An American marriage

Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the

embodiment of both the American Dream and the New

South. He is a young executive, and she is an artist on the

brink of an exciting career. But as they settle into the routine

of their life together, they are ripped apart by circumstances

neither could have imagined. Roy is arrested and sentenced

to twelve years for a crime Celestial knows he didn't

commit. Though fiercely independent, Celestial finds herself

bereft and unmoored, taking comfort in Andre, her

childhood friend, and best man at their wedding. As Roy's

time in prison passes, she is unable to hold on to the love

that has been her center. After five years, Roy's conviction is

suddenly overturned, and he returns to Atlanta ready to

resume their life together.

This stirring love story is a profoundly insightful look into

the hearts and minds of three people who are at once

bound and separated by forces beyond their control. An

American Marriage is a masterpiece of storytelling, an

intimate look deep into the souls of people who must

reckon with the past while moving forward-with hope and

pain-into the future.