The Happiest Song Plays Last

On a movie set in Jordan, an Iraq War veteran relives his trauma while filming a war-themed blockbuster. In a humble kitchen in North Philadelphia, a woman feeds her hungry neighbors and falls in love with a local songsmith. One cousin finds herself in the middle of community tragedy as the other hitchhikes across the border on the eve of the Egyptian Revolution. A tale of two young adults who cross the globe in search of redemption, humility, and their place in the world, set to beautiful folkloric Puerto Rican songs.