I CAN SEE FOR MILES

At 13, Hollie is a free-spirited intellectual trying to find her identity. After enduring a chain of traumatic events, she internalizes the pain and hides her secret. It sets her off on a path of depression and self-blame. Finding solace as an accomplished runner, she turns to self-achievement to soothe her suffering and find her worth. Hollie’s life takes a turn when, exhausted from letting the trauma consume her, she takes fate into her own hands. She liberates herself from the roles expected of women in her conservative community. She educates herself on depression, trauma, and PTSD, determined to heal from the pain. And for the first time, Hollie lets go of the past and really lives, embracing a life of adventure. She scales Mt. Kilimanjaro, the tallest freestanding mountain in the world. She runs international marathons. She takes a solo trip to Tanzania. In the end, as Hollie stands atop all her triumphs and losses, she realizes she is not her depression or her traumas.