Fresh out of grad school, fledgling writer Ashish (Saamer Usmani) finds that life as an adult isn’t quite what he expected. Grappling with his parent’s recent divorce, Ash juggles his static career, a tight group of lifelong friends, and his estranged father’s unexpected Parkinson’s diagnosis. As a promising new romance with Claire (Amy Forsyth) breathes new hope into Ash, he begins to realize that although life isn’t unfolding quite as he had imagined, it may still offer the love and fulfillment he wants, in an unexpected way.

Amar is a Mumbai-born, Toronto-based filmmaker. His award-winning films and series include his documentary, THE SECRET TRIAL 5 (which received a Jury Prize at Hot Docs and was named one the Best Docs of the Decade by Real Screen Magazine) and SHOOK, his scripted feature debut which will premiere at TIFF in 2024 and stars Saamer Usmani (Succession, Inventing Anna). Amar has also directed numerous acclaimed series for CBC, Vice, and Bell Media, including his latest doc-series, Witness (CBC, Hot Docs, Doc NYC ''23), which he also created under his production banner, Scarborough Pictures.