Time Travel Short ‘Mobius Loop’ Finds Streaming Home
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Indie distributor Watermelon Pictures is putting Lee Mosa-Peterkin's film on its service, with the filmmaker now writing a feature-length script.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment A time-bending short film is winding its way to the small screen. Mobius Loop has been acquired by Watermelon Pictures , which is putting the short on its new streaming service Watermelon+ starting today. It can be viewed here . Mobius Loop hails from filmmaker Lee Mosa-Peterkin and spans three time periods. There’s the 1970s, with a scientist (Jay Abdo) discovering the ability to see the future. There’s years later, when the inventor is on his death bed. And there’s the present day, with the inventor’s granddaughter (Dalia Rooni) attempting to unravel his technology. Related Stories Movies "We'll Put Out the Films That Others Won't": Inside Watermelon Pictures' Fearless Bet on Political Cinema Movies 'The Encampments' Review: A Gripping Doc Goes Inside Gaza Protests at Columbia University Mosa-Peterkin, who is Palestinian-American, shot the film in California over just three days in November 2023 during the early days of the Gaza war. “It was extremely challenging in October when we were deciding if we should go into production, because of the horrors coming out of Gaza,” he says. “My wife [producer and script supervisor Anna Dale-Meunier] and I struggled with the motivation to film anything. Then it felt like an obligation. Part of the purpose was to show the kind of protagonists Palestinians can be.” The film had multiple technical challenges, but first and foremost was capturing three time periods, each requiring their own set design, wardrobe and props, and doing it all in three days of filming. They shot in Elysian Park, Martin Sound in Alhambra and Pine Mountain Club, an hour and a half north of Los Angeles. Mosa-Peterkin planned closely with cinematographer Jack McDonald, set designer Melissa Lyon and costume designer Nina Rocklin t...
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