Synopsis

On a remote wooded island, Joslyn, a 19-year-old girl becomes caretaker to an old man in a vegetative state. She has no cell signal, no Internet. Only a year removed from high school and forced to meet the needs of a man who cannot respond, She vacillates between finding solace in his company and feeling fear and anger towards him. As the monotony of daily routine starts to unravel, boundaries collapse and she struggles with sexuality, guilt and loss. —Anonymous

On a remote wooded island, Joslyn, a 19-year-old girl becomes caretaker to an old man in a vegetative state. She has no cell signal, no Internet. Only a year removed from high school and forced to meet the needs of a man who cannot respond, She vacillates between finding solace in his company and feeling fear and anger towards him. As the monotony of daily routine starts to unravel, boundaries collapse and she struggles with sexuality, guilt and loss. —Anonymous

February 26, 2020 at 11:38 AM