The ticking of the clock matches throbbing feelings while the airplanes fit onto the bustling skyline. TJ Trinidad returns in "The Eternity Between Seconds," one more endearing indie film for his resume. He is smoothly stellar as Andres, a middle- aged self-help author who engages a seminar in South Korea about his book. Joining him in this nuance ride is musician-actor Yeng Constantino as Sam, an anxiety-ridden nurse still pondering about exiting Incheon airport. Let spirits be dampened with poignancy because "The Eternity Between Seconds" fondles the metaphysical behavior of attitude. Andres and Sam paradoxically spend their precious time while attempting to escape its looming minutes. They gallivant in the foreign airport, discussing existentialism coated in their ideal human alternatives. Enjoyably, the chatters explore the terminal's wistful surroundings too, and it happens during the search for Andres' missing gold watch. From then on, they are out of time, but they make the hours count with the resources they have. And the film has abundant eons even when it is borrowed, if not stolen. "The Eternity Between Seconds" is lathered with delicate cinematography plus an airy fleet of clocked in metaphors. Eyes will roll with the revolution of the airport as if the whole of it is only a part of a bigger clockwork. "The Eternity Between Seconds" crucially boasts engimatic angles streamed in its shots, manifesting pungent planes that are wings so visions could fly with Incheon's brisk breeze. Against the cold, Constantino is ablaze. She blasts into a feast of young demeanor that reveals her improved theatricality. Likewise, Sam is birthed into a pertinently relatable citizen of the world. But Andres and Sam still have miles to go, much to the immortal words of poet Robert Frost. Their time will always be running ahead of them, despite never finding a common hour to stop and stare at each other's calling realities. So whether they forget or not, they have arrived at their destination — time is eternally patient and will be there when strangers return to round their rosy clocks again.
Director: Alec Figuracion
Trailer © Sine Pelikula; YouTube.com
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