When a children's music teacher devises a plan to propose to his girlfriend on Christmas, his arrival to her hometown demolishes the facade of the picture-perfect family life she claims to have known.

ESSEX JUNCTION follows 27-year-old elementary school teacher, Max Hanson through a transformative journey that turns the idea of the idyllic holiday romance on its head. When Max travels to his girlfriend’s hometown with a thought-out plan to ask for her hand in marriage, he finds himself forced to become the peacekeeper in the last possible place he would like to be: a failing marriage.

Essex Junction casts a wide net, fusing comedy and drama in the happiest of seasons. The story features a wide set of characters tackling some of life’s most human conflicts: love, growth, defeat, and what happens when a parent’s influence guides you in an entirely wrong direction.