The Pulse of Entertainment: Epic Picture's Sci-Fi Thriller Space/Time
is Bent-On Saving Humanity
(January 23, 2026) - "It's all about passion," said Michael
O'Halloran, an Australian film director who just released his new feature sci-fi thriller Space/Time,
when talking about dealing with the challenges of making films. "This is my first feature film."
Space/Time,
released by Epic Pictures Group, is about a group of scientists that have created a device to save humanity,
even though their first try at it was disastrous. Space/Time stars Ashlee Lollback (Bloody Hell), Hugh Parker (Elvis), Pacharo
Mzembe (Nautilus), Haroon Jafarey-Hall, Rob Horton (Take My Hand), Shaun King (Luca), Craig Gaffney (Break the Rock), Sophia
Emberson-Bain (Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire), Gareth Harris (Casualty), Robin Darch (Goodbye, Tiger), Erin Connor (When
Love Springs), Damien Campagnolo (Expats), Madison Sturgess (The Wilted Rose), Loretta Kung (Irreverent) and Cate Feldmann
(Tidelands). The leader of the team Holt, played by Hugh Parker, is assisted by Liv played by Ashlee Lollback. They turn to
the criminal underworld to continue working on the device. As they try to avoid the law and time the device becomes their
passion. A passion that may save humanity or do something far worse.
"I'm very lucky. These are actors I've worked
with before," Michael informed me when I mentioned what a large cast he has for a low budget film. "There's already
trust and a desire to work together. Also, in Australia this is not common - space films. It's unusual, so they respond to
the story. In many cases the roles were written for the actors."
I asked Michael about stunt work in the film and he
said, "There are some stunts in Space/Time mostly visual effects. Filmmaking is so difficult...so you have to work with
people you can rely on."
Space/Time is considered a low-budget film, and I asked O'Halloran about working with a low budget
on a feature film with so many actors and he said, "I use a couple of philosophies. You have to believe in it. Put in
the time and work. There's also the audience thing...props...location not available. You also have to surround yourself with
smart people."
"I hope it doesn't change the spirit," Michael said when I mentioned how one day he will
have a big budget film.
"It's on video-on-demand on all major platforms," O'Halloran added. "You can go
to EpicPictures.com for more details."
A Mohworks Films production, Space/Time was released in the United States January 13,
2026, and is available on video-on-demand (VOD). Space/Time was released in Australia and New Zealand in 2025. The script
is written by Adam Harmer (The Dossier Case). Epic Pictures, that is distributing Space/Time, also produces and finances film
projects. Epic Pictures distributes on average 30 films a year through its Epic Pictures Releasing. In 2017 it launched DreadTV
and in 2019 it ventured into horror gaming at DreadXP.com. In 2020 it started its own video game production and publishing
division DreadXP.
O'Halloran
is known for making short films. I asked him what the difference is in making short films versus feature films.
"It's
a different type of storytelling...than short films. I try to condense feature films into a short film," he told me.
"Science
fiction is an interesting genre," O'Halloran said when I asked why his first feature film was a sci-fi thriller. "It's
a good way to tell a simple story. A pathway to talk about larger themes...big ideas in big ways. I'm just a big sci-fi lover!"
"I have
been...since a child in primary school and high school....short films," Michael pointed out when I asked when his interest
in films began. "Commercial work. I love cinema and all its forms."
Michael
O'Halloran's credits include Windcatcher (Stan Original Films), Budjerah, which he received an ARIA Award nomination for Best
Video for Directors in 2024, and Is It Ever Gonna Make Sense. A 2007 graduate of Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane,
Australia (QTU) with a bachelor's in fine arts in film and TV, O'Halloran owns Mohworks Films. www.EpicPictures.com
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