Way Out Ahead of Us

Daggett is a gritty, two-hundred-person community in the California desert. Mark and Tracy Staggs have spent their lives there, defiantly staking their will to survive against the hostile odds that say they won’t make it. With herculean effort they’ve raised their daughter, Cassie, there too, pouring all their energy and hope into preparing her for a future outside. When Mark receives a diagnosis of a terminal illness, he keeps this a secret from his daughter so he doesn’t spoil her plans to move to the city. (São Paulo IFF)