“Fireflies In The Garden” Poster with Ryan Reynolds, Julia Roberts, William Dafoe, and Hayden Panettiere

Fireflies In The Garden is a film we haven’t heard much about. In fact, much of the cast was in Austin filming scenes back around April or so of last year and we barely heard anything about it - unusual even in a town growing accustomed to the film industry.

Fireflies In The Garden is about Michael Taylor (Ryan Reynolds), an author who has channeled his painful childhood memories into his novels. With some reluctance, he is flying home for his mother Lisa’s (Julia Roberts) college graduation. After a lifetime of putting everyone else first, stroking her husband’s (Willem Dafoe) massively insecure ego and raising her children in spite of that, it’s Lisa’s turn. What should be a moment of great celebration turns into a tragic reunion when Lisa is killed in a car accident, leaving father, son and family to pick up the pieces.

While preparing for their mother’s funeral, memories are relived and secrets are revealed which will test the family bond. After a childhood of hiding in his father’s shadows, protected by his mother, Michael must confront his past and find an understanding of his family, his father and himself.

In addition to Ryan Reynolds, Julie Roberts, and Willem Dafoe, Fireflies In The Garden also stars Hayden Panettiere, Emily Watson, Carrie-Anne Moss and Ioan Gruffudd.

Fireflies In The Garden is a semi-autobiographical story written and directed by Dennis Lee. The title comes from the poem of the same name by Robert Frost. The film is set to open sometime during the summer of 2008.

There isn’t currently a preview available or anything, but we’ll certainly keep our eyes open for that. This looks like one of those films that could easily sneak up on us and become a huge hit because of its tear-jerker type storyline. Who knows, if the acting is good enough it might even be an early Oscar contender for next year.