Ethical Statement

While it is possible to interpret An Endgame as a symbolic exhibition of defeatism, for me it represents the struggle that Parkinson’s sufferers face within themselves. The sense of foreboding, the often frightening shadow that hangs over the story’s characters is synonymous with the feelings that millions with Parkinson’s experience as a result of this disease with no present cure. My primary focus for the short is not to solely focus on the duel and hence Parkinson’s as death, but to tell an engaging story about these characters while giving insight into the way they are living and coping with PD. Perhaps it will also begin the discussion of those difficult questions that comes with every diagnosis. To that end, our big picture goal is to use the film to raise awareness and donations for Parkinson’s disease research. This will be accomplished through the films’ digital and traditional distribution, so that we may help find a cure with the use of this entertaining, poignant, and informative film. An Endgame will be a story of fiction to be used as a tool for the fight against PD that will hopefully one day consign An Endgame to that of historical fiction.