Alan Smithee

'Alan Smithee' chronicles a boy's passage into adulthood, charting the darker contours of growing up: the emergence of personal flaws, the inescapable echoes of his parents' missteps, and the need to make space for pain. Even as Alan stands within the reach of what is commonly hailed as the American ideal—abundance and comforts that supposedly equate with happiness—he discovers that sometimes all one possesses is a sense of being lost in the woods.