For All Mankind

 
Credits
2008. 16 mins. (NYU)
Director: Daniel Clifton
Producers: Amanda Menaker, Mary-Michael D'Onofrio, Dan Clifton
Cinematographer: Bernard Hunt
Production Designer: Nicholas Shakespeare
Composer: Siddhartha Barnhoorn
Editor: Rob Malone, Dan Clifton
Cast: Josh Gaboian, Haley Bond Peterson, Evander Duck, Nico Bell, Kathy Romano, Merrill Reese, Terrence Howard
 
About
Johnny Red always wanted to be a scientist and work for NASA when he grew up. After several academic mishaps, Johnny is stuck in his suburban Pennsylvania town. When all other means of impressing the local community fail, Johnny decides to build a functioning time machine. Instead of using correct science, Johnny decides to base all of his research on action-adventure films of the 1980s and 90s. After much soul-searching and through much humiliation, Johnny returns to his scientific background before he makes one last push towards local fame. 

For All Mankind won the Craft Award at the First Run Festival and Best Short Film at the Hoboken International Film Festival in 2009
 
Online Resources
BBC: Science & Nature: Time Travel
For All Mankind on imdb.com