Matt and Mara

When Mara (Deragh Campbell), a young creative writing professor, reunites with Matt (Matt Johnson), a charismatic, free-spirited author from her past, a chance encounter threatens to spin her life in a thrilling new direction. Bonded by their history and shared interests, the two grow closer, while Mara contends with her strained marriage to an experimental musician. When her husband unexpectedly cancels plans to drive Mara to a conference out of town, Matt accompanies her instead and the pressure in their undefined relationship slowly builds.

In his fourth feature film, Canadian director Kazik Radwanski demonstrates his prodigious talent for drawing fully lived-in performances from his actors, crafting with them a modern-day romance filled with humor and heart in which every moment crackles with possibility. Reuniting on screen after Radwanski’s Anne at 13,000 ft, Campbell and Johnson build on their meet cute in the previous film and make a strong case for themselves as one of the most dynamic screen couples in contemporary cinema.