. Thank You & Best Regards.

[@241sail6]

Great story, worthy of a feature film.

[@spacecougar]

NICE. "What's your name" 😎

[@jackhills2440]

One word...WOW!

[@billyllewis]

Well done. I thought she'd keep him alive to find Frankie. Great twist.

[@mrteargas8692]

She did.

[@IDevoidI]

@@mrteargas8692 No, she killed him, but is writing to him in the past.

[@jaymo_8740]

I don't know what drugs you found, in what drawer...🤣😂🤣

[@seancairns9749]

not a big fan of the whole time traveling genre because the writer can literally go any which way to form some bullshit scenario. BUT this one has good humor and a great little story to go with it, i really liked it.

[@csilva1069]

Perfeito! Não tenho nada mais para dizer!❤️

[@allisonjames2923]

Who leaves their house without saying goodbye to their fluffy buddy? Heathen! 😳 🐈‍⬛

[@CorpeningMedia]

This definitely needs some episodes!

[@LarryP248]

This is compelling and impactful content. A book I read recently had the same pull. "Temporal Echoes: Amelia's Odyssey Through Ancestral Shadows" by Vivian Rosewood

[@a.s.p.a.h]

time is malleable - Eobard Thawne

[@kennethos8089]

Reminiscent of the Spanish time travel flick Time Crimes. Good for a short.

[@thetalkingshrimp5683]

Michael is Kenny. Keeps dying, keeps coming back.

[@mjphyil]

Charlie is the best! Love that character

[@jm844]

yes i noticed the black cat green eyes, just like mine , he looks around saying @ what the fuck is going on ? lol. this is a great script , it gives the viewer a look into what it took to keep the book safe and how much the keepers had to go through to do just that . bravo.

[@GustavoSouza-bj3zc]

This remembers me a lot of Mage the Awakening. Nicely done.

[@stevestelly3063]

Listen Time travel is not easy. The first Tree times are the hardest. When you go back, the time you came from fades. Like when you first wake up and you try to remember a dream you just had. You kinda remember and if you don't catch it, it fades and all you know is there was something there but i can't focus it then it's gone. Time travel is the same way you have to learn to establish your base time. It still fades but you hold on to the memory and treat it as true even though it feels like it was just part of a dream. If you don't go schizophrenic in the first three jumps then you should be ok. And if you take too many jumps you just don't care or even remember which time is yours. You can get around this by getting tattooed. oh yeah you can't change shit either what ever you do it was always supposed to happen. The "memory fade" of time travel smooths things out so, in your mind, you just know it was always supposed to be that way. There for nothing changed. You do this too many times it also leads to schizophrenia. SO the next time you see a dirty old homeless schizophrenic on the street talking to himself, Talk to him, ask him about his tattoos he just may be a time traveler. If you offer him money he will not take it because it has no meaning in the future. Time travel is not how you think.... be careful. A great man 'Will' say "It's like your soul is attached to your time"

[@tdickens92]

This was incredible!

[@sandragrant8271]

I've read the comments, and apparently I'm the only one who didn't understand the movie. But it was very good.

[@larae6885]

I didn't get it either

[@joseywales7930]

Awesome short! Thanks for posting.

[@JosephMeans]

Very good twist. I love it :)

[@marshallbrosproductions]

What a cracking film that was. Great work

[@reneebrady8389]

This was FANTASTIC!!!

[@mikesrandomchannel]

That was so great, the perfect ending.

[@haoncampbellpodcast6265]

this could have used a longer treatment and it was very well done

[@marcwildeman7520]

Oh, that's a nice theme!

[@SthenicStudios]

The very gifted Douglas Yassen.

[@justinkemeter]

Nice story, only problem is when you write in the book, does everyone from every time period that held the book get to read what you wrote.

[@SthenicStudios]

Only a problem unless it’s never been opened before. :)

[@justinkemeter]

@@SthenicStudios that’s right the descendants never used the artifacts, ok so this was posted 4 years ago so I take it no follow up to this is planned? I need more!!!

[@SthenicStudios]

@@justinkemeter Haha right! Thanks. We're looking at developing it into a series. :)

[@james5460]

That is the most expressive cat I've ever seen.