When three children survive a bus crash that kills their parents, their childhood dies as well. Until they find an unlikely partner in grief at the shallow grave of a long lost child in the woods of a desolate park.
We witness three heroes' passage into adulthood and join them in the turbulent present.
Devin, an architect, torn between his hard-scrabble roots and his wife's upper middle-class yearnings. Dionne has buried in accounting ledgers of her church has somehow forgotten to find love. Dominique, a superstar, comedienne whose acts hew closer to reality than her fans realize. Their secret - MR. BONES - whose final resting place they've enshrined with their own memories and kept closely guarded for nearly 30 years.
But their secret can't stay hidden forever. When the authorities finally stumble across it, Devin, Dionne and Dominique will finally have to put their traumatic past in its proper place. Hounded by the press, police, pastors and relations, “The Three Ds” begin spiraling toward a showdown at the altar of their dreams, regrets, lost loves and ultimate salvation.
MR. BONES marks the feature film directorial debut of author and educator Nathan Ross Freeman, features an ensemble cast of young actors from his landmark performing arts program, The Winston-Salem Youth Arts Institute. Filmed over three years on a shoestring budget, MR. BONES presents a stirring tableau of the modern American experience through an Afrocentric plot celebrating Human Themes that celebrate the Social Capital of Youth, Generational Rites and Village Care.
Our Star, BET ComicView Comedian/Actress, Debra Terry, in her role of Dominique, jumps the broom that marries great industry work to performance art excellence.
Nathan Ross Freeman-Filmmaker