Chronovisor (2026)
In the 1960s, an Italian monk said he had built a machine that could tune into the past like a television. He said he had used it to photograph the face of Christ on the cross. The device, according to him, was then locked away by the Vatican.
In CHRONOVISOR (2026), a soft-spoken academic follows the legend down into the archives, through old books and magazines and VHS tapes and dead men's phone numbers. The deeper she goes, the more the ground gives way beneath her.
The debut of duo Jack Auen and Kevin Walker, Chronovisor was shot on grainy 16mm and scored to Holst's The Planets. It blurs fiction and documentary until you are as lost and thrilled as the protagonist.
The film won the top prize at Jeonju after a standout premiere at Rotterdam. Be warned, though: it is a demanding, cerebral movie about the ecstasy of research, not a chase.
About the Film
- Directed By
- Kevin Walker, Jack Auen
- Runtime
- 99 minutes
- Released
- September 4, 2026
- Certification
- 12
- Country
- United States of America
- Starring
- Anne Laure Sellier, Nicholas Tebben, Nicole Dombrowski Risser, Alex Kolodkin, José Pacheco de Almeida
More Credits
- Genres
- Mystery, Science Fiction, Horror
- Language
- German, Italian, French, English
- Origin
- US
- Studios
- Cosmic Salon Films
- Written By
- Kevin Walker, Jack Auen
- Produced By
- Kevin Walker, Jack Auen, Jason Zuriff, Anne-Victoire Auriault, Pamela Jones, Craig Russell
- Cinematography
- Leo Zhang
- Also Starring
- Sophie Queuniet, Laurence M. Marie, Jarin van Emmichoven, Gilles Turré, Thrash VA
- Budget
- $55,000
Where to Watch
No US streaming, rental, or purchase options listed right now.
Source: JustWatch
Physical Media
At the time of this writing there is no Blu-ray, no DVD, no streaming, at least not yet. Right now the only way to see Chronovisor is the best way: in a theater. Grasshopper Film opened it in select cities in early September, and boutique arthouse releases like this tend to roll out slowly, city by city, so it is worth checking the distributor's site and your local independent cinema's listings to see if it is coming near you.