30

Hal has been spending his late twenties like so many others before him: settling for a lousy job, accepting the reality that he may never realize his dreams, and doing his best not to think about any of it. But when the highlights of Hal’s thirtieth birthday include being dumped by his girlfriend and slinging drinks at a bar in Queens for thankless customers, the reality he’s been avoiding hits him right in the face. His boss sends him on a trip to Atlantic City, and when Hal takes a gamble that pays off, he uses some of his winnings to buy a classic 1965 Chevrolet Corvair convertible. When he spots Route 30 on his way out of town, he decides to keep following the pull of fate and see where 30 will lead him.

Cruising west with the top down and the wind in his hair on a two-lane blacktop introduces Hal to a series of eccentrics who are as varied and surprising as the shifting landscape. Whether he’s helping a hockey-playing hitchhiker find his next game, being educated on the finer points of Ralph Nader’s career, taking an impromptu tour with an attractive stowaway, or just trying to find his gas tank, Hal’s fellow travelers show him there are as many ways to live life as there are people adrift on the asphalt. However, knowing you have the power to change your life and finding the courage to do it don’t go hand in hand. When Route 30 draws Hal into increasingly strange and sinister circumstances, and momentous news from home makes turning back and continuing forward equally uncertain propositions, he must choose between rebuilding his old life and following his new path to whatever awaits him at the end of the road.

Shot on location in twelve states to capture the true feel of a cross-country drive through the American heartland and the Pacific Northwest, 30 is about trying to find your place on the road of life without getting run down or left behind.