Adopt a Highway
A story about Russ Millings, a prisoner who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for having one ounce of marijuana. He can see the outside world through a window and it moves at a completely different speed. While he does his job well, human contact seems to be a scary and forgotten concept for him. He is still on parole, and he works in a hamburger joint. One night, he discovers an abandoned child in a dumpster. Russ is unsure of his options and finds himself caught in a dilemma between panicking and being overwhelmed with affection. Russ finally makes contact with another person – through the baby who is lost and is ignorant about the world around him – after he has made a connection. He decides to get out of his emotional shell to go on a journey to trace his past, from the distant time “before”, which was when Russky was Russky. A person, a boy, and a man, and not an object. –Sibelle Artis
Genre: Drama
Director: Logan Marshall-Green
Actors: Betty Gabriel, Chris Sullivan, Diane Gaeta, Elaine Hendrix, Ethan Hawke, Mo McRae, Nate Mooney
Country: United States
