Birthmark

Netalie arrives in Hand Creek—small town, Alberta—determined to find her birth mom. A job at the Cold Water Café seems like the perfect place to quietly carry out her search. She soon realizes however, that without a real plan, locating her mother may not be as simple as she hoped.

The sense of injustice Netalie carries since she was nine years old is as hard as stone, and just as cold, rubbed smooth from years of slowly turning in her mind. It taints every relationship, making friendship difficult. So it’s surprising when talking with Thompson—the old man who runs a gas station outside of town—quickly becomes part of her daily routine. With his unusual approach, he manages to bypass her defences and befriend her. Does he see something in her that no one else can?