Goodbye Emily

Two years after the death of his wife Emily from cancer, a college professor faces his own life-threatening illness, broken heart syndrome. Adding to his grief, a bean counting administrator has kicked him into early retirement, his daughter is considering a dream job halfway across the county, and his only friend is a pot smoking Vietnam vet stuck in the sixties. With one last chance to grab life by the balls, the professor plans a roadtrip to scatter his wife Emily's ashes where they met at Woodstock. To recreate the original trip they'll need the third tripper from back in the day, now in a nursing home with early stage Alzheimer's. When the home refuses to allow their friend to come along, the professor and the vet bust him out, attracting the attention of the cops and the media, fascinating the public. The roadtrip turns into a flight from "the man" and not even the professor's defense attorney daughter can help. In a psychedelic van, the trio dodges cops in two states and a politically opportunistic worm of a prosecutor. Against all odds, they close in on their destination. Waiting are thousands of supporters determined to recreate the magic of Woodstock and enough cops to end the roadtrip and break the professor's heart for good. Sure, there's sex, drugs and rock n' roll--we're talking Woodstock Nation--but most of all, "Good-bye, Emily" is a journey of self-discovery for a man who thought he'd left all important journeys in life behind, years ago.