Michele Atkins

SWEET MERCY

Fuzzy, a young man with Down syndrome, accompanies his brother Harold for their annual visit to their mother’s on her birthday. Fuzzy must watch out for Harold’s criminal, addict ways or else be taken once again by his love for his brother who can’t get straight.

One Night in Mississippi

An elderly man in present day with onset dementia must confront the secrets of his past in order to pursue a man, thought deceased, involved in the white supremacist killing of his brother in 1964 Mississippi.

TALKING ABOUT THE SKY

Eleanor Lee McKay, an ex-country music star, is haunted by a shameful past. She leads a solitary life, barely getting by doing hard labor at a slaughterhouse and living out of her trailer with her hound dog. After learning she has a terminal illness with not much time left, she realizes she must face her past for her wrongdoings. But will time run before she can make amends?