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The Alice Paradox

Depicting a famous thought experiment in Quantum Mechanics, Alice travels back in time, and is transported into an alternate version of the recent past. Trapped in a world which prizes collectivism over individuality, Alice is confronted with profound questions about identity, fate, and the nature of the universe.

Shot on anamorphic lenses with a wide range of creative in-camera effects, and in collaboration with experts in the field, The Alice Paradox is a philosophical sci fi grounded in real world physics, which touches on the cosmic and spiritual feelings inspired in scientists when studying nature at the grandest scale. It offers a new perspective on the genre of sci-fi.

  • William Brooke
    Director
    ReBirth, The Nature of Time
  • William Brooke
    Writer
  • Natalie Malla
    Writer
  • Natasha Marburger
    Producer
  • Linzy Attenborough
    Producer
  • Jessica Kinsey
    Key Cast
    "Alicia Narcissi"
    Legend Has It
  • Gwithian Evans
    Key Cast
    "Robert Echo"
    The King's Man, Mashed
  • Madeline Smith
    Key Cast
    "Angela Hobbes"
    Live and Let Die, The Vampire Lovers
  • Jeffery Kissoon
    Key Cast
    "Dean Gorgias"
    Hamlet
  • Phil Zimmerman
    Key Cast
    "Cranny"
    Dumbo
  • Jun Noh
    Key Cast
    "Snook"
  • Ali Asad
    DOP
    Doctor Who, Mad to be Normal
  • Serkan Nihat
    Editor
    Exodus
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Sci-Fi, Noir
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 29 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    February 2, 2026
  • Production Budget:
    500,000 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Raw
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - William Brooke

William is a multi-award winning director and filmmaker embarking on his debut feature film. His previous two short films ReBirth and The Nature of Time appeared in 24 film festivals, winning 14 awards. A former Physicist, he has a passion for creating stories that take us to the extremes of reality, to examine the implications on our humanity and experience of life.

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Director Statement

As a former Physicist, I’m deeply passionate about conveying what modern physics tells us about the universe in ways that are exciting, intuitive and accessible. The film deals with a famous time-travel paradox, resolved by Quantum Mechanics with the idea that reality is a vast, multidimensional space with multiple interconnected potential worlds.

I have long been fascinated by dystopian literature and film, which, even before Quantum Mechanics, explored the idea that our world could have taken countless alternate paths throughout history. Works such as Kafka’s The Trial and Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment have been significant influences. Nightmarish worlds where both the characters and their surroundings serve as menacing extensions of the protagonist’s inner turmoil.

The tone and cinematography draw heavily from sci-fi and film noir, with Orson Welles, Ridley Scott, and John Frankenheimer being key stylistic inspirations. Long shots, with characters and camera movements shifting in and out of multiple compositions, serve to reflect the evolving dynamics and tonal shifts within each scene. In-camera effects, including shift and tilt lenses and anamorphic mesmerisers, are used to replicate the space-distorting effects of the science in the film.

My aim is to evoke the same sense of awe and wonder I felt when first encountering these theories—feelings that challenge our perception of reality and what it means to be human. Through an intimate character study, the film explores these grand ideas within a self-contained myth about the human condition.