Sugarhouse (Feature Film) - CIFF 2025

Sugarhouse

Directed by: Frederick C. Jones & Shirlee A. Wilson

Starring: Alivia Roach, Caleb Ebert, Tess Farrar, Darren DeLoach

Run Time: 2:04:00

Premiere Status: World Premiere

Maisie, a sweet-natured teenager, and Cricket, her headstrong little sister, are abandoned at their Midwestern farmhouse by Gage, their outlaw father. Facing the possibility of foster care and separation, as well as the heightened menace of Gage's volatile conspirators, the girls reach out for help from Finn, their wayward brother. Finn fears his return will lure him back to a life of crime, but Maisie's faith holds the family together. But as a mysterious medical condition threatens Cricket, and Finn drifts further into darkness, Maisie is pushed to the brink of despair. When Gage finally returns, Maisie uncovers the secrets that lie within the sugarhouse.

"Sugarhouse" is a tender story of sisterhood and the unbreakable bonds of family.

Host or Publisher Chandler International Film Festival