Plot Summary:Creedmoria is a tale about growing up in Queens, New York, in the '80s-but at its core, it's about one teenage girl's hope. Set against the backdrop of the state's largest mental hospital, Creedmoor, we watch Candy try to survive high school, a psycho boyfriend, a domineering mother, a dickhead boss, one brother coping with a drug addiction and another struggling with his sexual identity-all while trying to fit in and stay as hopeful as she can. This heartwarming film is the story of how she breaks out.
Family is an institution. Sometimes, you gotta break out. This is the story of how 17-year-old Candy finds the courage to walk away from everything she's ever known with the hope of discovering a better tomorrow.