Once Upon a River

After tragedy befalls her, Native American teenager Margo Crane flees down Michigan's Stark River in search of her estranged mother, navigating allies, enemies, danger, and the beauty of nature while grappling with her past and identity. Based on the best-selling novel by Bonnie Jo Campbell, this 2020 drama film follows Margo's odyssey as she comes to terms with her life and finds a path of her own. Like Mark Twain's Huck Finn or Annie Oakley, Once Upon a River is an American parable about the consequences of freedom, told with a lean, finely crafted story and deeply resonant performances that announce the presence of a major new filmmaking talent.