Private Project

Coming Out with the help of a Time Machine

When coming out to his traditional and God-fearing Indian parents, Sid uses his time machine to reset the day trying to make sure everything goes perfect.

  • Naman Gupta
    Director
    Lilly Riggs, The Process, Love Can't Be Locked Down, Saint Harlow
  • Naman Gupta
    Writer
  • Janki Parekh
    Writer
  • Nav Gupta
    Executive Producer
    Code 8, Streamline
  • Rahul Brahmbhatt
    Executive Producer
    Out of The Furnace
  • James Orfanos
    Producer
    A Good Cop
  • Neetu Sharma Gupta
    Producer
  • Karan Soni
    Key Cast
    "Sid"
    Deadpool, Miracle Workers, Safety Not Guaranteed
  • Sangeeta Agrawal
    Key Cast
    "Poonam"
    Yeh Sham Mastaani, 5 O'clock Shadow
  • Raghuram Shetty
    Key Cast
    "Rakesh"
  • Vijaykumar Mirchandani
    Co-Producer
    Coming Out with the Help of a Time Machine, Stranger in the dark, To be Forgotten, Divide-Time to Breathe, The Last Jam Jar, Love Can't Be Locked Down, Paese Che Vai-When in Rome, The Process, Habaneros, Where The Streets Have No Name
  • Rita Meher
    Co-Producer
  • Pulkit Datta
    Co-Producer
  • Derrick Cohan
    Cinematographer
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    LGBTQ, Drama, Sci-fi, Family, Comedy
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 30, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    25,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Alexa Mini
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Chandler Film Festival
    Chandler, Arizona
    United States
    January 21, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Shockfest Film Festival

    United States
    December 10, 2022
    Honorable Mention
  • International Queer Film Festival Merlinka
    Belgrade
    Serbia
    December 11, 2022
    Nominee
  • Pittsburgh Shorts & Script Festival
    Pittsburgh
    United States
    November 18, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Key West Film Festival
    Key West
    United States
    November 18, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Indainapolis LGBTQ Film Festival
    Indianapolis
    United States
    November 15, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival
    Vancouver
    Canada
    November 12, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Golden Giraffe International Film Festival
    Nice
    France
    November 11, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival
    Philadelphia
    United States
    November 10, 2022
    Official Selection
  • DC South Asian Film Festival
    District of Columbia
    United States
    November 8, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Short Cuts Film Festival

