The Lord of All Future Space & Time opens with a sentence that tells you exactly what kind of ride you’re in for: “In the beginning, there was a bag.” A duffle bag, to be precise, exploding into existence over the Nevada desert at the exact moment a condemned man is digging his own grave.

From there, the film spirals into a brilliantly narrated sci-fi western where a single shovel swing knocks a man “out of next Tuesday,” accidentally rewrites human history, and creates the future that matters to us. What sounds like cosmic slapstick quickly reveals something deeper: a story about grief, love, and how one broken heart can fracture time itself.

Equal parts dark comedy, time-travel paradox, and emotional gut punch, this short film somehow makes brain clots, buffets’ sneeze guards, and multiversal destiny feel intimately human. It’s weird, funny, tragic, and unexpectedly beautiful, proof that sometimes the universe really does begin with a bag.

Honestly? This is so good I’d gladly pay money to see it in a theater. Lights down, big screen, surround sound, no distractions. That’s how much I loved it.

Also worth your time: If this one hits you just right, you should absolutely check out One-Minute Time Machine.