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Beyond Time

A brave young French woman in San Francisco battles to save herself and the world in this surreal thriller combining live action and generative AI in a story as old as time. Survival.

  • Geoffrey de Valois
    Director
    The Girl From Provence, AI Anthology, The History of Computer Animation, Decommissioning Our Nuclear Future, Jump It, Mandarin Stud, The Wild Hour
  • Geoffrey de Valois
    Writer
    The Girl From Provence, AI Anthology, The History of Computer Animation, Decommissioning Our Nuclear Future, Jump It, Mandarin Stud, The Wild Hour
  • Chloé Domange
    Writer
    The Girl From Provence, Cyber Date
  • Geoffrey de Valois
    Producer
    The Girl From Provence, AI Anthology, The History of Computer Animation, Decommissioning Our Nuclear Future, Follow Me Home, Jump It, Mandarin Stud, The Wild Hour
  • Chloé Domange
    Producer
    The Girl From Provence, Cyber Date
  • Chloé Domange
    Key Cast
    "Chloé"
    The Girl From Provence, The Law of Destiny, Summer in Provence, Poe, We The People
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Thriller, Sci-fi
  • Runtime:
    16 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    February 10, 2025
  • Country of Origin:
    United States, United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Geoffrey de Valois

Geoffrey de Valois is an award-winning American writer/director/editor with over 25 years experience directing indie films, and creating compelling content for clients including ABC, Disney, IBM, Sony, and PBS. Since 2022 he's created over 30 short films using generative AI, culminating in his award-winning 2024 film ''AI Anthology''. His new 2025 film "Beyond Time" combines live action and AI.

He’s written, produced, directed, shot, and edited over 500 television programs, commercials, films, promos, business videos, documentaries, and computer animation sequences. In 2019 he completed directing his 5th feature film “The Girl From Provence", a psychological thriller set in Los Angeles and Provence, France. It was the opening night film at the 16th Annual Other Venice Film Festival.

In 2019 he re-released his updated documentary "Decom - Decommissioning Our Nuclear Future with Ralph Nader". And he created the pro immigration short dance film “No Entry". His new art photography book "LA Woman" is available on blurb and amazon. His book "Computer Visions" was published by the IEEE Computer Society Press. His fashion and makeup "how-to" videos have over 3 million views on youtube. The 2008 release of the public television docu-drama “Love Has The Right To Choose - The Emma B. Freeman Story” is now available on vimeo. His films “Computer Visions” and “Computer Dreams” were the top selling non-fiction laserdiscs in Japan in 1991. They have been updated and expanded and released again in 2008 as part of: “The History of Computer Animation”.

He holds a B.A. in psychology, and an M.A. in film production with additional studies in art, poetry, and journalism. His background includes staff positions at Lucasfilm’s Industrial Light & Magic in visual effects on "Star Wars", "Star Trek", and "Indiana Jone"s; and at IBM as a television writer/producer/director/editor. His academic career includes 10 years teaching film and television production at San Francisco State, San Jose State, Cal Poly Humboldt, and Cal State Los Angeles.

He was the keynote speaker at Video Expo LA in 1990, and was a judge and keynote speaker at FIFOM – the 1990 and 1992 Montreal International Computer Graphics Film Festivals. His programs have been shown in over 70 countries, and have won numerous awards, including Best Documentary at both the Mill Valley Film Festival and San Jose "Joey" Awards, 3 Cine Golden Eagles, 2 Houston International Film Festival Gold Awards, 2 US Film Festival Gold Awards, and several CINDY and TELLY Awards.

His 1994 “Stud” was the first Mandarin/English language hip-hop music video, and was widely played across China along with his NightFire video “Jump It”. The 1995 16mm cult black comedy “The Vampire Conspiracy” which debuted at the Cannes Film Market, was the first full length feature film to be streamed on the internet. The happiest Christmas he ever spent was in Paris with his family.

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Director Statement

Ever since I got one of the first original 1984 Macintosh computers when I was working at Lucasfilm's Industrial Light & Magic I've been a proponent and user of computers as an artistic tool; exemplified by my 1986 film "Computer Animation Magic”. I also love to direct live action films and in this year’s “Beyond Time” I’m combining both, allowing me to visualize and create a film not otherwise possible. Generative AI has opened a portal into a world of possibilities and dangers. And just like with the first uses of CGI I produced in the 80’s, one can only imagine what the future will bring. The film is a promo for "The Girl From Provence" also here on FilmFreeway.