Dustin Whitehead

Against his wife’s wishes, a troubled screenwriter hops on a plane to make one last-ditch attempt at selling his latest script. When a heavy-drinking, melancholic singer nearly plows him down with her car late one night, the two form a deep emotional bond that alters them both in unanticipated ways. Improvised dialogue and intimate, naturalistic camerawork lend a heart-wrenching authenticity to this bleak and beautiful character study.

Cops in the town of Markham, Illinois invite a documentary crew into their station to help ease public relation concerns. But when a stake out goes bad, the police force needs to figure out the best way to deal with the situation.

Jack Rose is a small-time criminal who works simple jobs that require brutal tactics in exchange for fast cash. He's determined to help his father keep the small motel that is all he has left in the world Now caught up in a lucrative job smuggling a young girl, Jack questions where his loyalty lies and embarks on a terrifying roller-coaster ride through the seedy underbelly of the American dream.

Jack, a self pitying drug addict, and Jill, a down on her luck call girl, meet and struggle through the circumstances that brought them together and their lives.