Synopsis

“Free to Fly”, is a story about a young woman named Anna, who is a lost soul in a lost society. A drinking and driving accident leaves Anna with a slight limp and a big question about who she wants to be. Anna drops out of college and moves back into her Mother’s house to take up a job pumping gas at the local gas station. The movie takes place in a small New England country town, where all eyes are watching Anna with disappointment and pity. Anna has a typical American family full of despair, lame and anger. Mary, Anna’s mother, is a waitress at the local Diner, trying to hold her family together. Anna’s Dad left them and doesn’t keep in close contact. Her brother, James, is gone serving in the Army over in a war she doesn’t believe in, and her younger sister is a typical angry teenager. Anna feels like a bird in a birdcage. All dreams and expectations feel as though dissipated when a chance meeting with Hank, an old man who wears his deceased wife’s hats around town, causes her to look at things from a different angle. Their friendship provides a source of inspiration for themselves and for those around them. Hank’s grandson, Ezra, from New York City moves out to live with him, to “keep him out of trouble.” Ezra and Anna would be great friends if only they would find one another. The many intricate personalities and humorous dialogue of the true New England characters weave together to make a beautiful tale about love, family, art, self discovery, and finding the freedom to fly.