I Can’t Go On
Director / Writer
Brenna Goodwin-McCabe
Starring
Gabrielle Jacinto and Tyson Arner
Producer
Dominique Roy
Executive Producers
Grace Chin, Dominique Roy, Brenna Goodwin-McCabe
Co-Executive Producers
Jasmin Lyu & Madison Stenner
Co-Producers
Fei Ren, Nic Altobelli, Cody Kearsley, James Brooks, James Mattagne
Director of Photography
Jay Kamal
Production Designer
Isobel ‘Diz’ Baker-Smith
Editor
Bruno Trivelli
All filming and post-production completed in only 8 days as part of Crazy8s 2023, Vancouver’s famous filmmaking challenge.
Screenings
2023
Crazy8s Gala
New York Indie Shorts Awards
La Femme International Film Festival
Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival
Blood in the Snow Festival
2024
Short Circuit Pacific Rim Film Festival
Vancouver Short Film Festival
FilmQuest
2025
Final Girls Berlin Festival
Awards
La Femme International Film Festival (2023)
Best Foreign Short Award
Short Circuit Pacific Rim Film Festival (2024)
Outstanding Directing
Outstanding Cinematography
Outstanding Screenplay
Leo Awards – Short Drama (2024)
Best Direction
Best Cinematography
Best Sound
Best Musical Score
An alienated young woman discovers a body in her apartment elevator, left to fester under the heels of her unconcerned neighbours.
Nominations
Vancouver Horror Show (2023) – Nominee
Best Cinematography
Vancouver Short Film Festival (2024) – Nominee
Best After Dark Short
Leo Awards – Short Drama (2024)
– 9 Nominations Total with 4 Wins (listed above)
Best Short Drama
Best Screenwriting
Best Picture Editing
Best Production Design
Best Make-Up
Reviews
QueerHorrorMovies.com [Joe Lipsett]
SetTheTape.com [Shaun Rockwood]
GuildMasterGaming.BlogSpot.com [Daniel Yocom]
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Interviews
BITS Radio Podcast Episode 59 – Blood in the Snow (2023)
Robert Bellamy speaks with Director, Writer, and Executive Producer
Brenna Goodwin-McCabe about her short and upcoming feature of the same name currently in development.
Guild Master Gaming – (2024)
Daniel Yocom speaks with Brenna about screening “I Can’t Go On” at FilmQuest 2024 and the inspirations behind her short film.
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