How to Get from Here to There

How to Get from Here to There

2019 · 80 min · ★ 3.8 · Drama, Science Fiction, Romance

Upon the death of his mother, a gay man in blue-collar America returns to his childhood home. There he discovers a cardboard time machine that he made when he was a boy. As he uses it to get glimpses of his future, he ponders the weight of his life's choices.

Directed by Kevin James Thornton · Written by Kevin James Thornton

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