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Future Tense

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In a volatile near-future in which wealthy tourists use time-travel to escape to the past, an interracial couple's relationship is put to the test when one of them decides to change history.

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Brooke Obie Black Girl Watching Sep 22, 2026
The Black man’s failures, isolation and lack of community as opposed to the white woman’s abundance of community and hopeful future awaiting her in the end feel like a violent lack of imagination. But, consider the source. Go to Full Review Tina Kakadelis Film Obsessive Sep 20, 2026
Future Tense is high-concept science fiction in its finest form, never once forgetting that humanity is at the center of it all, for better or for worse. Go to Full Review Ankit Jhunjhunwala The Playlist Sep 18, 2026
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The possibility that the rich could resettle the past while the poor remain trapped in a doomed future is the most provocative idea Bass puts forth. Go to Full Review Jared Mobarak Hey, Have You Seen ...? Sep 15, 2026
8/10
Bass does this wonderful thing where she replays moments we’ve already seen with details changed. [Were] the choices Tara and Lwando made for the reasons they stated or [were] those reasons merely the justification for selfish desire. Go to Full Review Abe Friedtanzer Awards Buzz Sep 15, 2026
8/10
Writer-director Jenna Cato Bass offers a stunningly inventive look at the notion of time travel, one that strips away most science-fiction conventions and pares it down to a story of just two people. Go to Full Review Stephen Saito Moveable Fest Sep 15, 2026
"Future Tense" is unusually thrilling as much for its optimism as its action. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Jenna Cato Bass

Director

Lawrence Maleka

Actor

Kristen Raath

Actor

Qondiswa James

Actor

Jenna Cato Bass

Screenwriter

Kristina Ceyton

Producer
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Movie Info

Synopsis In a volatile near-future in which wealthy tourists use time-travel to escape to the past, an interracial couple's relationship is put to the test when one of them decides to change history.
Director
Jenna Cato Bass
Producer
Kristina Ceyton, Samantha Jennings, Hisham Samie
Screenwriter
Jenna Cato Bass
Production Co
Causeway Films, Benchfilms, Fox Fire Films
Genre
Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 36m
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