When three children survive a bus crash that kills their parents, their childhood dies as well. Until they find an unlikely partner in grief at the shallow grave of a long lost child in the woods of a desolate park.
MR. BONES | A film by Nathan Ross Freeman When three children survive a bus crash that kills their parents, their childhood dies as well. Until they find an unlikely partner in grief at the shallow grave of a long lost child in the woods of a desolate park. We witness our three heroes' passage into adulthood and join them in the turbulent present.Devin is an architect, torn between his hard-scrabble roots and his wife's middle-class yearnings. Dionne has buried herself in the accounting ledgers of her church and somehow forgotten to find love. Dominique is a superstar comedienne whose acts hew closer to reality than her fans can realize. They share a secret MR. BONES whose final resting place they've enshrined with their own memories and kept closely guarded for nearly 30 years. But their secret can't stay hidden forever, and when the authorities finally stumble across it, Devin, Dionne and Dominique will finally have to put their traumatic past in its proper place. Hounded by the press, police, pastors and relations, The Three Ds begin spiraling toward a showdown at the altar of their dreams, regrets, lost loves and ultimate salvation. MR. BONES marks the feature film directorial debut of author and educator Nathan Ross Freeman, and features an ensemble cast of young actors from his landmark performing arts program, The Winston-Salem Youth Arts Institute. Filmed over three years on a shoestring budget, MR. BONES presents a stirring tableau of the modern African American experience.
