Time Crisis

Still from “Time Crisis”

Title: Time Crisis

Year at FACFF: 2025

Running Time: 7 minutes

Genre: Documentary

Country: United States of America

Language: English

If not in English, are there English subtitles? yes

LOGLINE: Three times a week, Eddie Esguerra goes to Los Angeles arcades to play Time Crisis. Day after day, he hones his unique ability to play alone in two-player mode. As we follow Eddie, we learn that his ultimate goal is not just to master the game, but to make friends and find a community.

Director(s): Brooke Palmieri, Zac Weathers

Actor(s): Eddie Esguerra

Producer(s): Brooke Palmieri, Zac Weathers, Sean Huntley, Sam Sandweiss

Director of Photography: Brandon Somerhalder

Editor: Brooke Palmieri

LOGLINE: Three times a week, Eddie Esguerra goes to Los Angeles arcades to play Time Crisis. Day after day, he hones his unique ability to play alone in two-player mode. As we follow Eddie, we learn that his ultimate goal is not just to master the game, but to make friends and find a community.