Relax, I’m From the Future

Comedic genius Rhys Darby (Flight of the Conchords) is Casper, an unprepared time traveller who travels to the 2020s to prevent a major future catastrophe. He befriends Holly, an adult who’s tired of adulting, and she soon exploits his minor knowledge of the future for a series of quick payouts. But as is the moral in every good time travelling tale, you shouldn’t alter the future, and it’s not long before their interference attracts the attention of Doris, a much more competent time traveller who will stop them at all costs.

RELAX, I’M FROM THE FUTURE the feature directorial debut from Canadian writer/director/editor Luke Higginson expands on his 2013 short film of the same name. The feature is fully driven by its cast with Casper treating time travel more like a magic trick than a mission to save the future, and the jaded Holly quickly realising that there’s much more to time and space than winning scratch lottery tickets. The joy in the film is that despite its apocalyptic high stakes, it doesn’t take itself too seriously. RELAX I’M FROM THE FUTURE perfectly shows that there are still original tales to tell in the time-travel genre.