We Go On (2016) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

Miles's search for proof of an afterlife transforms his fear of death into a terrifying confrontation with apparent supernatural evidence.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

The Price of Certainty

Miles seeks undeniable proof that life continues after death and offers a large reward. Alice confronts him, but his need for an answer drives him forward.

Key Events

• Miles Fears Death — Miles is obsessed with the certainty of death and the possibility of life after death. Characters: Miles Location: Miles's surroundings
• Thirty-Thousand-Dollar Advertisement — Miles offers $30,000 for undeniable proof that life continues after death. Characters: Miles Location: Advertisement
• Alice Finds Advertisement — Alice discovers the advertisement and confronts Miles about his search. Characters: Alice, Miles Location: Alice and Miles's home
• Miles Demands Certainty — Miles says he needs an answer that will change the way he lives. Characters: Miles, Alice Location: Alice and Miles's home
• Claimants Are Tested — Miles investigates possible witnesses and rejects vague evidence as fraud or coincidence. Characters: Miles Location: Investigation sites

A Doorway to the Dead

Miles and Alice investigate Josephina, who claims to communicate with spirits. Her session invokes childhood fear, disturbing entities, and a warning about a death.

Key Events

• Josephina Is Contacted — Miles and Alice investigate Josephina, who claims to communicate with numerous spirits. Characters: Miles, Alice, Josephina Location: Josephina's location
• Childhood Fear Recalled — Josephina tells Miles to recover a childhood fear that may open a doorway to the dead. Characters: Miles, Alice, Josephina Location: Josephina's session
• The Locker Story — Alice describes Kieran, who died after being locked inside a locker at St. Timothy Middle School. Characters: Miles, Alice, Josephina Location: Josephina's session
• Session Turns Disturbing — The atmosphere becomes disturbing as Josephina appears overwhelmed by unseen entities. Characters: Miles, Alice, Josephina Location: Josephina's session
• Vision Of Previous Death — Josephina claims an entity is showing Miles a vision of a previous death. Characters: Miles, Alice, Josephina Location: Josephina's session
• The Suffocation Warning — A spirit warns Miles to abandon his search and refers to a man who suffocated. Characters: Miles, Alice, Josephina Location: Josephina's session
• Alice Cannot Identify Man — Alice cannot connect the warning about suffocation to her own father. Characters: Alice, Miles Location: Josephina's session

The House of Nelson

Miles investigates an abandoned house and finds a corpse while hearing that Nelson is upstairs. The encounter leaves him terrified and plagued by horrifying visions.

Key Events

• Abandoned House Investigation — Miles visits an unnamed man's abandoned house to investigate another alleged haunting. Characters: Miles Location: Abandoned house
• Corpse Found Inside — Inside the house, Miles finds a corpse and is told that a dead man named Nelson is upstairs. Characters: Miles Location: Abandoned house
• Nelson Upstairs — Miles encounters the reported presence of Nelson upstairs and becomes terrified and physically sick. Characters: Miles, Nelson Location: Upstairs in the abandoned house
• Miles Reports Visions — Miles tells Alice that something terrible has begun and that he sees horrifying images when he closes his eyes. Characters: Miles, Alice Location: Alice and Miles's home
• Nelson's Identity Confirmed — Miles learns that Nelson was an airport runway worker whose body had been found. Characters: Miles, Nelson Location: Investigation records

Proof Among the Dead

Nelson's identity as a dead airport runway worker is confirmed, and Josephina's apparent ability to see him persuades Alice that Miles may be truthful. Alice's protective desperation reaches an extreme.

Key Events

• Nelson's Identity Confirmed — Miles learns that Nelson was an airport runway worker whose body had been found. Characters: Miles, Nelson Location: Investigation records
• Josephina Sees Nelson — Josephina's ability to see Nelson convinces Alice that Miles may be telling the truth. Characters: Miles, Alice, Josephina, Nelson Location: Josephina's location
• Alice's Extreme Promise — Alice declares she would sacrifice innocent lives to keep Miles alive and happy. Characters: Alice, Miles Location: Alice and Miles's home

The Funeral Boundary

The available events conclude at Nelson's funeral. A solemn reading and the observation of the dead suggest that the boundary between life and death can no longer be ignored.

Key Events

• Nelson's Funeral — At Nelson's funeral, the Priest delivers a solemn reading while Miles and Alice observe the dead. Characters: Miles, Alice, Nelson, Priest Location: Nelson's funeral

Story Breakdown

• Death Anxiety — Miles begins from an intense need to understand death and its possible continuation.
  • Fear Of Death — Miles is obsessed with the certainty of death.
  • Need For Answers — He seeks an answer that will change how he lives.
• The Advertisement — Miles publicly offers money to obtain evidence that cannot be dismissed.
  • Thirty Thousand Dollars — The advertisement offers $30,000 for undeniable proof.
  • Alice's Confrontation — Alice discovers the advertisement and challenges Miles.
• Evidence Investigation — Miles establishes a skeptical process for evaluating supernatural claims.
  • Possible Witnesses — He investigates people who claim to have relevant evidence.
  • Fraud Or Coincidence — Miles warns that vague evidence can be dismissed.
• Josephina's Session — Josephina's spiritual claims lead Miles toward a disturbing encounter with apparent entities.
  • Childhood Fear — Josephina tells Miles to recover a fear that may open a doorway.
  • Death Warning — A spirit warns Miles to abandon his search.
• The Nelson Mystery — An abandoned-house investigation links a frightening apparition to a real dead man.
  • Abandoned House — Miles finds a corpse and hears that Nelson is upstairs.
  • Identity Confirmed — Nelson is identified as a dead airport runway worker.
• Family Desperation — The supernatural evidence changes Alice's beliefs and intensifies her determination to protect Miles.
  • Horrifying Visions — Miles sees terrifying images whenever he closes his eyes.
  • Extreme Protection — Alice says she would sacrifice innocent lives to keep Miles alive and happy.
• Funeral Boundary — Nelson's funeral gathers the living and the dead within a solemn final image.
  • Priest's Reading — The Priest delivers a solemn reading at the funeral.
  • Living And Dead — Miles and Alice observe the dead as the boundary becomes impossible to ignore.

Directed by

Jesse Holland, Andy Mitton

Key Cast

• Clark Freeman — Miles
• Jay Dunn — Nelson
• John Glover — Dr. Ellison
• Laura Heisler — Alice
• Annette O'Toole — Charlotte