Caboose - Directed by Dan King

Project Type: Short documentary film

Project Title: Caboose

Brief Synopsis: A story about running, mental health & one person’s search for sanctuary in one of the harshest environments on earth. Caboose is set against the backdrop of an unsupported, unsanctioned 500km team relay running race across the Atacama Desert called The Speed Project. For Tom Reynolds – a self-confessed slow runner from Manchester, UK – it reflects a reckless desire for adventure following a tumultuous 12 months full of loss, grief and mental health struggles. Is entering an underground event based around speed, organised by maverick race organiser Nils Arend, the perfect next step towards healing and recovery? Or, will a knee-jerk decision to attempt to run 500km across the driest desert on earth surrounded by high speed trucks and hostile police end in tears?