Purple Summer
Directed by Mason Grande
Connell Byrne, an idealistic coal miner who sees the way the world could be, wants nothing more than to leave his small Appalachian hometown with his best friend Lee. However, Lee sees the way the world is, and there’s one obstacle that stands between them.
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