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Stranded in the year 2000 by an experiment gone wrong, a depressed, dysfunctional physicist decides to fix her future by “mentoring” her own younger self. However, her 14-year-old self is a whole-ass handful, hell bent on uncovering all the time traveller’s secrets for her own gain.
Principal Production and Development funding from SCREEN AUSTRALIA
Developed and Produced with assistance from VICSCREEN
This production was made possible with support from the COMMUNITY BROADCASTING FOUNDATION
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
WINNER:
Grand Jury Prize, Best Actor (Paige Joy Ryans) - Sydney Web Fest
NOMINATED:
Best Webseries - Gold Coast Film Festival
Best Comedy, Best Director, Best Actor (Tegan Higginbotham) - Sydney Web Fest
Best Webseries/New Media - Orion International Film Festival
John Hinde Award - Australian Writers Guild
Finalist - Slamdance; Emerging Screenwriters; Creative Screenwriting script competitions
ALL EPISODES NOW AVAILABLE TO WATCH
EPISODE 1: TIMELINE, SHMIMELINE
Written by Jem Splitter
Stranded in the year 2000 after a botched experiment, depressed and dysfunctional physicist Sarah has the opportunity to offer her own younger self some much-needed guidance, and help her to make better life choices than she did the first time round. The problem is, 14-year-old Sarah is a whole-ass handful; a volatile troublemaker, hellbent on using her time-travelling older self for profit and power.
EPISODE 2: RECTAL DYSFUNCTION
Written by Jem Splitter
Big Sarah experiences withdrawals from her antidepressants, while Little Sarah torments her, both to amuse herself and to gather as much juicy data as she can. Faced with the reality of Little Sarah’s chaotic cruelty, Big Sarah makes the unexpected decision to disclose something massive about their future.
EPISODE 3: PORQUE NO LOS DOS?
Written by Jem Splitter
Finally in possession of future knowledge worth having, Little Sarah flexes her manipulation skills, until reality smacks her in the face. Big Sarah is ambushed into a “family dinner” and learns something about her parents she wasn’t expecting.
EPISODE 4: IF ASIO FINDS THIS, I'M SCREWED
Written by Molly Daniels
Little Sarah experiences her first girl crush, and is TOTALLY NORMAL ABOUT IT. Meanwhile, Big Sarah blows off some steam with a hot bartender, leaving her with a brand-new existential crisis and her pants on backwards, before discovering a profound betrayal by Little Sarah.
EPISODE 5: PARTY LIKE LAST YEAR WAS 1999
Written by Molly Daniels
Roped into babysitting Little Sarah, Big Sarah must survive an entire weekend trapped in the house with the megalomaniacal psycho who has been using her for information and profit. Finally fed up, she hatches an escape plan. Meanwhile, with the parents away, Little Sarah throws her best party to date.
EPISODE 6: THE PRESENT
Written by Jem Splitter
Faced with the threat of Big Sarah leaving – and being obliterated in a new timeline – Little Sarah finally tries to be a better person, which goes even worse than you’d expect. Big Sarah, finally honest with herself, makes a selfish decision.
SERIES TRAILER
Created and written by Jem Splitter
Directed and co-written by Molly Daniels
Produced by Rachael Morrow
Director of Photography Samuel Galloway
Production Designer Madelin Latomanski
Edited by Emily Robb
Visual Effects by Isaac Bowen
Composer Matthew Tankard
Casting by Ally Reynolds / Northside Casting
Post Production Services by THE POST LOUNGE
STARRING
Tegan Higginbotham as Big Sarah
Paige Joy Ryans as Little Sarah
John Leary as Jonathan Bloom (Dad)
Fiona Macleod as Eva Bloom (Mum)
George Rayias as Daniel
India Bailey as Teen Sam
Sally Cheng as Sam
Shivantha Wijesinha as Michael
Anthony John Craig as Sensei Paul
Stella Palmetto as Lulu