About Better Things

Gail’s agoraphobia keeps her inside where she escapes into romance novels. She shares a  house with her Nan, recently back from the hospital. Gradually, they both try to reach out to  each other to break their isolation. Rob plunges further into his addiction as a way of numbing his heartbreak over the death of his girlfriend. In his stupor, he dreams of embracing her again.  Mr & Mrs Gladwin are going through a shift in their 60 year relationship. Years of  resentment and unspoken truths have built a barrier between them that Mrs Gladwin, in her  abiding love, tries to erode in little gestures. A new voice in British cinema, Duane Hopkins’ multi-narrative feature debut is a lyrical and honest look at intersecting lives, losses and loves in the heart of rural England.