Small Time is about a girl growing up in rural America in the shadow of the opioid crisis and “the war on terror”. The film takes an empathetic and at times darkly humorous look at life, faith, and childhood, and presents a difficult, raw view of addiction, PTSD, and the family traumas they create. Small Time emphasizes the intimate stories of lives rather than the impersonal statistics of death that at times dominate the dialogue.
This is a story about family, childhood, and the complex ways in which we are formed as people. Emma navigates a dysfunctional adult world of relentless addiction, stubborn patriotism, dogmatic faith, and the pervasive sexualization of young girls. Her challenge is to emerge with a sense of self.
