Manhattan Film Festival

Arty and Sara Cooper live in a small New England town and have just lost their only son, 21 year old Jacob Cooper 6 months ago in the Iraq war serving with the US Army. The marriage, now strained, Arty takes long walks into the woods bereaving his sons loss and remembering the days of encouragement he taught his child growing up.The town also tries to cope with their loss but things become extremely tense when the house next door that was vacant now has new neighbors from a country Arty so much hates, Iraq. There is a lump in his throat of anger but also a fear for one of the occupants in the new 3 person household is a little girl who's eyes seem to go right through to Arty's soul. It is from this that Arty begins to build a fence between the two properties . But no matter how much Arty hates, it is the little girl who shows Arty that love still exists and has never left. This is a story about forgiveness and a understanding that the people on the other side of the fence are really not the enemy but are more similar than could have ever thought. This is a very timely piece.