Yeah sure, but the task was to show someone a picture that is older, not one that is not from the past. That would require some sketchy technobabble at least.
and abandoning that responsibility for personal gain at the expense of the lives of thousands of other people should result in the most severe punishment possible.
The old hammy style ties back to theatre. Performing live to an audience in seats that can be relatively far takes some degree of exaggeration to seem natural.
Have the observer look at the subject through a system of mirrors so the light takes longer to reach them than the camera. The extra distance needs to be longer in light-seconds than it takes to create and show them the photo in seconds.
Three questions? That's very generous.