While alone at a diner one night, Jeanie Lawson, an actress whose career is winding down, encounters Carlitos, a young filmmaker. After performing a surreal audition, she convinces him to make a film with her over the course of this night. Driftless immerses us into Jeanie’s world as she struggles to hold onto a dream that is bound to fade away soon. The film is about the way we strive to give meaning to our lives, and how natural transitions can disrupt this need