Chronovisor: NYC’s Hidden Libraries Occult Mystery Trailer
A new, mesmerizing mystery is pulling the curtain back on the secrets of time, offering viewers a journey through history disguised as a thrilling, labyrinthine game.
Grasshopper Films has unveiled the official trailer for Chronovisor, an indie mystery creation born in New York City. This feature directorial debut from Jack Auen and Kevin Walker promises to be an experience that blurs the lines between academic obsession and occult conspiracy.
At its core, the film is an armchair mystery centered around the collision of a reclusive academic’s life with the existence of a clandestine technology capable of photographing the past. The narrative plunges the audience into a world where the tangible reality of memory is challenged by an alleged artifact: the Chronovisor, an occult device rumored to reproduce visuals from any point in history.
The story follows Béatrice, a respected academic deeply immersed in historical theories of memory. When writing her monograph, she becomes captivated by the alleged truth of the Chronovisor, dragging her from the familiar confines of her Upper East Side apartment through the labyrinthine corridors of New York City’s hidden libraries. Her relentless pursuit of this mysterious machine leads her to the very edge of a profound and unsettling breakthrough.
Starring Anne Laure Sellier as the enigmatic Béatrice, the film is a visual feast—an experimental creation that is entirely mesmerizing and steeped in an atmosphere of profound mystery. It asks not just what happened, but what the past truly hides.
The production has already garnered attention on the festival circuit, having premiered at the 2026 Rotterdam Film Festival (IFFR) and the New Directors/New Films selection in NYC. Chronovisor is poised to be a standout entry in the genre of speculative thrillers, offering a unique blend of intellectual depth and occult suspense.
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