I Believe in Unicorns

I Believe in Unicorns (2015) is a US indie drama you can watch online on iFILM, written and directed by Leah Meyerhoff. Davina is a teenage girl who has been playing grown-up since childhood — caring for her disabled mother, keeping things together, retreating into vivid fantasy when reality gets to be too much.

Then an older drifter shows up with the promise of escape. She leaves home. The open road does not turn out to be what she imagined. Natalia Dyer carries the film with a performance that stays on the right side of the line between reckless and desperate. At 80 minutes, it earns its quietness. Stream I Believe in Unicorns online on iFILM.