- Welcome to POV .
I'm Pete Schwaba, host of PBS Wisconsin's Director's Cut .
Tonight, we bring you a poignant story of a son
desperately trying to connect with his father
who suffers from Alzheimer's in the film Our Time Machine .
Our Time Machine explores the process
influential Chinese contemporary artist Ma Liang
uses to bond with his father,
with whom he has had a complicated relationship.
His father, Ma Ke Liang,
is also an artist, and one of legendary stature.
Ma Liang decided to make the most of the time
he had left with his father and connect with him
the best way he knew how: through art.
Ma Liang's artistic vision is a stunning
and visually evocative stage play about time travel,
in which he utilizes life-sized puppets
in staging an autobiographical play
entitled Papa's Time Machine .
Liang also managed to convince his ailing father
to collaborate with him.
Following this artistic, emotional journey
are co-directors Leo Chang and Yong Sin.
Telling a story about accomplished visual artists
can be intimidating to directors
who also operate in a visual medium,
but Chang and Sin were up to the challenge.
In addition to co-director,
Sin wore the director of photography hat
and took home the Best Cinematography award
at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival.
Now, it's time to travel a few moments into the future.
Our Time Machine starts now on PBS Wisconsin,
your home for independent film.