Goodbye, Hello

Nate Ryan has himself fooled. He thinks he has a promising career co-founding a tech company that sells overpriced baby cribs and he thinks he’s successfully living a life removed from his construction working, abusive father, Gene. After Nate gets the phone call saying Gene is losing a surprise battle against cancer, he returns to his dusty California hometown short on enthusiasm. With the help of his emotionally savvy little sister Maggie, his father’s unfiltered hospice nurse Mina, and his larger-than-life childhood pal Duffy, Nate quickly realizes he’s emotionally impotent. Thanks to a less-than-ideal meet-cute with Mina, all hell breaks loose, and she unleashes the true sharpness of her tongue on Nate. They begin their games of wit, spite and sexual tension-induced sparring matches that serve as welcomed distractions from Nate wrestling with his true feelings about his father’s impending death. The unexpected combination of being back in his childhood home with Maggie and Duffy and the excitement and mystery of Mina help Nate take a step back and do a deep-dive into himself and discover what he really wants. Way Down Bundy is a slice-of-life family drama with an underlying tone of romantic comedy. It is a simple story about the complexities of family and love. The setting is simple so the cinematography can be intricate and intimate serving not only as the window into this world but as a painting capturing the subtlest of moments. Way Down Bundy explores the grey areas of death and love through a colorful cast of characters who hail from different socioeconomic backgrounds.