A Guide to Dating at the End of the World is a light-hearted look at what might happen if there were only two people left in the city.
The night before a group of friends enjoy dinner and try hard to set up single Alex and John. But she doesn’t laugh at his corny jokes and refuses to give him a date. She boldly declares that she wouldn’t date him if he was the last man on earth!
The next morning Alex wakes up to empty streets and events descend badly from here on. There’s no one in the office or on the streets. After a few days, the electricity runs outs and the water stops running through the taps.
Until Alex runs into John. He lets her have a hot shower and cooks her a meal.
You might think the deserted street scenes were filmed during the recent lockdown, but it was filmed years beforehand. This low-budget independent film took 8 years to film, produce and release to cinemas. With no grants available, it highlights a funding gap for supporting the Queensland film industry.
It’s enjoyable trying to work out where all of the scenes were filmed in Brisbane.
There’s a tad too much talk about wormholes and Higgs Boson. But the love story is endearing.
A Guide to Dating at the End of the World is worth a look just to see if your neighbourhood or favourite spots made the cut.
About A Guide to Dating at the End of the World
A single woman survives the apocalypse only to be reacquainted with her blind date from hell. A romantic sci-fi comedy set in Brisbane in March 2010. Based on true events. Kind of.
Filmed entirely in and around Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Australia / 2019 / 80 mins / 5.1 surround / 1.85
Australian Censorship Classification: M Sexual references and coarse language
Released in Australia and New Zealand by Label. Release date: 25 August 2022.
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