Synopsis
Three families living in a rural Vermont community struggle with loss while allowing the delicate hands of time to gradually ease their sorrows in director Dorothy Lyman's poetic drama. Sgt. Claire Rodman (Ed Blunt) has just returned home from the Iraq War suffering a permanent hand injury, and as he slips into a helpless state of self-pity, his sister dutifully cares for their dying mother. In time, Sgt. Rodman's despondence drives a bitter wedge between the two siblings. Meanwhile, housekeeper Kathy McClellan struggles to maintain her relationship to her two grown children, Carissa and Glen. But while Glen's paranoid rants about the war seem like nonsense to many, the truth is they contain an explosive secret. Over on a neighboring farm, Nan (Dorothy Lyman) and her partner Sandra (Dey Young) find their regular routine interrupted by the sudden appearance of Sandra's daughter Enid, who isn't her usual self following a recent encounter with "the light." As the snow continues to fall, each family will confront their issues while discovering that nature really can ease sorrow.
Cast
Heidi Armbruster - Enid
Richard Bekins - David
Ed Onipede Blunt - St. Clair
Kate Buddeke - Kathy
Betty Gilpin - Carissa
Cosmo Pfeil - Glen
Linda Powell - Verlaine
Frankie Shaw - Shauna
Dey Young - Sandra
Dorothy Lyman - Nan
Crew
Dorothy Lyman - Director, Producer
Julie M. Thompson - Producer
Melissa Sweeney - Producer
Victoria Preminger - Producer
Bill Cunliffe - Composer (Music Score)
Ellen Novak - Casting
Leah O'Donnell - Editor
Mark Schwartzbard - Cinematographer
Nancy Fales Garrett - Screenwriter
