“Triumph” Timestalker premieres to rave reviews
Alice Lowe’s sci-fi rom-com celebrates critical acclaim following its world premiere at SXSW.
Timestalker tells the story of unrequited love through the centuries, and stars writer-director Alice Lowe alongside Jacob Anderson, Aneurin Barnard, Tanya Reynolds and Nick Frost. Produced by Western Edge Pictures, the film was funded by the BFI (awarding National Lottery funding), Head Gear Films, Popcorn Group and Ffilm Cymru Wales with funding from the National Lottery and Welsh Government via Creative Wales.
Having premiered at the prestigious SXSW film, music and tech festival in Austin, Texas last week, we’ve rounded up some of Timestalker’s glowing reviews below.
“A darkly funny, emotionally insightful time-travel comedy drama about a woman determinedly pursuing the supposed love of her life throughout history. Taking pleasure in subverting romcom tropes and boasting a satisfying attention to detail, Timestalker is a showcase for Lowe’s considerable talents on both sides of the camera.”
“Timestalker is an ambitious project that not only works, it coheres in a way that cements Lowe as a genuine and quite visionary comedic talent.”
“Writer/director Alice Lowe clearly understands the assignment with her clever new absurdist comedy, Timestalker, which doesn’t waste a second triggering its ridiculous but enjoyable idea. As outlandish as Timestalker is, Lowe’s film holds its idea together well with style, wit, resourceful imagination, great lovelorn music, the sincerity behind heartbreak and deep yearning, and hilarious, sharp laughs to boot.”
“Cinematographer Ryan Eddleston takes advantage of sprawling Welsh hillsides where cotton-candy-tinted flowers dance in the film’s opening minutes and strives to keep hitting those highs even on the staged-as-hell streets of Lowe’s backlot New York City.”
“Alice Lowe’s miraculous second feature is a triumph of imagination, soul-searching and a refined comic instinct.
“Even on an indie budget, Lowe and her team credibly re-create some of history’s most iconic eras… and by the time she zips way, way ahead in time, any smart producer will be throwing money at her for her next film. She can do anything.”