Time Travel, Identity & Imagination: Inside ‘Sparks’ | SXSW Interview

Is it real—or is it all in our heads?At SXSW, we spoke with writer/director Fergus Campbell about his thought-provoking coming-of-age film Sparks.Blending teenage identity, imagination, and a mysterious time portal, Sparks challenges the idea of reality while exploring what it truly means to find yourself.And by the end… you may be questioning everything.Topics DiscussedThe origin of the film’s time portal conceptBlending coming-of-age with subtle sci-fiBuilding “The Crop” and character identityThe role of imagination vs. realityCleo’s mysterious disappearanceWhy ambiguity is essential to the storyAbout the Film:Set in Sparks, Nevada, a group of teens experiment with a rumored time portal—until a newcomer disrupts everything and pushes them to question who they are and what’s real.