Sweet Thing (2020), Trailer, Lana Rockwell, Will Patton, Karyn Parsons, Alexandre Rockwell

Coming to theaters and virtual cinemas June 18 For more info: Alexandre Rockwell s SWEET THING centers around the lives of two children in contemporary New Bedford, Massachusetts in particular one eventful summer spent in a beach house with their mother and her boyfriend. The story is an intense but ultimately uplifting, poetic rendering of childhood that captures the essence of that time in life when a day can last forever. The friendships, loyalties, and challenges of adolescent youth propel the story into a triumph of childhood hope and resilience. The central character, Billie, is a 15yearold girl who fantasizes Billie Holiday as a sort of fairy godmother. Billie has to navigate the evolving challenges of her life while she plays mother to her 11yearold brother, Nico. They meet up with another adolescent, run away from home, and together roam the area free from their parents watchful eye. They discover freedom and enchantment among New Bedford