Time: The Unexplainable Journey
2022 · Documentary
In this short experimental documentary, Jediah Currie tries to wrap his head around the idea of time. In three segments focused on the present, past and future. You see how time effects objects, people and memories leaving you just as confused about time as you were going into the film.
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