The Trip

Directed By Lindsey Paulette

THE TRIP: After finding out their best friends have secretly ended their five year long relationship, two friends turned lovers attempt to hide their new found romance during their college reunion trip to the mountains.


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THE TRIP: Penny and Jacob have been the "Will they won't they?" pairing within their friend group since college. As they carpool to their reunion trip, they finally decide to give their relationship a shot. Upon arriving at the weekend's rental cabin, it soon becomes apparent that longtime couple, Harper and Eddie, have secretly ended their own five year long relationship and are attempting to keep this information from their friends. Not wanting to hurt anyone's feelings, Penny and Jacob choose to keep their new relationship on the down low. This results in a series of awkward and incredibly uncomfortable situations for everyone in the friend group.


Lindsey Paulette is a filmmaker, writer, MUA, and visual artist born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. She got her start in the arts at age seven as a stage actor and has been in love with creating and entertaining ever since. She studied filmmaking at John Tyler Community College, Savannah College of Art and Design, and eventually got her BA in film from Virginia Commonwealth University in August 2022. She spends her days shooting commercials, prepping for her own personal film projects, writing screenplays, painting, and running her independent production company, Incredibly Okay Films LLC.

In September 2022, she wrapped production on her first feature length film, The Trip, that she wrote, directed, and produced under her film production company Incredibly Okay Films. The film premiered in February of 2024 and is due to hit streaming at the conclusion of it's festival and theatrical run. Most recently, her feature length script, Beyond the Fence, won at the Virginia Screenwriting competition and continues to make its way through the festival circuit. The novel is available for purchase via amazon. Lindsey hopes the script and novel gain enough traction to reach production and therefore give her the opportunity to direct her second feature length project.

Hometown Premiere: The Byrd Theater - Richmond, VA - 2024

Fredericksburg Film Festival - 2024

Women's Film Festival -2024

Montreal Independent Film Festival - 2024

Actor - Zoe Bowen Smith

Actor- Colton Johnson

Actor- Cassidy Watkinson

Actor- Thomas Kaupish

Cinematographer - Joseph Puccio