I Had Tea With A Time Traveler
Student Film
Non Union
Los Angeles
Logline: A fugitive time traveler dodges his pursuers by assisting a beleaguered editor, together searching the past for a perspective that could change everything. Synopsis: Bellamy Nib, a book editor coping with the loss of his son, hopes to forward their shared love of literature in what he publishes. Discouraged by the lack of appropriate options, and facing pressure to sell gratuitous and sensational stories or lose his job, he’s on the brink of despair. At the most opportune of moments, a time traveler on the run from the law hides in the editor’s office and takes pity on him. Using his time-warping abilities, they interview famous writers of the past for wisdom and inspiration, over a friendly cup of tea. However, with the lawman getting closer and Bellamy's deadline encroaching, their time is running out. At the last moment, Bellamy finds the motivation he’s been seeking, and as he leaves the publishing house to write his own books, the time traveler narrowly escapes the lawman.
Roles For This Project
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Submissions Due:
01/30/2026
An ADHD, high energy, excitable writer who sees the world as a dance of many unique and beautiful people, and cares deeply that his writing helps people to think better and more conscientiously about their fellow man. Would be best friends with main character Bellamy Nib, if they were contemporaries... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
01/30/2026
A deep theologian with the heart of a child and a love of the imaginative and whimsical. Loves his bestie Tolkien but also enjoys irritating him. Connects with main character Bellamy Nib because of their passion for uplifting children’s literature.
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Submissions Due:
01/30/2026
A small, balding man with bowed legs. Extremely empowered to the point of giddiness to talk about the Gospel. Clearly doesn’t care what people think of him, or the extremely out-of-place way he doesn’t fit in Nib’s office.
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Submissions Due:
01/30/2026
A woman considered extreme for her time, but extremely proper and refined to our eyes. Despite her poise and elegance, the passion she has for storytelling and understanding human beings comes through in her voice and sincerity.
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Submissions Due:
01/30/2026
These are the other workers in the publishing office. They're just there to do their job — and to avoid annoying their formidable boss.
More Roles For This Project
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Submissions Due:
01/30/2026
An ADHD, high energy, excitable writer who sees the world as a dance of many unique and beautiful people, and cares deeply that his writing helps people to think better and more conscientiously about their fellow man. Would be best friends with main character Bellamy Nib, if they were contemporaries... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
01/30/2026
A deep theologian with the heart of a child and a love of the imaginative and whimsical. Loves his bestie Tolkien but also enjoys irritating him. Connects with main character Bellamy Nib because of their passion for uplifting children’s literature.
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Submissions Due:
01/30/2026
A small, balding man with bowed legs. Extremely empowered to the point of giddiness to talk about the Gospel. Clearly doesn’t care what people think of him, or the extremely out-of-place way he doesn’t fit in Nib’s office.
-
Submissions Due:
01/30/2026
A woman considered extreme for her time, but extremely proper and refined to our eyes. Despite her poise and elegance, the passion she has for storytelling and understanding human beings comes through in her voice and sincerity.
-
Submissions Due:
01/30/2026
These are the other workers in the publishing office. They're just there to do their job — and to avoid annoying their formidable boss.
