A conservative plumber from a small east coast village who travels to Toronto in order to get his brother out of jail after he is arrested for having sex with another man in a public park. At the insistence of their strong willed mother, the two brothers must drive the 1000 mile trip back home to New Brunswick, together - discovering each other and themselves along the way.
When they are unexpectedly forced to move in with an estranged relative, the Smart Family must navigate oversized dreams, identity struggles and regional theater in this warmly observant family comedy.
Black, cunning, and wickedly smart, Jacklyn is a criminal lawyer who embarks on a secret double life as a murderer to reveal how the American justice system is not only overwhelmed by bias and error but is undeniably racist.
