In the debut feature from former JBFC Creative Culture Fellow Adam Meeks, Will Poulter (The Bear) and Noah Centineo (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before) deliver pitch-perfect performances as two brothers navigating a court-mandated drug rehabilitation program in a pocket of rural Ohio hit hard by the opioid epidemic. Provided with hope for the first time since their struggles began, and with the support of a tireless counselor (Annette Deao), the brothers work toward a brighter, sober future.
Poulter and Centineo blend seamlessly with a supporting cast composed predominantly of non-professional actors as they share their actual experiences, pain, and optimism as they, themselves, navigate the program. Ohio-born filmmaker Adam Meeks creates a film imbued with realism for an honest, compassionate portrait of a battle being fought across America and the solidarity that flowers on its front lines.
Union County originated as a short film from the Creative Culture program at the JBFC in 2019 so we are especially thrilled to welcome the film, Adam Meeks, and Sean Weiner (former staff member and founding director of the JBFC’s Creative Culture program) back to the Burns.
