JESS + MOSS

Dir. Clay Jeter

2011 | 82 min | USA | English | Coming of Age

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Synopsis

Jess, age 18 (Sarah Hagan) and Moss, age 12 (Austin Vickers) are second cousins in the dark-fire tobacco fields of rural Western Kentucky. Without immediate families that they can relate to, and lacking friends their own age, they only have each other. Over the course of a summer they venture on a journey exploring deep secrets and hopes of a future while being confronted with fears of isolation, abandonment and an unknown tomorrow.

“ A beguilingly languid collection of sense impressions... achingly sad and surpassingly lovely. ”

— Village Voice
“ A bracing jolt from the usual film experience. ”

— The Hollywood Reporter
“ Gorgeously lush cinematography. ”

— Paste Magazine
“ This art cinema gem... conveys a magical place's timeless quality. ”

— Variety