The Family

When Leah’s daughter Nyla unexpectedly returns to her cabin in the Appalachian Mountains after five years, their reunion raises questions about what has changed—and what secrets Nyla might be hiding. Eighteen-year-old Nyla, who has moved to her father Paul’s rural, self-sustaining farm, initially finds happiness in her new, idealized life, but it soon becomes apparent that things are more complicated than they seem. As Nyla becomes part of an insular community, the story explores themes of family, independence, and the dark undercurrents beneath a seemingly idyllic life.