Shane Carruth’s Primer, debuting with the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 2004, is a tightly constructed, low‑budget sci‑fi puzzle. Formerly an engineer, Carruth applies clinical rigor to a story about four suburban inventors; when Aaron and Abe discover that their mass‑reducing device can send them into the near past, timelines and trust fracture. The film’s austere textures, precise rhythms and intellectual tension create a disorienting, cerebral atmosphere where small technical details carry heavy moral and emotional weight.
In collaboration with l’Association des Amis de la Maison d’Ailleurs.
In original English version, with French subtitles.
