1884: Yesterday's Future
Screenplay by Tim Ollive & Dennis De Groot
A story of outstanding heroism in the face of deception, subterfuge and treachery. Conjuring up the belief that it was made forty years before film was even invented, tells of a future that might have been but never was. Directed by Tim Ollive, the film is a mix of animation, puppetry and two dimensional and three dimensional computer generated imagery (CGI) set against backgrounds created using stunning artwork, model sets and period photographs from the Hulton Picture Library division of Getty Images.1884: Yesterday's Future
Combine these idiosyncratic production techniques with a script of mind boggling ingenuity and you have a hilarious comedy film the like of which you will not have seen before.
1884: Yesterday's Future is a co-production of Steam Driven Films and 2d3D Animations in Angouleme, France. The two companies have successfully completed test filming in preparation for the film's production. Phill Jupitus supplied the eyes mouth and voice of the theatre owner - but not the rest!
View the test at
So, put your tongue firmly in your cheek, stiffen your upper lip and prepare to be shaken . stirred by 1884: Yesterday's Future
Executive Producers: Terry Gilliam, Steve Begg and John Needham
100 min feature film for a family audience (but not the very young).
Developed by Peculiar Pictures and Steam Driven Films.
International Film Agents:
Bankside Films: +44(0)207 734 3566
All images from actual test footage.