Shaken by the news of his father’s dementia, artist Maleonn creates “Papa’s Time Machine,” a wondrous time-travel adventure performed on stage with life-size mechanical puppets. Through the play's production, he confronts his own mortality. Maleonn finds grace and unexpected joy in this moving meditation on art, the agonies of love and loss, and the circle of life.
*****
100% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes
“Moving… Compelling… A thoughtful, sensitive, brilliant subject.”
- Variety
“An uplifting celebration of the love between a son and his father”
"One of the best films of the year.”
- Year2020
- Runtime81 minutes
- LanguageChinese
- CountryUnited States
- Premiere2019 Tribeca Film Festival
- DirectorYang Sun, S. Leo Chiang
- ProducerS. Leo Chiang, Yang Sun
- Executive ProducerJean Tsien, Sally Jo Fifer, Nick Fraser
- Co-ProducerViolet Du Feng, Qingzeng Cai, Sharky Wang
- CinematographerYang Sun, Shuang Liang
- EditorBo Li
- AnimatorRyan Wehner
- ComposerPaul Brill
Shaken by the news of his father’s dementia, artist Maleonn creates “Papa’s Time Machine,” a wondrous time-travel adventure performed on stage with life-size mechanical puppets. Through the play's production, he confronts his own mortality. Maleonn finds grace and unexpected joy in this moving meditation on art, the agonies of love and loss, and the circle of life.
*****
100% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes
“Moving… Compelling… A thoughtful, sensitive, brilliant subject.”
- Variety
“An uplifting celebration of the love between a son and his father”
"One of the best films of the year.”
- Year2020
- Runtime81 minutes
- LanguageChinese
- CountryUnited States
- Premiere2019 Tribeca Film Festival
- DirectorYang Sun, S. Leo Chiang
- ProducerS. Leo Chiang, Yang Sun
- Executive ProducerJean Tsien, Sally Jo Fifer, Nick Fraser
- Co-ProducerViolet Du Feng, Qingzeng Cai, Sharky Wang
- CinematographerYang Sun, Shuang Liang
- EditorBo Li
- AnimatorRyan Wehner
- ComposerPaul Brill