Lost in times

Lost in Time is an AI-generated short film that explores the idea of a past life resurfacing through a child’s dream. In a sleepwalking state, a young boy unconsciously experiences fragments of another existence—an ancient Roman legionary wandering through modern-day Rome.
Lost in Time follows a Roman legionary who mysteriously finds himself walking through contemporary Rome. Disoriented but calm, he moves through the modern city as if guided by something deeper than awareness.

As he wanders the streets, fragments of memory begin to surface—soft, fragmented impressions of ancient Rome: the texture of stone under his fingers, the sound of distant voices, the warmth of sunlit courtyards, the feeling of places that no longer exist as they once did. These memories arrive not as clear visions, but as emotional echoes layered onto the present.

When he touches the ancient walls scattered throughout the city, time briefly dissolves. The boundaries between what is remembered and what is real begin to blur, as if the city itself is quietly remembering him in return.

In the final moment, reality gently fractures. The legionary fades, and in his place a young boy appears—sleepwalking through the same streets. He awakens softly, confused but safe, as his mother rushes to him. It becomes unclear whether the journey was a passage through time, a shared memory, or a dream carried across generations.

On the quiet street, a small toy Roman soldier stands motionless—silent and out of place—like a fragment of history left behind in the present.

Lost in Time is a quiet meditation on memory, place, and the emotional continuity of time—where the past does not disappear, but lingers beneath the surface of the present.