The critically-acclaimed indie has been acquired by Gravitas Ventures and is set to release anywhere you buy & rent movies November 8th.

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Escaping Ohio stars Jessica Michael Davis, Collin Kelly-Sordelet, Emily Bergl, and Adam Pascal.

“A gem of a film.” - Film Threat

“Nostalgic, wonderful, and empowering.” -MovieMaker Magazine

11.8.24

  • “The next coming-of-age classic.”

    TheDonavonRose, Pop Culture Enthusiast

  • “The best indie romance I’ve seen in a long, long time.”

    Shadow Park Pictures

  • “Delightful from beginning to end.”

    Film Threat

  • “There’s an honesty to Escaping Ohio that doesn’t exist in movies anymore.”

    Thom Kuo, Company 3

  • "Davis commands tone in her feature debut like a seasoned master."

    Film Threat

  • “Davis has a real star quality.”

    The Movie Waffler

  • "A sweet and nostalgic-yet-contemporary spin on the 90's teen romance movie."

    Mark Sayre, President of Vashon Film Festival and Institute

  • “A film that captures the essence of individuality, daring to tell a story of resilience, self-discovery, and the courage to choose one's own destiny.”

    Washington West Film Festival

  • "Jessica Michael Davis is a star."

    Benjamin McFadden, 1448 Hollywood Director

  • "Davis is perfect as the lead."

    Film Threat

  • "Kelly-Sordelet excels."

    Film Threat

  • "Jessica brought a self-awareness and specificity to Escaping Ohio that's missing from a lot of movies."

    Bailey Donovan, Film Director

  • “The chemistry is undeniable."

    Miss en Scene, Film Critic

  • "The drama and comedy complement each other perfectly, creating a lighthearted movie with relevant stakes for the wonderfully drawn characters."

    Film Threat

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It's the summer between high school graduation and the rest of their lives in a small town in Akron, Ohio, where best friends, Sam and JJ, were born and raised.

While JJ is excited to start the life he has planned, Sam is excited to have the world at her fingertips, which starts by getting the hell out of Ohio. Sam has been offered a full ride scholarship to a local college, which everyone reminds her is a great opportunity, but she's afraid that if she doesn't escape now, she never will.

Her heart has called her to apply to a writing internship in California, which she soon lands. But when JJ finds out his best friend is thinking of leaving, he dares her that he can prove why Ohio is worth sticking around for.

Taken aback by Ohio's charm- and JJ's, Sam begins to realize there is beauty in the subtleties and ordinariness when it's spent with someone special.

Torn between a life of love with her best friend and pursuing her desire to live an adventurous life and realize her full potential, Sam struggles to make a decision as she tries to resist society's notion that we must have it all figured out.

 

Written & Directed by

JESSICA MICHAEL DAVIS

Co-Written by

COLLIN KELLY-SORDELET