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The Pastman

In the future, time travel is possible and it is overrun with time criminals. A government agent is assigned to travel back in time to serve as a consolation to these who are affected by time crime.

  • Charlie Ainsworth
    Director
  • Charlie Ainsworth
    Writer
  • MJ Kielbus
    Producer
    Oblivion
  • Russell Harvard
    Key Cast
    "The Pastman"
    There Will Be Blood, Fargo (TV), The Hammer
  • Sandra Mae Frank
    Key Cast
    Spring Awakening on Broadway
  • MJ Kielbus
    Cinematographer
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Sci-Fi, Drama
  • Runtime:
    17 minutes 26 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 9, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    100 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    American Sign Language
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Portland Deaf Film Festival
    Portland, Oregon
    United States
    October 6, 2018
    North American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Shanghai International Deaf Film Festival
    Shanghai
    China
    September 22, 2018
    Asian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Clin d'Oeil Festival
    Reims
    France
    July 4, 2019
    French Premiere
    Best Actress Award
  • Other Worlds Austin
    Austin
    United States
    December 9, 2018
    Official Selection
  • Deaffest
    Wolverhampton
    United Kingdom
    May 25, 2019
    European Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Charlie Ainsworth

Charlie Ainsworth is a Deaf filmmaker based in Austin, TX. After graduating from Gallaudet University with degrees in Theatre Arts and History, he founded an independent film company, Angry Deaf People Productions. With a love for Sci-Fi and time travel, he wrote and directed The Pastman - the first film of Angry Deaf People in partnership with another Deaf company, Copper & Water. This film was selected for several film festivals including Shanghai International Deaf Film Festival where the lead actress won an award for the best actress. He continues to write more films and is producing two upcoming films - Life, Captioned and A Mild Nuisance A Deaf Being Must Endure Whilst Ordering Food. While he loves producing and directing, his true passion lies in screenwriting and he aims to create a large hub of deaf screenwriters using his film company. Here’s to time travel, aliens, and mind-boggling Sci-Fi stories!

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