Directed by:
Suzi YoonessiCinematography:
Moira MorelComposer:
Christopher FrenchCast:
Charlene deGuzman, John Hawkes, Melissa Leo, Paul James, Ellen Geer, Jake McDorman, Josh Fadem, Josh Ruben, Camille Cregan, Sam Meader, Pam Trotter (more)Plots(1)
Joy (Charlene deGuzman) a 20-something lost soul, realizes she has a problem and seeks help at a 12-step meeting for sex and love addiction. There she meets Maddie (Melissa Leo), who becomes her sponsor. Maddie allows Joy to stay at her grandmother’s guesthouse if she agrees to go 30 days off boys, sex, and romance. Joy struggles to get sober and Maddie suggests she find a hobby. Joy finds a drum kit in the garage and meets Jim (John Hawkes), Maddie's clinically awkward brother. Joy and Jim create music together, and a secret friendship develops. Joy teaches Jim to take risks with his music and his heart, and Jim shows Joy that she can have a healthy relationship with a man as a friend. (South by Southwest Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Charlene deGuzman
USA
Best movies:
Unlovable (2018)
![John Hawkes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/485/166485419_c6a990.jpg)
John Hawkes
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Taken (2002) (series)
![Melissa Leo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/579/161579710_21dfc4.jpg)
Melissa Leo
USA
Best movies:
Prisoners (2013)
21 Grams (2003)
Mildred Pierce (2011) (series)
![Paul James](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/225/158225798_01fba5.jpg)
Paul James
Best movies:
The Architect (2006)
Cry_Wolf (2005)
Unlovable (2018)
![Ellen Geer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/431/431589_fb5dd0.jpg)
Ellen Geer
USA
Best movies:
Harold and Maude (1971)
Phenomenon (1996)
Over the Edge (1979)
![Jake McDorman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/031/161031721_4de6e9.jpg)
Jake McDorman
USA
Best movies:
Dopesick (2021) (series)
American Sniper (2014)
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
![Josh Fadem](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/363/162363142_6de382.jpg)
Josh Fadem
USA
Best movies:
The Master (2012)
The Art of Self-Defense (2019)
Freaks of Nature (2015)
![Josh Ruben](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/263/158263890_942dbf.jpg)
Josh Ruben
USA
Best movies:
Coffee Town (2013)
Plan B (2021)
Greener Grass (2019)
![Camille Cregan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/538/158538337_0850b1.jpg)
Camille Cregan
Best movies:
Unlovable (2018)
Snow White: A Deadly Summer (2012)
Sam Meader
Best movies:
In Time (2011)
Face 2 Face (2016)
Unlovable (2018)
Pam Trotter
USA
Best movies:
Dreamgirls (2006)
Fort Bliss (2014)
Tell Me How I Die (2016)
Jimmy Fowlie
Best movies:
Unlovable (2018)
Amy Pham
Best movies:
Unlovable (2018)
Sandy Wexler (2017)
Shortcomings (2023)