Samantha Abbott is a high school teacher who loves her job more than anything. However, her career becomes compromised when she accidentally falls pregnant. She quickly gets married to her boyfriend John but the pair lock horns over whether or not Samantha should continue working or be a stay-at-home mother. She doesn't want to lose her identity, and yet the Chicago school she works at faces immiment closure, so it could be the perfect time for her to put her professional life on hold for her family. Meanwhile, a student at the school is facing similar problems when she also becomes pregnant; Jasmine's education is under threat and she has to decide just how she's going to juggle being a young mother, her schooling and a job to support her baby. The pair build a friendship as they aim to help each other into the strange new world of parenthood; their circumstances may be different, but they're both facing the biggest hurdle of their lives.
'Unexpected' is a heart-warming comedy drama about how unplanned events can throw your whole life into disarray no matter where you are in life. It has been directed and written by Kris Swanberg ('Empire Builder', 'It Was Great, But I Was Ready to Come Home'), alongside co-writer Kris Swanberg, and it was nominated for awards at Sundance and SXSW Film Festival earlier this year. The movie is scheduled to be released on July 24th 2015.
Starring: Cobie Smulders, Anders Holm, Gail Bean, Elizabeth McGovern