AIFF2022 Our 21st Annual Festival

Short Narratives 1: PEOPLE & THE ARTS

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A bickering couple get lost on a dead-end road and stumble into a horrifying time loop that will change their lives forever.


A comedy.



Part of our Short Narratives 1: PEOPLE & THE ARTS Program


Director Jonathan Thomas Coleman


Director's Statement:

Groundhog Day. Palm Springs. Every stuck-in-a-time-loop film is about a character slowly learning a lesson until they break free. But what about thosestuck in the loop with them?


Our dark comedy features a couple plunged into a relationship crisis neither could have imagined: getting stuck in a homicidal time loop. The trick is… the partner who caused it doesn’t even realize they’re in a loop at all.


I wrote “This Feels Right” to explore agency within a relationship - what can one do when your partner cannot see the truth?


We've all had a relationship to someone who just. Never. Changed. It hurts to watch. It's awful when you're in it.


I created this short to explore what it's like to be stuck in exactly that kind of relationship. The agony of seeing something's wrong, but being powerless to do a thing about it.


Thank you for your time, and enjoy the film!

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    9 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    Oregon
  • Director
    Jonathan Thomas Coleman
  • Screenwriter
    Jonathan Thomas Coleman
  • Producer
    Jonathan Thomas Coleman
  • Executive Producer
  • Cast
    Karis Danish, Greg Brostrom