THE PREMISE
Set in near-future Britain, at a geriatric offenders institution, two outcasts find themselves at loose ends. Margaret (Irish, brash, and volatile), and Nigel (repressed and painfully polite) are desperate for money. When they’re offered a place in a questionable rejuvenation medical trial, they agree.
Set in near-future Britain, at a geriatric offenders institution, two outcasts find themselves at loose ends. Margaret (Irish, brash, and volatile), and Nigel (repressed and painfully polite) are desperate for money. When they’re offered a place in a questionable rejuvenation medical trial, they agree.
After left for dead, they miraculously awake in their young bodies. With nothing to lose and their body working at full capacity, they decide to flee. Margaret seeks revenge. Nigel seeks redemption. But when your mind is old and your body is young, what does the world expect from you?
Now fugitives, they’re also hunted by powerful rejuvenation corporations desperate to reclaim their guinea pigs, and sell their revolutionary product to the world.
WHY THIS STORY NOW?
We live in an age obsessed with longevity, where the pursuit of youth has become a cultural fixation. Through a sci-fi lens, this story explores what it would really mean if staying physically young were possible, and how we might choose to live when time no longer marks our bodies.
WHY SHOULD I TELL IT...
Growing up with parents old enough to be my grandparents shaped how I see ageing, identity and time. Forever Young is inspired by my father, watching his body weaken while his mind remains sharp. Out of that sadness and confrontation with mortality, I wanted to use storytelling to imagine a hopeful future, one that offers second chances and new beginnings.
We live in an age obsessed with longevity, where the pursuit of youth has become a cultural fixation. Through a sci-fi lens, this story explores what it would really mean if staying physically young were possible, and how we might choose to live when time no longer marks our bodies.
WHY SHOULD I TELL IT...
Growing up with parents old enough to be my grandparents shaped how I see ageing, identity and time. Forever Young is inspired by my father, watching his body weaken while his mind remains sharp. Out of that sadness and confrontation with mortality, I wanted to use storytelling to imagine a hopeful future, one that offers second chances and new beginnings.
THEMES
Old VS Young
How inter-generational relationships can learn from another rather than judge each other.
Coming of (old) age
Finding your true self and taking control of your own story at any age.
Youth culture & capitalism
How the marketing of youth reshapes bodies, worth, and power.