A coming of age story about self-revelation. Sylvia, a struggling artist in New York, is fired from her job and flees back to her Texas hometown for a friend’s wedding. At the pre-wedding party, she meets an enigmatic stranger, Esteban. On the eve of the big day, he dares her to join him on a road trip through the jewel cities of the Deep South.
Direction
Li Lu crafts intimate moments that feel stolen, not staged.
Cinematography
The South has never looked this dreamy and slightly dangerous.
Acting
Bruckner and Compte sell chemistry through silence and side-eyes.
Director
Li Lu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Li Lu is part of a wave of Asian-American women directors reshaping indie road movies, bringing fresh perspective to a traditionally white male genre.
The film was shot in just 18 days across four states on a shoestring budget, with many locations discovered during the actual drive.
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