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'Relax, I'm from the Future' is a Canadian science fiction comedy film, directed by Luke Higginson and released in 2022.Courtney Small, [https://thatshelf.com/fantasia-2022-relax-im-from-the-future-review/ "Fantasia 2022: Relax, Im From the Future Review"]. 'That Shelf', July 28, 2022. The film stars Rhys Darby as Casper, a time traveller who arrives in the 2020s in an attempt to prevent a major future catastrophe; he befriends Holly (Gabrielle Graham), a queer black woman he befriends and draws into his plan by giving her his knowledge of the future so that she can make quick money. However, they unwittingly alter the future themselves with their actions, until Doris (Janine Theriault), another time traveller, arrives to stop them.J. Hurtado, [https://screenanarchy.com/2022/07/fantasia-2022-review-relax-im-from-the-future.html "Fantasia 2022 Review: RELAX, I'M FROM THE FUTURE, Rhys Darby Charms In Time Travel Comedy"]. 'Screen Anarchy', July 30, 2022.

Production and distribution



The film is an expansion of Higginson's 2015 short film of the same name, which starred Zachary Bennett as the time traveller and Rick Roberts as Percy, a man whose preparations to commit suicide the time traveller interrupts with the news that Percy isn't in the place where he's supposed to die.Jared Mobarak, [https://thefilmstage.com/tiff-short-cuts-%E2%80%98paradise-falls-yellowhead-im-from-the-future-more/ "TIFF Short Cuts Capsules: Paradise Falls, Yellowhead, Im From the Future & More"]. 'The Film Stage', September 12, 2013. The feature film reenacts this scene, with Julian Richings in the role of Percy. Despite not playing the leading role in the full feature film, Bennett still appears in a supporting role.

The film's cast also includes Louisa Zhu, Marye Barton, Peter Valdron, John Cleland, Amanda Barker, Cyrena Fiel, Kristen Kurnik, Zoe Katz, Leah Brady, Emily Watt and Salvatore Scozzari, as well as an appearance by rock band PUP.

The film was shot in Hamilton, Ontario in fall 2021.Daniel Nolan, [https://www.thespec.com/entertainment/opinion/2021/12/17/hamilton-film-production-relax-im-from-the-future.html "Sci-fi comedy filming in Hamilton feels like a homecoming for Ancasters James Van der Woerd"]. 'Hamilton Spectator', December 17, 2021.

The film premiered at the 2022 Fantasia Film Festival, and is slated for commercial release in 2023.

Awards



At Fantasia, the film received a bronze medal in the Best Canadian Film competition.Ellie Calnan, [https://www.screendaily.com/news/the-roundup-the-artifice-girl-take-top-fantasia-audience-awards/5173228.article "The Roundup, The Artifice Girl take top Fantasia audience awards"]. 'Screen Daily', August 5, 2022.

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