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Based on a collection of true stories from the filmmakers themselves, the film delves deep into the emptiness felt by all of its characters. The small unnamed town where the film is set is much like one you'd find anywhere in the heart of middle america, if you looked hard enough. Unlike the usual portrayal of small towns in cinema, "East of Nowhere" focuses on the archaic nature of such a town and its inhabitants where even those with the brightest of ambitions find no way out and how people surrounded by nothingness and the lack of chaos can pit themselves against each other and create their own chaos.

Independent filmmakers bring you the darker side of small town life

Starring:

Kyle Kiningham, Doug Bolton, Mia Favela, Kayla Crance, Andrew Meredith, Andrean Willis, Makenna DeVaux, Sia Harding, Kelron Mixon, Amelia Windom, Stephanie Adams, and Toni Stanley

Screenplay By:

Kiowa Ackley

Directed By:

Matthew McCrory & Nichole Root

Produced By:

Kiowa Ackley, Evan Figg, Nichole Root, Matthew McCrory

Plot Outline:

Set in a small Midwestern town, East of Nowhere is the story of 5 disillusioned young adults struggling to find their way in an environment of apathy, violence, drugs, and disaffection.

5 years ago, a tragic accident changed the lives of Deacon and his friends forever. Now, Deacon returns to his hometown from Los Angeles and is immediately thrown back into the world he tried so hard to escape. His best friend Marlon has fallen deeper into a lifestyle filled with random acts of violence, substance abuse, and criminal behavior and he is all too willing to bring Deacon into that lifestyle.

After renewing his relationship with his old friend Julian and his younger sister Missy, Deacon meets Lydia and soon realizes that Marlon's influence has begun to dangerously impact her life and her relationship with her boyfriend Dave. Everyone's lives begin to spiral out of control when they realize they can't forget their troubled pasts, they can't escape the bleak present, and the future seems to hold no place for them.