ABOUT THE PROJECT

LOGLINE
An unexpected invitation launches a grieving young woman on a solitary road trip through the American Midwest as she struggles to reconcile the losses of her past with the dreams of her future.

SYNOPSIS
An invitation to reunite with her estranged Oglala Lakota family launches a grieving young woman (Lily Gladstone) on an unexpected road trip from the Midwest toward the Texas-Mexico border. In this largely solitary journey with an unknown destination, Tana navigates the complex, post-2016 election social climate, and a natural landscape that is increasingly surreal. Along the way, she bonds with unexpected people that are as much a part of the landscape as the mountains and roads. At times at ease, at times on edge as a woman traveling alone, familiar faces and strangers shape her journey as she grapples with the pain of her recent loss and seeks to understand her place in the world.

PROJECT TYPE Narrative Feature

DIRECTOR Morrisa Maltz
PRODUCER Laura Heberton, Katherine Harper, Lainey Bearkiller Shangreaux, Vanara Taing, Tommy Heitkamp, Morrisa Maltz

WEBSITE morrisamaltz.com/theunknowncountry