If the Creek Don't Rise

In rural Georgia, the 2008 recession rips nine-year-old Tommy out of the imaginary world he and his stepsister Mabel built, forcing him to reckon with his mother’s financial instability and tumultuous marriage.

Cast

Gabriella Davis

as Mabel

Luke Kokotek

as Tommy

Emily Vere Nicoll

as Leslie

Adam Forrester

as Bill

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