Checkout Time
As two friends unravel their true feelings for each other, their focus is immediately shifted to survival when their love is haunted by the spirit of a bitter hotel owner.
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Calvin WalkerDirector
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Taylor LoveWriter
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Calvin WalkerWriter
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Corey PrattWriter#Washed (Seasons 1 and 2)
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Corey PrattProducer#Washed (Season 1)
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Taylor LoveProducer
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Jasmine ShaniseKey Cast"Amy Hanter"
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Jaquai Wade PearsonKey Cast"Belle"#Washed
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Corey PrattKey Cast"Jordan"Miss Juneteenth, Low Key, #Washed
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Selase BotchwayKey Cast"Michael"
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Brittany BluittKey Cast"Rebecca"
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:25 minutes 48 seconds
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Completion Date:January 16, 2021
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Production Budget:6,784 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:RED
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Aspect Ratio:16.9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Digital Cinema Package:Unavailable
Calvin J Walker is an award-winning filmmaker based in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. Calvin has been active in the independent film world since 2012. During that time, he’s written for producers from various parts of the world. He’s directed a multitude of projects within the webseries and short film space. Calvin’s casting agency WM Casting Group is becoming one of the go to agencies for production companies looking to cast diverse talent. Calvin has been married to his beautiful wife, Rayanna, since 2008. They have three amazing children.
"Pleasure of love lasts but a moment. Pain of love lasts a lifetime." - Bette Davis
From the moment I read the first iteration of this script, I was excited to explore the many facets of love. Check Out Time takes you through every kind of love you can imagine: old love, new love, friend love and lost love. It was important to approach each love with a tenderness and an intimacy that would allow the audience to engage with it on a visceral level.
The examination of the internal lives of characters is something that I attempt to achieve with all of my work. Working in the genres of horror and thriller allowed me the space to talk about the long term emotional damage of adultery. It also allowed me to examine the trauma and pain of black women without victimizing black women or leaving them powerless. On the other hand, the film gives us an opportunity to see love bloom between two people. It gives us a front seat to the messy work of navigating the unexpected.
Check Out Time is my love letter to love. It is a tribute to those who find it and those who lose it.