Infinitum: Subject Unknown
Short description
Jane is the subject of a scientific experiment that places her in a parallel world. Trapped in a time loop, she wakes up repeatedly in the same location, tied to a chair with no memory of her arrival. As she attempts to escape the empty world around her, she begins to recover fragments of her memories with every reset. She follows clues involving Professor Aaron Ostergaard and the Wytness Quantum Research Centre to find a way to alter her reality and break the cycle.
Directed by Matthew Butler-Hart, this mystery thriller was the first of two films he directed before Dagr. The production was filmed entirely on an iPhone during the first lockdown in the United Kingdom. The cast features Ian McKellen as Dr. Charles Marland-White and Conleth Hill as Professor Aaron Ostergaard, with supporting roles played by Wendy Muir Hart and Christopher Hart. Matthew Butler-Hart also appears in the film as a Case Watch Agent.
The movie has received a mixed response from viewers. On IMDb, it holds a rating of 4/10 based on 10,000 votes, while on TMDB, it has a rating of 5.3/10 from 58 votes.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film was shot during the first lockdown in the UK in 2020, so only director and screenwriter Matthew Butler-Hart and his wife, screenwriter and lead actress Tori Butler-Hart, were present on set. The rest of the filmmaking team participated remotely. Scenes with Ian McKellen and Conleth Hill were also shot with the actors remotely, and directed by Matthew Butler-Hart working online.
- According to director Matthew Butler-Hart, the filmmakers attempted to understand how far they could push the use of an iPhone while paying little attention to the script. He didn't even anticipate how it would all end, and especially that the film would be watched worldwide.
- The film was shot during the first lockdown in the UK in 2020, so the film crew consisted of only two people, and the film was shot exclusively on an iPhone.
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
Кастинги в Україні
