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The Usual Route


The Usual Route is based off selections from Steven Dunn’s acclaimed novel, Potted Meat, a reflection on ideas of masculinity, loss of innocence, and the daily ups and downs of life in West Virginia. The short film follows a young man trying to balance the various influences around him as he contemplates his greater ambitions. The Usual Route explores themes of responsibility and choices through the eyes of a teenager entering adulthood in a small town.



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