Mother to Martha

(feature)

Period, Drama, Anti-Romance, Friendship

“It's the turn of the century, and all is lost for Lillian and Sam. Martha is dead. As they deal with their own painful tragedy, they decide to leave their little life in New York City to travel back to Lillian’s family home in Tarrytown, NY where they will bury Martha in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. There is only one problem, Sam and Lillian do not possess enough money for a proper grave. Throughout their journey, Lillian and Sam are swept up and away by a whirlwind of grief, love, courting, familial pressures, and racial tensions as they grapple with the figures from their past and fight to preserve their hopes for the future.”

“Portrait of a Lady on Fire” meets “Pride and Prejudice” meets “The Gilded Age”.