"Just As You Are"

Just As You Are is a heartfelt, character-driven dramedy about three estranged family members reuniting under the Florida sun in the lead-up to a high-stakes wedding and a life-changing art show.

When HELLEN MILLER (56), a rigid and conservative mother, unexpectedly shows up to the lavish Palm Beach bachelor party of her gay son, BILLY (36), tensions from nearly two decades of estrangement boil to the surface. Billy, a successful architect, is caught between welcoming the mother who once rejected him and protecting the found family he’s built.

Meanwhile, Helen’s daughter EMILY (34)—an anxious, closeted artist working a soul-crushing publishing job—prepares for her first major art performance, an event she hopes will finally launch her into the creative career she craves. But Helen’s arrival threatens to unravel everything, especially when her sharp disapproval resurfaces. After a powerful confrontation at Emily’s show and a near-tragic accident, Helen is forced to reckon with her failures as a mother—and take bold, redemptive action that no one expects.

With themes of identity, forgiveness, and reclaiming your voice, Just As You Are explores how healing begins not with perfection, but with the courage to show up—messy, real, and willing to try again.