20/25
After a traumatic incident, young medical student James Hayman (Namir Smallwood) transfers to a rural hospital to start over. Dr. Harrison (veteran stage and film actor Michael Potts) suggests he take a class focused on bedside manners and building a deeper connection with his patients. The demons of James’ past begin to catch up with him when he is plagued by the case of a young asthmatic patient (Sidney Flanigan, NEVER SOMETIMES ALWAYS) who is suffering from mysterious symptoms. His grip on reality begins to slip as his disturbing nightmares, anxious speculations and physical injuries collide with the harsh realities of medicine. Director Alex Thompson assembles a strong ensemble of veteran character actors in this humanistic and unconventional vision of the genre, following in the footsteps of SAINT FRANCES – and a precursor to GHOSTLIGHT.
