Once Within a Time

Once Within a Time is a 2023 American experimental fantasy comedy film written, produced, and directed by Godfrey Reggio and edited and co-directed by Jon Kane.

Reception
Sheila O'Malley of RogerEbert.com gave the film three out of four stars and wrote, "Clocking in at 51 minutes, the film is all mood, all rhythm, with a kaleidoscope structure and undulating ever-shifting visuals in a constant state of flux. It's not a 'story' so much as a tone-poem collage about technology, knowledge, innocence/experience, and the potential end of the world. Maybe something new will be born from the ashes, although considering the evidence that something may very well be a monster."