Have you ever heard the saying: hindsight is 2020? Basically, it means that it’s easy for someone to be knowledgeable about something after it has happened. This idea has been explored for years in movies and now filmmaker Gigi Burgdorf brings it to the virtual world in her new short film, “Same Time Next Week.”

The premise centers around a group of coworkers in need of a miracle to save their jobs. Desperate to land their latest account, the team conducts a series of brainstorming virtual meetings. During one session, a coworker discovers a software setting that allows him to travel in...