This lyrical Southern family melodrama infused with humor comes from the writer of Junebug (PIFF 2005). A reserved father (David Strathairn) tries to protect his daughter-in-law after discovering his son is having an affair, and finds himself in uncharted territory. A LITTLE PRAYER touches upon a variety of issues including a woman’s volition over her own body, war veterans grappling with PTSD, and the limits of patriarchal interference within a changing modern South. Writer-director Angus MacLachlan has crafted an involving tale of complex family dynamics with a real sense of place.