How to Build a Time Machine

2017. 82 m. Jay Cheel. Canada. English. Rated NR.

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Two men from very different backgrounds, one a Hollywood animator, the other an established scientist, have each nurtured a lifelong obsession with time travel. Robert Niosi, a former animator on Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, is driven by his dream of recreating a live-scale model of the title prop from the 1960 film The Time Machine, based on the novel by H. G. Wells. Physicist and professor Ron Mallett, haunted by the early death of his father, explores the possibilities of turning back the clock by studying the science of black holes. Jay Cheel’s poignant documentary goes beyond the concept of time travel to ponder ideas of love, loss, and what keeps us moving towards the future while enveloped by the past.

Dr. Ronald Mallett’s book, Time Traveler: A Scientist’s Personal Mission to Make Time Travel a Reality, will be available for sale and signing courtesy of The Village Bookstore.

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Q&A film subjects Robert Niosi & Dr. Ronald Mallett

Thursday, Sep. 7 2017, 7:30

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Robert Niosi is a local artist and animator from Briarcliff Manor, who has worked in many aspects of film and video production including director, producer, set design and construction, special effect make-up and cinematography. He is best know for his work as a stop motion animator for such productions as The Reading Rainbow, Pee-wee’s Playhouse, and Peter Gabriel’s music videos. Robert's completed 12 year project, a full-scale artistic rendering of the Time Machine prop from the classic 1960 MGM film, is featured in the documentary How To Build A Time Machine.

Prof. Ronald L. Mallett received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in physics from the Pennsylvania State University. He worked for United Technologies from 1973-5, and in 1975 joined the physics faculty at the University of Connecticut in Storrs where he is currently Research Professor of Physics. Prof. Mallett has published numerous papers on black holes and cosmology in professional journals. His breakthrough research on time travel has been featured in New Scientist, GEO, Rolling Stone, and The Wall Street Journal, and broadcast media such as, NPR's This American Life, the History Channel, the Science Channel, ABC’s Good Morning America, NBC’s Today Show and CNN.