Going

A Manticore Films Production, Directed by Rupert Ratcliffe, Written by Brad Brookes, Produced by Rupert Ratcliffe and Brad Brookes.

Showing at Film Festivals from Summer 2024

Premise 
At the end of the world, a couple live in an imaginary bubble inside of their camper van, but only one of them knows it. With him entering the early onset of dementia, she struggles to keep them alive without revealing the horrific reality outside.

Writer’s Statement
Losing your mind can feel like the end of the world - especially when the world is ending.

Going is a post-apocalyptic, drama short that takes a unique look at the fallout of early-onset dementia. Part road movie, part dystopian survival, part domestic drama. 

Facing into the taboos of impaired brain function, Going challenges the narratives that dementia is exclusively an elderly impairment and that life is over once someone is diagnosed.

The film intimately explores the relationship between life partners coping with the heartbreaking nature of mental decline, set against the haunting backdrop of a global holocaust.

Wins and Official Selections Film
Rhode Island International Film Festival - Official Selection

Wins and Official Selections Script
Manchester Film Festival Screenplay Competition - Winner
The Golden Script Competition - Winner
British Independent Film Festival - Runner Up
Page International
ScreenCraft Short Screenplay Competition
Filmmatic Short Screenplay Competition
Page Turner Awards - Finalist
Birmingham Film & Television Festival
The Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards - Finalist