The film follows an Air Force captain played by Jake Gyllenhaal who finds himself inside another man's body searching for the bomber of a Chicago commuter train. Vera Farmiga plays his air force handler, Michelle Monaghan a passenger on the train and Cas Anvar plays one of the suspects. The film deals with traveling through time to parallel realities. The actors walked the red carpet outside Austin's Paramount Theater on the festival's opening night, along with screenwriter Ben Ripley.

Gyllenhaal said he was a fan of Ripley's script and suggested it to Jones. Gyllenhaal said working within the bounds of the science fiction plot and inside the confined space of a commuter train was one of the most creative experiences he's had in film. "You could really make any choice you wanted within the simple rules of the world you existed in," he said.

"Duncan gave us the ability to improvise within that given world." Jones said he thought it as a good idea to release the film at a multimedia festival like South by Southwest, where digital gaming and Internet technology are just as important as film and music.