A sultry Southern Gothic period drama set in post-war Appalachia, 1946. A tailor and his seamstress wife struggle to navigate a tense reunion after five years apart. Shot on location in the rugged Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina, the film leverages the stark winter landscape to evoke both cinematic beauty and a haunting desolation.

Directed by: Colin Henning
Starring: Georgia Morgan, Hayleigh Hart Franklin, Brooke Elizabeth, Monica Rae Summers Gonzalez, Aaron J. Stewart, Annie McLean, Colin Henning
Written by: Colin Henning
Rating: NR
Running time: 100 minutes
Genre: Drama
Year: 2025
Country: US
Studio: Buffalo 8 Distribution
Website: https://www.chsquaredfilms.com/appalachiandog

The deep, lonely, Appalachian Mountains provide the setting for a tense reunion between a husband, Teddy – turned unfruitfully idealistic after the war – and his wife, Marion – armed with courage and knowledge found in the years without him. Their former relationship lies lost somewhere in the five years that have passed, but they share one common, unspoken, interest: to build a future.

In the heart of winter, their life and profession as tailors becomes complicated by newfound desires, talents, and a broken pair of glasses. Unable to sew, Teddy must pick up other work. Meanwhile, Marion moves back to the familiar feeling of working without her husband – and more than familiar, it may be preferable, too.

As each find their paths lead away from the other, they are forced to confront that it’s not only life that has changed: they have changed.