When his older half-brother’s mother went missing, young Reed Harkness tagged along on a road trip in the hopes of tracking her down…if she wanted to be found at all. Now 25 years later, the two reflect on the ripples of her disappearance in this delightful and heartrending documentary. —M.G. As kids, brothers Sam and Reed spent much of their time making movies in their backyard. Movies about superheroes, bandits, robots, and anything else their imaginative brains came up with. But underneath their stories of action and adventure lay a mystery and a family secret waiting to be unearthed: the question of what happened to Sam’s mom, who up and vanished years ago, seemingly without a trace. Determined to find answers, the boys decide to set aside their fictional fantasies and turn the camera onto their reality. Twenty-five years later we have the gift of SAM NOW, a beautiful coming-of-age-meets-mystery documentary, filled with family interviews, gorgeous super 8 footage from the boys’ many film projects then and now, and personal reflections centered on the evolution of relationships and brotherhood through the decades. —G.S. ﻿GUEST(S) ARE SCHEDULED TO BE IN ATTENDANCE FOR Q&amp;A

Sam Now

When his older half-brother’s mother went missing, young Reed Harkness tagged along on a road trip in the hopes of tracking her down…if she wanted to be found at all. Now 25 years later, the two reflect on the ripples of her disappearance in this delightful and heartrending documentary. —M.G.

English

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