- A formerly acclaimed graphic novelist goes looking for true connection outside of his marriage, and over the fence.
- Finding Neighbors is a comedic drama about three sets of Los Angeles neighbors who are searching for true connection. Six months late on a book delivery, stay-at-home graphic novelist Sam Tucker (Michael O'Keefe) has succumbed to a full-on mid-life and creative crisis. Between ice cream, television and a severe case of writer's block, Sam mourns the loss of his youthful inspiration. After his stellar early success and the subsequent failure of his last project, Sam has become unable to move forward. Sherrie (Julie Mond), the provocative girl-next-door, offers him an easy and willing distraction. But it is Sam's budding friendship with another neighbor, Jeff (Blake Bashoff), which helps him begin to reconnect with his creative thread. After a ridiculous misunderstanding, the men start to spend time together. Their playful and unlikely camaraderie frees each of them from the weight of their pasts. But Sam reveals nothing of this to his wife Mary (Catherine Dent). And as he begins to change, she becomes increasingly suspicious about what is actually going on in the neighborhood. While searching for clues, Mary's anxieties take an abrupt new turn. Understandably hurt that Sam has become emotionally intimate with someone other than herself, she's doubly confused by the discovery that Sam's "someone else" is a man. As Sam begins to recapture his creative fire, he may be losing the one thing he has never doubted: his marriage.—Ron Judkins
- Long overdue on a book delivery, stay-at-home graphic novelist Sam Tucker (OKeefe) is going through a mid-life crisis. Fearing that he has lost his youthful edge, he finds it increasingly difficult to muster the courage for his work. Sam's wife Mary (Dent) senses that something is amiss. When she begins to find what she considers evidence of female visitation, she begins to suspect Sam of having an affair with Sherrie (Mond), the provocative woman-next-door. However, Sam is developing a friendship with a fellow "housewife," his gay neighbor Jeff (Bashoff). The younger man becomes a kind of lifeline, reacquainting Sam with his creative underpinnings and reminding him of his achievements. As Mary starts to question the foundation of their marriage, Sam is forced to dig very deeply into his feelings. Only through an honest exploration of what each of them truly wants, do Sam and Mary begin to move towards more stable ground.
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