Going Nowhere

After getting into troubles at work a young, confused man and his hippie best friend go on an unexpected trip of self-discovery in 1970s California.

  • Jerzy P. Suchocki
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Screenplay
  • Number of Pages:
    84
  • Country of Origin:
    Mexico
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Gothamite monthly film awards

    December 4, 2021
    Best Drama script of the month
  • Sugar Loaf Film Festival (SLFF)

    September 28, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Dreamanila International Film Festival

    October 1, 2022
    Official Selection
  • TEKKA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

    December 12, 2021
    Best Feature Script
  • Standalone Film Festival & Awards

    May 14, 2022
    Official Selection
Writer Biography - Jerzy P. Suchocki


Jerzy P. Suchocki is an award-winner screenwriter and director working on his first feature, a horror comedy called How to Expose Possible Vampires (And Not Get Killed in the Process).

A self-taught person, he has always been in love with films and is convinced that they are the best way to create communication and empathy among people.

Besides writing screenplays (often about delusional dreamers trying to find their place in the world), Jerzy is also a novelist and script consultant for different companies and contests.

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Writer Statement

Coming-of-age dramedies are a timeless genre. The reason is simple: growing up is never easy. As you enter adulthood, you start facing a lot of problems and responsibilities, and life can easily become an overwhelming experience. That was not only my case, but that of many friends as we entered our twenties and started to realize that things aren’t as easy as everyone says are going to be. Depression, broken hearts, family tensions, financial problems, and existential conflicts suddenly began to become the main themes in every conversation, pushing aside our juvenile talks about dreams and ambitions, music and movies, or dates. All of that started to fade away as we were confronted by the ugly side of life, pushing us to confusion and nihilism. It really was a dark time, and, as the title suggests, we really felt like we were going nowhere.

Going Nowhere is the kind of indie dramedy that can be easy to shoot as it is basically inexpensive and very contained in characters and locations, but that can heavily resonate among young audiences who are struggling to become adults. If you ever felt confused about your work, this story is for you. If you ever felt overwhelmed by family problems, this story is for you. If you ever thought that you had found the love of your life just to be disappointed in a heartbreaking way, this story is for you. If you ever just wanted (or even succeeded) to escape from everything and end up realizing that there is no escape and that you have to face the facts, this story is for you. After all, all of these subjects and experiences are explored through our three main characters, and the script doesn’t offer any easy answer because life doesn’t give you easy answers. You have to figure it out by yourself. You have to hit wall after wall until you finally find what you need to find – and that’s what our characters do. They end up finding some answers to carry on, but not the answers to life. Those will depend on every person on their own.

What the script does offer is a beautiful sense of comfort and understanding – something rather important, because when you’re confused in your early twenties, it is most likely that you will feel that no one else does. And you can feel quite alone because of that. The only good thing from the real experiences that inspired this script, was that sense of understanding, that connection you could develop with friends that were going through similar problems. Such an element plays a key role in this story, becoming the heart and driving force of it as these friends never leave each other. They carry on through life with each other’s help, and that’s maybe the best thing we can do… but not everyone shares that fortune, and if you don’t have a friend by your side, then the next best thing might be a movie that says “Hey, I get you. You’re not in this alone. You’ll be alright”. I have had that kind of support from movies while struggling with anxiety or depression, and I want to believe that Going Nowhere is that kind of movie. That’s really what is meant to do. And maybe with your help, it’ll get a chance to do just that.