I believe we, as humans, rely on the people, pets, or things around us to give our lives meaning. We can’t just go through life completely alone—we need connections. But when we lose what we’re living for, it leaves us wondering: what’s the point now? Processing that kind of grief is incredibly hard. If you have experienced loss yourself or have seen movies such as Manchester by the Sea or Little Miss Sunshine, you know all about the aching loneliness that comes with grief. The movie The Rooster, directed by Mark Leonard Winter, dives right into this theme of loss and isolation.

The Rooster follows a police officer named Dan, who is forced to take a break from his job after the death of his best friend and his beloved rooster. Dan, really overwhelmed with grief, doesn’t know how to cope and decides to leave...