Director: Hannah Macpherson
A decades-old tragedy and a time-travel twist collide in Time Cut, a 2024 sci-fi thriller from director Hannah Macpherson that sends a present-day teenager racing to outrun someone she was never supposed to meet.
What is Time Cut about?
After discovering a device that folds time back to 2003, Lucy finds herself face to face with the sister she lost years earlier, in the same small town where a masked figure still moves through the shadows before anyone learns who he really is. Rather than simply observe the past, she has to blend into a decade she only knows from old photographs, build a fragile trust with her sister, and search for a way to change what happened without erasing herself from existence. Every choice she makes risks unraveling the very timeline she needs intact.
Cast & crew
Madison Bailey leads as Lucy, with Antonia Gentry and Griffin Gluck rounding out the small-town ensemble that gives the film its early-2000s texture. Michael Shanks, Rachael Crawford and Summer H. Howell fill out supporting roles, while Macpherson keeps the camera close on faces rather than gore, favoring suspense over spectacle across most of the film's 90-minute runtime.
Context & significance
Time Cut arrives amid a wave of horror films revisiting the early-2000s slasher look, pairing throwback fashion and flip phones with a science-fiction hook instead of pure nostalgia. Shot largely on location with a modest budget, the production leans on practical suspense, hallway chases and silence timed for effect, rather than elaborate effects, a choice that keeps the central mystery intact until the final act.
Where & how to watch
Time Cut is available to stream on K-Time with a free account login; the film's page itself is free to browse. The platform's Farsi-language interface and Persian subtitles make it easier for Persian-speaking viewers across the diaspora to follow along.