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“Finding hope, family, and laughter in life’s most unexpected moments.”
Uncle Jack, a 15-year military veteran with a history of substance abuse who works as an entertainer at a local Native casino. At his estranged brother's funeral, he meets Jillian, his young orphaned niece battling liver cancer. Jillian’s dying wish is to find a home for her beloved dog, Carl. Though she sees potential in Jack as a caretaker, he struggles to care for himself. Jack turns out to be a liver donor match for Jillian, but his years of alcohol abuse have rendered him unsuitable.
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Status
Planned
Original Language
EN
Budget
$7,000,000

Jon Katz is close to burnout. He's a writer with writer's block; his wife has left for her sister's because he's emotionally distant; he rarely answers his phone. A kennel sends him a border collie that's undisciplined because of abuse. Despite a series of mishaps, Jon decides to keep trying with the dog, and he rents a dilapidated farm house to give the dog room to run. A local handyman refers Jon to a woman who might be able to help him train the dog. Reluctantly, Jon gives her a try. Is the dog the problem, or the owner?

A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.