Film Journal 2024: The Present
Directed by Christian Ditter
A cute, breezy, honest family film about a group of siblings who try to keep their parents from splitting up with the aid of a family heirloom that can effectively turn back time (a grandfather clock).
There was room here to slow down the pace and narrow in on its central theme, which is the failure of the family to take notice of the distance they have all created with one another in the present. The message still rings clear and true however, with the necessary lessons being something they have to find and work through together.
Nice little indie that can work the young and old of the household.
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