Temple Time (2016): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2016, Temple Time is a notable film directed by Ryan Trecartin, running about 55 minutes.

What it’s about. Shot in a former Masonic temple in Los Angeles – a five-story warren of large, cavernous rooms akin to a windowless convention center – Temple Time unfolds like a horror-movie group expedition in a campsite wasteland. Exploring the mildly eerie wilderness substitute, the characters talk about what they see instead of how they feel, giving the impression that everything they encounter is a discovery. For some characters these discoveries feel like memories of events that are about to repeat – the past and the future seem to occur simultaneously via overlapping layers of reality. The use of different video-capturing technologies – including handheld cameras, drones, and GoPro action cameras mounted to the actors’ bodies – offers numerous perspectives and vantage points, reinforcing Trecartin’s exploitation of cinematic discontinuities. In Temple Time, purpose and agency are constantly delayed and the multi-linear narratives are expressed in a networked sense of time.

Who’s in it. Temple Time stars Ryan Trecartin and Lizzie Fitch.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Temple Time page.