Carla Bucchio is stuck in the restless limbo of life after high school. Working at a photo printing shop, she watches everyone else move on while her own dreams remain just out of reach. That is, until a chance encounter with her former classmate Pete Albrecht—mysterious, magnetic, and who marches to the beat of his own drum—sparks an unexpected way out.

 

Driven by a shared need to escape, they start a band that quickly becomes their entire world. What begins as loud amps, mixtapes and CD, and late nights in a basement turns into a cross-country road trip toward a future neither of them planned for. But as the miles rack up, Carla and Pete are forced to face a world changing before their eyes, the fraying ties back home, and the undeniable pull of a connection that goes far deeper than music.

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Sharp, nostalgic, and deeply emotional, Lost on Long Island is High Fidelity meets Normal People—a layered coming-of-age story about rock music, complicated friendships, and the journeys that shape who we become.

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