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After a traumatic incident during his residency, young medical student James Heyman (Namir Smallwood) transfers to a rural hospital for a fresh start. Noticing that James is struggling and struggling to communicate with patients, Dr. Harrison (veteran stage and screen actor Michael Potts) recommends that he take a course focused on bedside manners and fostering deeper relationships with patients. The demons of James’ past begin to catch up with him when he is overwhelmed by the case of a young asthmatic patient (Sidney Flanigan, NEVER SOMETIMES SOMETIMES) with mysterious symptoms. Her grip on reality begins to slip as her disturbing nightmares, anxiety-fueled speculations, and physical injuries collide with the harsh realities of the medical world. Director Alex Thompson assembles a strong ensemble of veteran actors in his follow-up to SAINT FRANCES — and a predecessor to GHOSTLIGHT — in this unconventional, humanistic genre romp.