FEATURE · FAMILY DRAMA / MUSIC DRAMA
An aspiring musician returns home convinced he is the one carrying his brother’s death the worst, and slowly realizes everyone he left behind has been fighting a private war of their own.
Craig comes home certain grief belongs to him. Birdtown has had years to learn otherwise. The movie is the week he finally notices.
MFA thesis screenplay · Festival-recognized · Continuing revision and current priority
This script has been revisited over years. The current work is in listening more closely to the people Craig left behind, not giving him an easy resolution.
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