The Story

Mounting pressures—including an unsolved family murder—test a close-knit rural community. Between the temptation to give up and the urge to hold on, the film lingers on what it means to come of age in a place left behind.

UPCOMING SCREENINGS

DocUtah

St. George, Utah
February 27, 2:15 PM

Wake Forest Film Festival

Best Documentary
Wake Forest, North Carolina
March 7, 5:30 PM

AmDocs (American Documentary Film Festival)

Palm Springs, CA
March 25–29 [TBD]

PAST Screenings

Blue Box Film Festival

Best Feature Film
Audience Choice Feature Film
Spencer, Indiana
January 24, 6:15 PM

POV Festival

Hot Springs, Arkansas
Jan 10, 1:30 PM

 Black Mountain Film Festival

Winner: Appalachian Award
Sumerset, KY
November 8, 2025 8:00 PM

Chagrin Documentary Film Festival

Chagrin Falls, OH
October 8, 2025 5:45 PM
October 10, 2025 10:00 AM

Mountain Craft Film Festival

Clarksburg, WV
 October 3, 2025 7:00 PM

Red Rock Film Festival

Cedar City, UT
September 24, 2025 8:15 PM
September 26, 2025 6:00 PM

Featured Articles

“A bleak but ultimately inspiring film—the kind that doesn’t really get made any more”

Take2IndieReview
November 7, 2025

“By refusing to polish or pity, [Paglin] achieves something rare: a film that is both unflinching and compassionate.”

letterboxd.com
October 13, 2025

Documentary looks at life in small Ohio town

Sound of Ideas by Ideastream on WKSU Radio
October 6, 2025

Red Rock Film Festival Continues This Weekend In Cedar City

KSUB Radio
September 26, 2025

World premiere of This is Pike County at Red Rock Film Festival to screen

St George News
September 19, 2025

Chagrin Documentary Film Festival To Screen 74 Films

Cleveland Magazine Scene
September 18, 2025

Red Rock Film Festival Brings Premieres and Local Talent to Cedar City

Sun Independent
September 15, 2025

The 19th Annual Red Rock Film Festival returns September 24–27

Iron County Today
September 11, 2025

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