Tim Blake Nelson and Chloë Kerwin live off the grid in the Asleep in My Palm trailer

ASLEEP IN MY PALM explores the nature of parenthood and class in America as a father and daughter live off the grid in rural Ohio near a small liberal arts college. The two must face the challenges of her sexual awakening and need for independence as he escapes his violent and conflicted past. At once poignant and mordantly funny, the film delves into an America rarely seen, while juxtaposing it with the rarified privileges of an elite college in the social media age.

This reminds me of 2018’s Leave No Trace, which was an excellent film starring Ben Foster and Thomasin McKenzie.

Asleep In My Palm is directed by Henry Nelson, the film stars Tim Blake Nelson, Chloë Kerwin, Jared Abrahamson, Grant Harvey, Gus Birney, and David Aaron Baker.

The film opens in select US cinemas on 1st March and then hits VOD on 19th March 2024.