Fiona, committed to keeping up her cheerful traditional housewife appearances, is a direct product of her pill-popping, born-again Christian mother who reinvented herself to fit into a conservative midwestern lifestyle after fleeing the evils of Hollywood, and her alcoholic husband’s questionable philosophies on sex and freedom. Freya, a natural born artist and daddy’s girl, hasn’t been able to leave the nest and step out from under her father’s shadow, however promising her own career. The film begins when Fiona unexpectedly arrives at Freya and her father’s doorstep to sell the family home before the bank can get to it. Only then does Fiona learn that her dad is dying and her sister’s life is, in her opinion, out of control. Against their wishes, Fiona is compelled to stay. Mirroring an absurd level of denial and delusion over the course of a few days together, the three of them undergo a series of alchemical revelations that unravel their twisted narratives. Their lives are no less tragic, but finally, they know love.
Sarah Carter is a writer, director, actor, filmmaker, and CEO of Cheshire Moon Productions. Her success as an actor inspired a quiet pursuit of the director's chair beginning with Judd Apatow and Seth Rogan inviting her into the writer’s room to develop her character on their comedy series 'Undeclared'. Since then, she has shadowed and worked with several top directors, including Spike Lee, Martin Donovan, and Miguel Sapochnik most notably over the course of her 5 year run on Steven Spielberg's "Falling Skies". Her debut feature, “In Her Name”, premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in June 2022, winning an Audience Award. Along with “A Pity”, a film she starred in and produced with her husband, writer/director/editor Kevin Barth, “In Her Name” continues to collect accolades and recognition from international audiences.
Her mission is to exemplify the simple truths that offer hope and freedom amidst the insanity that is our human condition. A piece of art is like a child and requires monumental commitment from the point of conception until it has reached its full potential to live a life of its own. Movies, in particular, are miracles, which can only happen when we commit, surrender to the circumstances, take action, and believe. With equal reverence for innocence and shadow, her work is infused with compassion, forgiveness, and wisdom and is an example of what can come through within the madness of life when the feminine is empowered to lead.
