Swank Motion Pictures, Inc.

Michelle Williams, Will Patton, Will Oldham
Oscilloscope Pictures;
Directed by Kelly Reichardt
Rated R; 80 minutes; 2009

Wendy Carroll is driving to Ketchikan, Alaska, in hopes of a summer of lucrative work at the Northwestern Fish cannery, and the start of a new life with her dog, Lucy. When her car breaks down in Oregon, however, the thin fabric of her financial situation comes apart, and she confronts a series of increasingly dire economic decisions, with far-ranging repercussions for herself and Lucy.