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Narrative

Nate Busko has spent 12 of his 17 years running from the past

Fed up with being shuttled from one foster home to the next, he now lives in his car, eats corn husks, and uses track practice as an opportunity to take a shower.

Alone, he’s haunted by fragments of traumatic memories from his past

When night falls, he couldn’t be more different from the confident, swaggering personality at school.

Enter Stan Deen, a popular high school drama teacher who’s dealing with his own issues

He sees Nate’s latent talent and need for attention and guidance that no other teacher has seen and sets out to help.

But in a shocking event, Nate is arrested in the middle of school and taken away in handcuffs

Stan follows Nate to the police station and not only arranges bail, but agrees to take Nate into his own home, despite the raised eyebrows he receives from his fellow teachers.

Stan is willing to do whatever he can to help his troubled student

But the question is, can you really help someone if they are not willing to help themselves?