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Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time

2019·Documentary·29m
7.2
How's it all gonna end? This experience takes us on a journey to the end of time, trillions of years into the future, to discover what the fate of our planet and our universe may ultimately be. We start in 2019 and travel exponentially through time, witnessing the future of Earth, the death of the sun, the end of all stars, proton decay, zombie galaxies, possible future civilizations, exploding black holes, the effects of dark energy, alternate universes, the final fate of the cosmos - to name a few.
Directed by John D. Boswell
distant future
universe
cosmology
astronomy
speculative
cosmos
timelapse
documentary
melodysheep

Cast

David Attenborough
David Attenborough
Self - Narrator (archive sound)
Sean Carroll
Sean Carroll
Self - Narrator (archive sound)
Craig Childs
Craig Childs
Self - Narrator (archive sound)
Professor Brian Cox
Professor Brian Cox
Self - Narrator (archive sound)
Alex Filippenko
Alex Filippenko
Self - Narrator (archive sound)
Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking
Self - Narrator (archive sound)
Michio Kaku
Michio Kaku
Self - Narrator (archive sound)
Lawrence Krauss
Lawrence Krauss
Self - Narrator (archive sound)
Janna Levin
Janna Levin
Self - Narrator (archive sound)
Phil Plait
Phil Plait
Self - Narrator (archive sound)
Martin Rees
Martin Rees
Self - Narrator (archive sound)
Michelle Thaller
Michelle Thaller
Self - Narrator (archive sound)

Crew

John D. Boswell
John D. Boswell
Director
John D. Boswell
John D. Boswell
Original Music Composer
John D. Boswell
John D. Boswell
Editor
John D. Boswell
John D. Boswell
Producer

Popular Reviews

43 reviews
Aaron McNamee
Aaron McNameePRO
Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
The first few minutes trick you into thinking this is just a well-made astronomy video. Then suddenly you’re emotionally processing the extinction of stars billions of years from now while ambient synths hum.
The scale becomes so absurd that human history starts feeling shorter than a buffering icon.
What makes it weirdly moving is how gentle it is. No melodrama, no “humans were the real monsters” speech, just a patient cosmic zoom-out until even galaxies become temporary weather. By the time the final black holes fade, you’re left sitting in silence reconsidering every email you’ve ever stressed about.
It’s existential dread in 4K. Starts as a cool space documentary, ends with you quietly accepting the heat death of the universe at 4am. Weirdly calming, terrifyingly vast, and somehow beautiful the entire way through.
The first few minutes trick you into thinking this is just a well-made astronomy video. Then suddenly you’re emotionally processing the extinction of stars billions of years from now while ambient synths hum.
The scale becomes so absurd that human history starts feeling shorter than a buffering icon.
What makes it weirdly moving is how gentle it is. No melodrama, no “humans were the real monsters” speech, just a patient cosmic zoom-out until even galaxies become temporary weather. By the time the final black holes fade, you’re left sitting in silence reconsidering every email you’ve ever stressed about.
It’s existential dread in 4K. Starts as a cool space documentary, ends with you quietly accepting the heat death of the universe at 4am. Weirdly calming, terrifyingly vast, and somehow beautiful the entire way through.
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Nati
Nati
Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
This is Soo beautiful!
This is Soo beautiful!
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joelle lutfi
joelle lutfi
Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
“time becomes meaningless, forever.” literal masterpiece, a definition that nothing matters therefore everything matters and we are just a speck of dust compared to everything around us
“time becomes meaningless, forever.” literal masterpiece, a definition that nothing matters therefore everything matters and we are just a speck of dust compared to everything around us
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nquiltr
nquiltr
Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
very interesting
very interesting
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Kenny Poling
Kenny Poling
Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
Peak.
Peak.
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