The Usual Route (2019)

Between starting a job as a garbage collector and doing small dope deals for his cousin, a young man finds himself questioning his ambitions and the man he wants to be. The film explores themes of responsibility and choices through the eyes of a teenager entering adulthood in a small town. The Usual Route is based off selections from Steven Dunn's acclaimed novel, Potted Meat, a reflection on ideas of masculinity, loss of innocence, and the daily ups and downs of life in rural West Virginia.