Description: After a ten year estrangement, liberal sisters Dinah and Abigail return to their childhood homestead in rural Virginia to pay their respects to their allegedly dying conservative father and get bamboozled into running the survivalist camp for kids that their parents Jeb and Susan founded after the sisters flew the coop. So Abby, Dinah, and Dinah’s son Michael venture into the woods with six paying campers on the precipice of puberty. Our diverse, motley crew flounder and triumph over the course of the week. When disaster strikes and Jeb and Susan save the day, will the family find a way to come together again?
Genre: Feature Film
Date Created: Mid-July 2025
Producer: Diana Hull – Heather Waters – Julia Cassidy – Scott Vernon
Writer/Producer: Lexi Graboski – Michal Sinnott
Director: Lynda Reiss
LP: Chelsea Fenton
DP: Jarrod Russell
CD: Anne N. Chapman
Effusive Films
STATUS: Mid-July 2025
LOCATION: Martinsville, Virginia
Contact: diana@3lhw.net
‘Yoyos’: A Family Reunion Filled with Unexpected Adventures
In the feature film ‘Yoyos’, viewers are taken on a compelling journey into the dynamics of a fractured family as liberal sisters Dinah and Abigail reunite with their conservative parents in rural Virginia. Directed by Lynda Reiss and produced by Diana Hull, Heather Waters, Julia Cassidy, and Scott Vernon, the film explores themes of familial relationships, survivalism, and the complexities of coming together after years of estrangement.
As Dinah, Abigail, and Dinah’s son Michael find themselves running a survivalist camp for kids along with a group of adventurous campers, they navigate a series of challenges that test their bonds and values. With a diverse cast of characters and a storyline filled with floundering, triumphs, and unexpected disasters, ‘Yoyos’ offers a poignant yet humorous take on the power of family and resilience. Will this unexpected turn of events bring the family closer together or push them further apart?
