Higher Ground

Higher Ground is a 2011 American drama film directed by Vera Farmiga in her directorial debut. Farmiga also stars in the film alongside Joshua Leonard, John Hawkes, Donna Murphy and Norbert Leo Butz. The film opened at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2011, where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. It was released in theaters on August 26, 2011, by Sony Pictures Classics.