A Feature Screenplay

Miriam's

Passion

Some roads change where you’re going. Others change who you become.
Begin the Journey
A Story of Redemption

The Road Ahead

A self-destructive billionaire seeks redemption by racing across Route 66 to save his grandfather’s dilapidated chapel.

Hadrian has everything money can buy, but nothing that truly matters. After returning to Kentucky for his mother’s funeral, a forgotten chapel and his grandfather’s journals set him on an unexpected journey across Route 66.

With every mile, Hadrian is confronted with America’s painful history, his own family’s legacy, and a calling that forces him to question everything he thought he knew before.

A Story of Redemption

The Road Ahead

A self-destructive billionaire seeks redemption by racing across Route 66 to save his grandfather’s dilapidated chapel.

A self-destructive billionaire seeks redemption by racing across Route 66 to save his grandfather’s dilapidated chapel.

Hadrian has everything money can buy, but nothing that truly matters. After returning to Kentucky for his mother’s funeral, a forgotten chapel and his grandfather’s journals set him on an unexpected journey across Route 66.

With every mile, Hadrian is confronted with America’s painful history, his own family’s legacy, and a calling that forces him to question everything he thought he knew before.

A Story of Redemption

The Road Ahead

A self-destructive billionaire seeks redemption by racing across Route 66 to save his grandfather’s dilapidated chapel.

Hadrian has everything money can buy, but nothing that truly matters. After returning to Kentucky for his mother’s funeral, a forgotten chapel and his grandfather’s journals set him on an unexpected journey across Route 66.

With every mile, Hadrian is confronted with America’s painful history, his own family’s legacy, and a calling that forces him to question everything he thought he knew before.

Every Stop Tells a Story

The Journey

Carmel, California

The Beginning
A life built on success begins to unravel. In Carmel, an unexpected loss, a forgotten journal, and a single pearl become the first pieces of a mystery that quietly draws Hadrian toward a journey of discovery, purpose, and hope—one that will forever change the course of his life and uncover a legacy he never knew was his to carry.

Los Ángeles & Pomona

The Call to Something Greater
A subtle but unmistakable shift begins to take shape in Hadrian’s journey as he reaches Los Angeles and Pomona. The questions he’s carried since leaving Carmel only deepen, yet so does a quiet sense of purpose. With every encounter, the road feels less like a coincidence and more like an invitation.

The American Southwest

What the Road Uncovers
Following the path laid out in his grandparents’ diaries, Hadrian journeys along Route 66, where encounters with history begin to stir something more personal. As old wounds surface and long-held anger is confronted, the road reveals not only where his grandparents were led, but what Hadrian himself has been carrying.

Interstate 40 in Texas

The Past Comes Into View
As Hadrian crosses the open stretches of Interstate 40 through Texas, the road begins to reveal more than the landscape. Encounters with the region’s history bring forgotten stories to the surface, challenging him to look beyond the past he knows and confront the truths that still echo through the present.

Tulsa, Oklahoma

A Turning Point
As the journey reaches Tulsa, Hadrian finds himself at a turning point where the lessons of the road begin to take hold. Confronted with another painful chapter of America’s history, he begins to see his own path differently and recognize that truly moving forward may require more than simply understanding the past.

Eastern Kentucky

A Return to Home
The road ultimately leads Hadrian back to Eastern Kentucky, where a forgotten chapel, his family’s past, and his own calling finally converge. As generations of hidden stories come to light, he must decide what to do with everything the road has revealed—and whether the place he once left behind might hold the purpose he’s been searching for all along.
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Meet the Travelers

The People Along the Way

Along the way, Hadrian meets people who challenge his beliefs, reveal unexpected truths, and help shape the man he is becoming.
The Skeptic

Hadrian

A successful businessman whose pursuit of answers becomes an unexpected journey of faith, purpose, and transformation.
Protagonist
Billionaire
Seeker
The Heart

Sabina

A steadfast wife whose unwavering faith and quiet strength keep Hadrian moving toward the life he was meant to find.
Wife
Confidante
Believer
The Guide

Miriam

A young historian whose extraordinary gift turns forgotten stories into a living roadmap for Hadrian’s journey of discovery.
Historian
Clairvoyant
Expecting Mother
The Steady One

Wylie

A trusted friend whose quiet wisdom, unwavering loyalty, and steadfast faith remind the group to trust the road ahead.
Mechanic
Friend
Grounded
Meet the Travelers

The People Along the Way

Along the way, Hadrian meets people who challenge his beliefs, reveal unexpected truths, and help shape the man he is becoming.
The Skeptic

Hadrian

A successful businessman whose pursuit of answers becomes an unexpected journey of faith, purpose, and transformation.
Protagonist
Billionaire
Seeker
The Heart

Sabina

A steadfast wife whose unwavering faith and quiet strength keep Hadrian moving toward the life he was meant to find.
Wife
Confidante
Believer
The Guide

Miriam

A young historian whose extraordinary gift turns forgotten stories into a living roadmap for Hadrian’s journey of discovery.
Historian
Clairvoyant
Expecting Mother
The Steady One

Wylie

A trusted friend whose quiet wisdom, unwavering loyalty, and steadfast faith remind the group to trust the road ahead.
Mechanic
Friend
Grounded
The Skeptic

Hadrian

A successful businessman whose pursuit of answers becomes an unexpected journey of faith, purpose, and transformation.
Protagonist
Billionaire
Seeker
The Heart

Sabina

A steadfast wife whose unwavering faith and quiet strength keep Hadrian moving toward the life he was meant to find.
Wife
Confidante
Believer
The Guide

Miriam

A young historian whose extraordinary gift turns forgotten stories into a living roadmap for Hadrian’s journey of discovery.

Historian
Clairvoyant
Expecting Mother
The Steady One

Wylie

A trusted friend whose quiet wisdom, unwavering loyalty, and steadfast faith remind the group to trust the road ahead.

Mechanic
Friend
Grounded
What the Road Reveals

At the Heart

What begins as a search for meaning becomes a journey of faith, redemption, and the unexpected ways the past can shape our future and reveal a greater purpose.

Redemption

Redemption isn’t found in erasing the past, but in confronting painful truths, finding healing and forgiveness, and allowing something meaningful to grow from them.

Faith

Faith isn’t about having all the answers, but learning to trust what cannot always be seen, embrace the unknown, and believe there is greater purpose and a calling waiting on the road ahead.

Legacy

Legacy is more than what we inherit. It is what we choose to carry forward, the stories we preserve, and the impact our choices can leave on the lives and generations that follow.

Hope

Hope reminds us that even through loss and uncertainty, there is always the possibility of something better waiting ahead, a reason to keep moving forward, and the promise of a brighter tomorrow.

Where the Road Leads

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