Chronovisor

West Coast Premiere

Sunday, April 12, noon @ 2220 Arts & Archives
Q&A with cinematographer Leo Zhang, moderated by Sandi Tan

Directors: Jack Auen, Kevin Walker
USA, 2026, 100 min, DCP

The life of a reclusive academic collides with the story of a clandestine technology that can photograph the past.

Hiding away in lamp-lit New York City libraries, French academic Beatrice Courte (Anne Laure Sellier) uncovers a story long since laid to rest: a Benedictine monk claims to have created a machine through which one can see all of human history. Jack Auen and Kevin Walker's audacious debut film invites you along to discover and follow along page by page as Beatrice falls down the rabbit hole. Evoking the lush metropolitan aesthetics of films like Birth and Eyes Wide Shut, Chronovisor is a 16mm love letter to research, a film that feels as tactile, warm and addicting as a book you can't put down, or an intoxicating secret you can't share. Deceptively simple, intellectually thrilling, Chronovisor is a treat for anyone who can't wait to unearth their next conspiracy. -CH

In English, French, German and Italian with English subtitles

Prior Screenings: 2026 International Film Festival Rotterdam, New Directors/New Films

Cast & Crew
Written by: Jack Auen & Kevin Walker
Producers: Jack Auen, Kevin Walker, Jason Zuriff, Anne Laure Sellier
Key Cast: Anne Laure Sellier
Cinematographer: Leo Zhang
Production Designer: Alex Peña
Edited by: Jack Auen & Kevin Walker

Sales Agent: Flavio Armone