Spring Forward

As the seasons change in a Connecticut town, SPRING FORWARD chronicles the burgeoning relationship between a young ex-con, Paul (Liev Schreiber) and his new work partner, Murph (Ned Beatty), a veteran municipal employee facing his upcoming retirement. The film begins the day the recently paroled Paul, jailed for holding up a Dunkin' Donuts in a moment of financial desperation, gets a fresh start with a Parks and Recreation job. Unfolding through seven real-time episodes set against the backdrop of the changing season -- and shot in sequence over the course of a year -- the film explores the profound way each man changes the other's perspective on life. The film is the feature directing debut of New York actor/playwright Tom Gilroy.