Time travel short film ‘Mobius Loop’ streaming home search

A timeless short film is heading to the small screen. mobius loop was acquired by . watermelon photoStarting today, we’re fragmenting our new streaming service Watermelon+. You can see it here.

mobius loop Former film producer Limosa-Peterkin It spans three time periods. In the 1970s, a scientist (Jay Abdo) discovered the ability to see into the future. A few years later, the inventor was on his deathbed. And today, the inventor’s granddaughter (Dahlia Rooney) is trying to unravel his technology.

Mosa-Peterkin, a Palestinian American, shot the film in California in just three days in November 2023, in the early days of the Gaza war, amid Israel’s bombing response to the October 7 attack.

“Deciding whether we should go into production in October was very difficult because of the fears coming out of Gaza,” he says. “My wife (producer and script supervisor Anna Dale-Meunier) and I struggled with motivation to film anything, so it felt like an obligation. Part of the purpose was to show what protagonists Palestinians can be.”

The film presented many technical challenges, but the first and most important was capturing three time periods, each requiring its own set design, costumes, and props, and completing all of this within a three-day shoot. They filmed at Elysian Park, Martin Sound in the Alhambra, and the Pine Mountain Club, an hour and a half north of Los Angeles.

Mosa-Peterkin worked closely with cinematographer Jack McDonald, set designer Melissa Lyon, and costume designer Nina Rocklin to develop the plan. “I used 3D replicas of real locations in Unreal Engine to prepare with my department heads, write shot lists, plan lighting, set design and logistics. Without it, we would never have been able to get through our days and all the hours working,” says the filmmaker, who is currently writing the script for the feature-length version.

mobius loop Following last year’s film festival tour, it won an award at the Hollywood Arab Film Festival and was screened at film festivals such as the Michaux Film Festival and the LA Shorts International Film Festival before landing at Watermelon.

Watermelon Pictures is the new company of brothers Badie and Hamza Ali whose work focuses on Palestinian stories. They supported the Oscar-nominated film Hind Rajab’s voice Among the films they are working on is a Palestinian horror film. visitant.

Mosa-Peterkin is delighted to be joining Watermelon. A former distributor-turned-filmmaker says: “I loved. Palestine 36, teacher, all that’s left to you and Hind Rajab’s voice. “Every movie that came out last year.”