ABOUT TiMER

What if a clock could count down to the moment you meet your soul mate? In this alternate version of present day Los Angeles, a revolutionary device called the TiMER fulfills this fantasy. For a reasonable installation fee and moderate monthly charges, a TiMER implanted in the wrist will accurately display the numbers of days, hours, minutes and seconds until the wearer’s date with destiny. Sounds awesome, right?


Not if you’re Oona O’Leary (Emma Caulfield, Buffy the Vampire Slayer). She faces the rare dilemma of a blank TiMER. Her soul mate—whoever and wherever he is—doesn’t have a TiMER. While her family and friends move through life with predetermined romantic fates, Oona searches for her perfect match via process of elimination, tentatively dating TiMER-less men but never getting emotionally invested. Instead she convinces them to get TiMERs, only to have her hopes crushed time and time again. Staring down the barrel of thirty and tired of waiting for her would-be life partner to get off the dime, Oona breaks her own rules and falls for Mikey (John Patrick Amedori, Gossip Girl), a charming and inappropriately young supermarket clerk with a countdown of four months.

But what will happen when those four months are up? Only when Oona ignores the ticking clock can she finally experience the exhilarating and unpredictable hot mess that is love.


ABOUT THE GUESTS

Jac Schaeffer (Writer/Director)

TiMER marks the feature film debut of writer/director Jac Schaeffer (b. 1978). While earning her MFA at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, Jac established her reputation for charming and offbeat material such as the comedic short Ava Elderberry (2003) about a woman who wakes up with a tree growing out of her ear. She also produced Foster Stories (2003), an acclaimed short subject documentary about foster children aging out of the system. As a freelance writer, Jac contributed to a series of humor books including How to Get Fat (2006) and How to Go into Debt (2006). While living in New York, Jac assistant directed Synapse Productions’ Off Broadway revival of Machinal (2000). She holds a BA from Princeton University, where she was a big theater dork.  Jac lives in Santa Monica, California and is working on her next feature.

Rikki Jarrett (Producer)

A native of Alexandria, Virginia, Rikki Jarrett graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in English and African American Studies. After working in publishing for several years, she was accepted into the USC School of Cinematic Arts MFA program. At USC, she produced several short films, including Black Box and Straight Boys, which have screened at film festivals across the country. TiMER is her first feature film.

Emma Caulfield (Actor, “Oona”)

Born and raised in San Diego, Emma Caulfield began studying drama in high school at the La Jolla Playhouse and the Old Globe Theatre where she won the distinguished honor of “Excellence in Theatre Arts.” After college, she picked up her drama studies once again at The American School in Switzerland (TASIS) in London. Emma first rose to success as the young and beautiful demon-turned-mortal, “Anya” on the hit series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Originally cast as a guest star, Emma so impressed show creator Joss Whedon that Anya became a series regular for five seasons. She was also a major character on Beverly Hills, 90210 during the 1995-1996 season, appearing in thirty episodes as Brandon’s journalist girlfriend, “Susan Keats.” Other television work includes a guest spot on Monk and recurring voice work on Seth Green’s animated cult hit Robot Chicken. In 2003, she starred as “Caitlin Green” in the Revolution Studios thriller Darkness Falls, which opened as the number one film at the box office. Recently, Emma delivered a heartbreaking guest starring performance on the hit show Private Practice on ABC.

Joe Dzuban (Sound)

A recent graduate of USC's School of Cinematic Arts, Joe's work has quickly garnered the attention and respect of the sound community.  Working for TODD-AO Studios, Joe has worked on a variety of projects from The Bourne Ultimatum to Star Trek. With recent credits such as Crank 2, and the upcoming film Gamer, he has quickly established himself as one of Hollywood's youngest mixing talents. An Ohio native, he resides in Hermosa Beach.


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