Garden State

Andrew returns to his hometown for his mother’s funeral, a journey that reconnects him with old friends. The trip coincides with his decision to stop taking his powerful antidepressants. A chance meeting with Sam—a girl also struggling with various maladies—opens up the possibility of rekindling emotional connections, confronting his psychologist father, and perhaps beginning a new life.

• depression
• new jersey
• unsociability
• paraplegic
• expensive restaurant
• loss of loved one
• pop culture
• difficult childhood
• ecstasy
• strangeness
• epilepsy
• lethargy
• answering machine
• single
• marijuana
• los angeles, california
• psychiatrist
• grave digger