For All Mankind

Producer: Dan Clifton

Johnny Red always wanted to be a scientist and work for NASA when he grew up. After several academic mishaps, Johnny is stuck in his suburban Pennsylvania town. When all other means of impressing the local community fail, Johnny decides to build a functioning time machine. Instead of using correct science, Johnny decides to base all of his research on action-adventure films of the 1980s and ’90s. Only his girlfriend, Penny, and a five-year old neighbor believe in him. Johnny is humiliated on the news and discouraged by his old physics professor Howard Lorington. Lorington doesn't want Johnny to fail, he simply wants him to use real science instead of science-fiction. After Penny helps Johnny to see the error in his ways, he goes back to the professor to get the right scientific information. Working through the night, Johnny applies what he has learned from Lorington and is ready to launch the next day. He is greeted by hundreds of local residents who have come out to see their new hero.

Daniel Louis Clifton was born in London, England. After his family moved to the United States, Dan spent most of his formative years in Conshohocken, a small town outside of Philadelphia. During his high school years Clifton produced many video projects for and outside of school. His "Office" inspired mockumentary about his cross-country team achieved both a Student Emmy award and scorn from school administrators, who weren't able to tell if the absurd events portrayed in the show were actually real. Clifton attended NYU film school but decided to finish early to start working in the field. In 2008, Dan produced his award-winning short For All Mankind. Splitting time between NY and LA, Dan is developing several projects for television and the cinema while directing commercials and music videos.