Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox

Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox
Theatrical release poster
Directed byStimson Snead
Screenplay byStimson Snead
Produced by
  • Kylie Walchuk
  • Casey Cowan
  • Rich Cowan
Starring
CinematographyBryan Gosline
Edited byJ.D. McKee
Music by
Production
companies
  • An Immortal
  • North by Northwest Productions
  • The Northwest Package
Distributed byDisrupt Entertainment
Release dates
Running time
104 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2,725[2]

Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox is a 2024 American science fiction comedy film written and directed by Stimson Snead. The feature film is an expansion of a short film of the same title created by Snead.

The film premiered at the Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival on March 8, 2024, and was released in the United States on May 30, 2025. It has received generally favorable reviews from critics.

Premise

A self-absorbed scientific genius attempts to solve the time traveler's paradox by exploring what happens when he kills his past self.

Cast

Production

Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox was originally a 2022 short film written and directed by Stimson Snead and produced by North By Northwest.[3] Snead was interested in the idea of time travel paradox but was dissatisfied with existing films that merely use time travel as a plot device rather than examining the idea of time travel itself, such as the reality of time travel and its practical and philosophical aspects. He had originally intended to play the time traveler himself as it was written from his perspective on time travel, but changed his mind when he met Samuel Dunning.[4] Snead says, "I saw him in action and knew that this guy was Tim Travers. We made the short, and if he hadn’t been available for the feature, we wouldn’t have made it. He is Tim.”[5] The short film has won awards in independent film festivals in 2022.[6][7]

When funding for a different project failed to materialize at the last minute, Snead decided to turn the short film into a full feature because he already had the crew and shooting schedule arranged. Snead wrote the script in 30 days and brought back Samuel Dunning who played the time-traveler in the short.[4] He worked with The Northwest Package production studio to shoot the film in Spokane, Washington.[8] The film was supported by Washington Filmworks and it was shot in 16 days between November 30, 2022 and December 21, 2022.[9]

Samuel Dunning, Danny Trejo, Joel McHale, Keith David, and Felicia Day were cast in the lead roles.[10]

Release

Tim Travers & The Time Traveler's Paradox premiered at the Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival in March 2024. The film was released in the United States by Disrupt Entertainment on May 30, 2025.[11] It was a limited release to 4 theatres and it grossed $2,725 in three days.[2] It was released on digital platforms on June 24, 2025 in the US, and January 26, 2026 in the UK.[12]

Reception

Critical reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 76% of 17 critics' reviews are positive.[13]

Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian offered a critical review and gave the film two out of five stars, describing the film as "an exhausting indie romp on the subject of time travel" filled with "gibbering, jabbering nonsense" that "droned on and on", but it was rescued by cameos from Keith David who played God and Danny Trejo who played an assassin in the film.[14] Ben Gibbons of Screen Rant on the other hand was positive and rated the film eight out of ten, calling the film "a stunning piece of work that is incredibly creative" and "something unique and delightful", with "standout performance" from Samuel Dunning as the time-traveler.[15] Similarly positive was Burt Peterson of SciFiNow who awarded the film four out of five stars. praising it as "a gloriously abrasive piece of indie sci-fi" with "a sharp, joke-dense script" and thought it a "cult sci-fi in the making".[16]

Awards

The film received several awards at FilmQuest including Best Screenplay and Best Actor,[17] best comedy feature at Cinequest,[18] and the Best Sci-Fi Feature Film at the International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival in 2024.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox". Cinequest. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox (2025) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  3. ↑ Sommerfeld, Seth (February 2, 2022). "Time travel rules get trippy in Tim Travers & the Time Traveler's Paradox". Inlander.
  4. 1 2 "Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox Brings Explosive Sci-Fi Spectacle to deadCenter". The Cinematropolis. June 7, 2024.
  5. ↑ Stephens, Dan. "Interview: Stimson Snead On Turning Time-Travel Annoyance Into "Tim Travers And The Time Traveler's Paradox"". Top 10 Films. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
  6. ↑ "23rd Nevermore Film Festival: WE, THE JURY Jury Award Winning Shorts". Eventide.
  7. ↑ "2022 Award Winners!". H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival. October 15, 2022.
  8. ↑ Hutchinson, Chase (June 24, 2025). "'Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox' a sci-fi film with soul". The Seattle Times.
  9. ↑ "2024 Motion Picture Competitiveness Report" (PDF). Washington State Department of Commerce.
  10. ↑ ""Tim Travers & the Time Traveler's Paradox" (2024) [Cinequest]". GBR Reviews. March 12, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  11. ↑ Goodfellow, Melanie (April 23, 2025). "'Tim Travers & The Time Traveler's Paradox' Sets May Release For Disrupt Entertainment". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  12. ↑ Orozco, Matthew (May 29, 2025). ""Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox" (2025) Is Sci-Fi With Humor And Heart (REVIEW)". Macabre Daily.
  13. ↑ "Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox | Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 10, 2026.
  14. ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (January 19, 2026). "Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox review – space-hopping comedy asks the big question". The Guardian.
  15. ↑ Gibbons, Ben (June 28, 2025). "Tim Travers & The Time Traveler's Paradox Review: This Out-Of-This-World Sci-Fi Comedy Is The Most Creative Film You'll See This Year". Screen Rant.
  16. ↑ Peterson, Burt (January 27, 2026). "Tim Travers & The Time Traveler's Paradox Review: Gloriously abrasive high-concept sci-fi". SciFiNow.
  17. ↑ "2024 Winners, Nominees & Official Selections". Filmquest.
  18. ↑ Vance, Grant (March 27, 2024). "How to Make a Bonkers Low Budget Sci-fi Gem With 'Tim Travers'". No Film School.
  19. ↑ "Awards". International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival.
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