Stagnation

Daryl Della stars as a man trapped in the doldrums of daily life, whose routine is bizarrely interrupted by a mysterious visitor, played by Michael Martin, offering a seemingly ordinary TV. As the man stares into the static of the television, a blink transports him decades forward, with Daryl's own grandfather, Henry T. Della, portraying the aged version of his character. Shot in South Lake Tahoe while location scouting for another project, this short serves as a quirky cinematic experiment. It melds everyday simplicity with eerie undertones, leading to an unexpected generational dialogue that sparked the creation of Oldtimers. While it may start with the overused trope of a morning routine, Stagnation twists into an exploration of time, aging, and the sudden shifts life can present.