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Chronesthesia

Name: Chronesthesia
Director: Hayden J. Weal
Released: 2016
Duration: 92 min

Representation Score

4.9/10

Fair

2016

Director

Hayden J. Weal

Runtime

92 minutes

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Chronesthesia is a moderately progressive romantic comedy that experiments with genre conventions to avoid uniform storytelling. Its main strength lies in its multicultural cast that avoids Anglo-Saxon homogeneity. While the film steers clear of overt identity politics or systemic critiques, it uses a speculative time-travel premise to disrupt conventional romantic structures. The narrative emphasizes the disruption of routine over specific social messages. Overall, the film serves as a character-driven piece that offers a diverse ensemble without focusing on specific underrepresented struggles.

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Category Breakdown

Does Chronesthesia have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film doesn't explicitly confirm any queer identities or same-sex relationships. Although the time-travel setup could symbolize fluid identities, there are no specific storylines centered around queer characters.

How does Chronesthesia portray gender?

Fair

The story focuses on Daniel's daily life and includes a mix of genders. It challenges typical romantic clichés by emphasizing chance meetings rather than traditional pursuit dynamics.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Chronesthesia?

Good

The film casts actors from various ethnic backgrounds, such as Michelle Ny and Julian Dennison. This multicultural cast breaks the usual expectation of a single cultural group in romantic stories.

How does Chronesthesia represent religion and culture?

Fair

The movie highlights a modern sedentary lifestyle by focusing on a protagonist who resists hyper-productivity. However, it doesn't clearly address institutional or secular themes.

Does Chronesthesia include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any characters dealing with physical disabilities, neurological differences, or mental health issues.

Present on Screen

The film features a diverse cast with actors from various ethnic backgrounds.
The time-travel premise allows the film to break away from traditional romantic clichés.
The story presents a multicultural social framework.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or queer storylines.
There is no depiction of characters with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions.
The film does not engage in overt social or institutional critiques.

Official Synopsis

A romcom with a time-travel twist. Daniel Duncombe is not a committer. When he’s not working at a café or running to stay in shape, he’s perfectly happy to chill at home. Then he starts waking up from weird dreams to find cryptic messages scrawled on his bedroom window. Slowly it dawns on Daniel that the same mysterious force is guiding him into contact with a strange assortment of equally unattached strangers who intrude on his routine.

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