Dream State

Cece is in love and ready to begin her new life. She arrives early at her future in-laws’ lake house in Salish, Montana, to finalize plans for her wedding to Charlie—a promising young doctor with a bright future. Charlie has asked his college best friend, Garrett, to officiate the ceremony, though Cece finds him an unlikely choice.

As Cece gets to know Garrett, the cracks in his tough exterior begin to show—and with them, a growing uncertainty about the life she's about to choose. For Garrett, meeting Cece stirs something long dormant, a flicker of hope he thought he’d lost forever. When a sudden stomach flu threatens to upend the wedding and old tensions between Charlie and Garrett resurface, Cece is forced to confront a future she’s no longer sure she wants—and a man who may offer a different kind of promise.

Spanning five decades and set against the sweeping landscape of a warming Montana, Dream State traces the lasting impact of one pivotal summer—not only on the three friends at its center, but also on the children who grow up in the shadow of their choices. It’s a powerful meditation on love, regret, and the quiet ways the past shapes the people we become.