Two cosmic hands reaching towards each other against a space background with nebulae and stars, with the words 'ASTROLOGY' and 'time' reflected on the ocean surface below.

Arrow of Time

an audio-play-visual-film


A tender-odyssey audio drama heard through sixty scenes, sixty years, of a life.

In the near distant future, work is closer than family and we continue to never quite notice the true value of time. The years pass by, the secrets to their importance washed away by the immutable existence of entropy. By the time they’re old, what will the Arrow of Time reveal to Cheryl, Bob, and Paul?


The Exponential Festival 2023
New York City Indie Theater Film Festival, 2024

Credits

starring
Susannah Perkins as Cheryl
Ben Holbrook as Bob
Abraham Goldfarb as Paul
Ryan William Downey as Sam, Kyle + ensemble
Theresa Buchheister as Hilda + ensemble
Leonie Bell as Joanne + ensemble

written and directed by Allyson Dwyer
voice directed by Theresa Buchheister
sound design by Leonie Bell
original music by Chris Sabol
sound engineered by Kegan Zema
video design and editing by Steven Matarazzo
recorded at Spaceman Sound

Poster art by Nick Simko

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