Synopsis and Director's Statement

Synopsis:

Phoebe and Patrick are in a long distance relationship, but make it work by meeting halfway once a month. During this rendezvous, Phoebe confronts her fears and perceptions of what it means to be an independent woman and must decide if being with Patrick is what she truly wants.

Director's Statement:

"Halfway" started out as a simple pitch: A couple in a long distance relationship meets once a month at a rundown motel in the middle of nowhere.

After that, I ran with it. As someone who has been doing the long distance thing for two plus years when I started this project, going on four now, I wanted to bring attention to the dilemma that many young women, including myself, often face in these situations: Should we move to be with our significant others and risk being perceived as weak? Or should we put our relationships second to our image as independent, career-driven women?

Phoebe struggles with this question throughout the course of "Halfway" and ultimately must decide whether she should work for the approval and happiness of others in her life or choose to take action and make herself happy. At the end of the film, her decision is not necessarily definitive, and the audience is left to come to their own conclusions to a certain extent. For Phoebe and many young women, even after they do make the choice one way or another it is difficult to say if there is a right choice, a wrong choice, or a little of both.