Program Note
Two paramedics Steve and Dennis encounter a series of strange dispatches that all involve "Synchronic", a drug with lethal side effects. They reach a party with kids using it and discovers Dennis' daughter Brianna was there and is now missing. Steve takes it upon himself to stop this drug pandemic and find out what happened to her, even if that involves a certain sacrifice.
Synchronic is a new, addictive Sci-Fi buddy thriller from the duo of Benson and Moorhead, whose previous films Spring, The Endless and Resolution have won global acclaims. This is their most mainstream film so far with an ingenious, sometimes very surprising plot set in mystical New Orleans. Anthony Mackie as Steve and Jamie Dornan as Dennis are two friends trying to resolve drug pandemic while struggling with their own obstacles. Synchronic brings a breath of freshness into ‘time-travel’ genre. (Jongsuk Thomas NAM)