A story about family, hope, reconciliation, and the midwest.

Lois, an elderly woman, visits her son Felix and his wife Mandy to attempt to reconcile her husband Les’ decision to not tell Felix he was on his deathbed. While Felix refuses to have anything to do with his mother, thinking she was the one to withhold that information, heavily pregnant Mandy has other plans. She sets them up on a trip to Chicago in which they are forced to travel together. Felix, wanting to live up to his late father’s expectations of following his passion for filmmaking, has to grapple with Lois’ attempted reconciliation. Ultimately the truth comes out about his father’s death, leading to the testing of their relationship.

Producer, Writer, and Editor: Jillian Stob

Director: Marco Gilardi

Director of Photography: Andrew Doyle

Assistant Director: Tori Hoppe

Audio: Maggie Ambrose

Assistant Camera: Chloe Russell

Gaffer: Nathan Hall

Grips: Josh Horton, James Force

Boom Operator: Cynthia Peguero Elvas

Script Supervisor: Chase Sherwin

Soundtrack: Wyatt Strpko

Featuring: Welcome to the Party by Jack Droppers and the Best Intentions

Starring:

Mason King as Felix

Stephanie Yasurek as Lois

Mykel Michaud as Mandy

Roger Lebbin as Young Les

Annika Holleman as Young Lois

Tori Hoppe as Homeowner