Jim Matusik

Claire Clauster is the glue that holds her chaotic, lovable family together at the holidays. But this year, after planning a special outing for them, they make a crucial mistake and leave her home alone. Fed up and feeling under appreciated, she sets off on an impromptu adventure of her own. As her family scrambles to find her, Claire discovers the unexpected magic of a Christmas gone off-script.

A young woman, desperate to leave her small town, runs away with a charming con man, embarking on a crime and passion-filled journey through the Southeast to find her estranged mother.

Katie, a driven New York fashion designer with only three weeks to develop a collection that could launch her brand to national prominence. Katie reconnects with Luke, her first love and now a gifted furniture designer and woodworker whose designs are rooted in craftmanship, patience, and purpose. As their lives intertwine once more, the two discover that inspiration is not found in deadlines or demand - but in the timeless values of home, heritage, and hope.

One fateful evening, two strangers paths cross and their reasons for loneliness surface in unexpected ways.