    United States
    October 27, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Imagine Science Film Festival
    Brooklyn, New York
    United States
    October 14, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    United States
    October 13, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Syracuse International Film Festival
    Syracuse
    United States
    October 12, 2022
    Official Selection
  • ImageOut Rochester LGBT Film Festival
    Rochester
    United States
    October 8, 2022
    Official Selection
  • San Jose International Film Festival
    San Jose
    United States
    October 6, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Yellowstone International Film Festival
    Noida
    India
    September 30, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Image India International Film Festival
    Madrid
    Spain
    September 23, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ International Film Festival
    Chicago
    United States
    September 26, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Out On Film Atlanta
    Atlanta
    United States
    September 25, 2022
    Official Selection
  • 36th Edmonton International Film Festival
    Edmonton
    Canada
    September 23, 2022
    Official Selection
  • 3rd i Film Festival
    San Fransisco
    United States
    September 23, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Chicago South Asian Film Festival
    Chicago
    United States
    September 22, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Bristol Independent Film Festival
    Bristol
    United Kingdom
    September 16, 2022
    Best LGBTQ
  • 15 Short Film Festival
    Charolette, North Carolina
    United States
    September 15, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Long Beach QFilm Festival
    Long Beach, California
    United States
    September 9, 2022
    Official Selection
  • FilmOut San Diego LGBTQ Film Festival
    San Diego
    United States
    September 8, 2022
    Best Overall Short Film
  • Faroes Islands Minority Film Festival
    Torshavn
    Faroe Islands
    September 5, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Bronzelens Film Festival
    Atlanta, Georgia
    United States
    August 23, 2022
    Official Selection
  • New Mexico Asian Film Festival
    New Mexico
    United States
    August 19, 2022
    Best Actor - Sangeeta Agrawal
  • Hollyshorts Film Festival
    Sherman Oaks, California
    United States
    August 11, 2022
    Official Selection
  • OutSouth Queer Film Festival
    North Carolina
    United States
    August 11, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Bengaluru International Short Film Festival
    Bengaluru
    India
    August 4, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Cordillera International Film Festival
    Nevada
    United States
    July 28, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Walla Walla Movie Crush
    Seattle
    United States
    July 15, 2022
    Official Selection
  • rioLGBTQIA film Festival
    Rio De Janerio
    Brazil
    July 14, 2022
    Brazil Premiere
    Official Selection
  • North Europe - Film Festival - London Edition
    London
    United Kingdom
    June 27, 2022
    Nominee - Best Short / Best LGBTQ / Best Comedy / Best Editing of a Short Film
  • Holidays 365 International Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    July 14, 2022
    Best US Narrative Short, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Sound Design
  • London Indian Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    June 23, 2022
    Official Selection
  • deadCenter Film Festival
    Oklahoma
    United States
    June 12, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Tribeca Film Festival
    New York
    United States
    June 19, 2022
    New York Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Connecticut OutFilm CT
    Connecticut
    United States
    June 11, 2022
    Official Selection
  • River Film Festival
    Padova
    Italy
    June 1, 2022
    Official Selection
  • KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival
    Mumbai
    India
    June 1, 2022
    India Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Inside Out Toronto
    Toronto
    Canada
    May 26, 2022
    Official Selection
  • DFWSAFF
    Dallas, Texas
    United States
    May 21, 2022
    Best LGBTQ Short
  • CAAM
    Los Angeles, California
    United States
    May 1, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival
    Houston, Texas
    United States
    May 1, 2022
    Gold REMI
  • OUTShine LGBTQ+ Film Festival - Miami Edition
    Miami, Florida
    United States
    April 26, 2022
    Official Selection
  • KC FilmFest
    Kansas City, Missouri
    United States
    April 26, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Cleveland International film Festival
    Ohio, Cleveland
    United States
    April 7, 2022
    Best LGBTQIA+ Short
  • BFI Flare London
    London
    United Kingdom
    March 19, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Las Cruces Film Festival

    Mexico
    March 2, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Screen Power Film Festival

    United Kingdom
    December 15, 2021
    UK Premiere
    Best Actor, Best Screenplay
  • Mosiac International Short Film Festival
    Missisuaga
    Canada
    December 2, 2021
    Canadian
    Official Selection
  • Tasveer South Asian Film Festival
    Seattle
    United States
    October 16, 2021
    North American Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Naman Gupta

Naman Gupta is an award winning director & writer. Originally from India, now based in Los Angeles. Diverse, inclusive and loves blending fiction with contemporary social issues so that his films can reach a wider audience.

Selected Work:
"Coming Out With The Help Of A Time Machine", a social sci-fi dramedy, the winner of inaugural Tasveer Film Fund, shot July,2021 starring Karan Soni (Deadpool, Safety Not Guranteed). "Inconvenient Love", an interracial comedy pilot, was recently optioned by BET (Viacom Networks). "Groomstick", a social dramedy, was sold to "Runaway Productions". Scheduled to direct it post covid. "Lilly Riggs", a neo-noir thriller, was released on Amazon Prime and made its North American TV debut on ShortsTV in 2020. "The Process", a suspense thriller, will be released on European TV & Flights post covid.

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Director Statement

Coming Out With The Help Of A Time Machine started with a youtube video. A video of a same-sex couple describing their experience of coming out to their Indian parents. It was honest, funny, and emotional. My writing partner, Janki, had shared the video with me with a note saying we should do a coming out story.

However, I did not want to do just another coming out story. So we sat on it, while we worked on other fun projects. Then one day, as I was scribbling a time loop scene set in a diner, it hit me. Having a passion for sci-fi and blending fiction with contemporary social issues, why not tell the coming out story in a new and fresh way... the sci-fi way. Something bold, exciting, and genre- bending. Thus, the idea of Coming Out With The Help Of A Time Machine was born.

As a director, I’m known for my stylized and beautiful visuals. However, the characters and their stories are always the heart of my films. To me, at its core, Coming Out With The Help Of A Time Machine is a story of family and acceptance, with strong LGBTQ+ and sci-fi themes.