Woods Hole Film Festival 2009

Like many guys, Mark Foster struggles with the idea of marriage, but his ambivalence about proposing to his girlfriend Erika may have more to do with an unusually dysfunctional family history than just a health fear of commitment. His parents’ messy divorce fifteen years earlier has left a hefty emotional scar on Mark’s psyche, and he’s opted to keep his family secrets from Erika. But a weekend visit from Mark’s embittered mother Gretchen, whom Erika will be meeting for the first time, will make it virtually impossible for Mark to keep the past from resurfacing. His obnoxious brother Hal only makes matters worse, as Gretchen’s hostility grows and poor panic-attack-prone Erika is thrown completely of balance. Gretchen’s obsession with snapping digital photos at inopportune moments only adds to the emotional turmoil. Can truth and sanity win out over domestic chaos?