For her father’s upcoming birthday, director Yeon Park buys a mysteriously advertised time machine. Though the gold box that arrives appears much less fascinating than its purported magical quality, it drives intergenerational conversations between Park and her parents who lived through a violent authoritarian regime in their younger days. Their storytelling shapes the film itself into a time machine, a vehicle that channels memories from lives that are not our own. With a witty montage of videocalls, eBay screens, and her father’s paintings, Park’s film sends an invite to ponder about how our presents interact with our own pasts.