O.W. Hout's & Sons, Inc.

O.W. Houts, Inc. is an independent short documentary about the final business day of Hout's, a family-owned general store in Central Pennsylvania. After 88 years, Hout's surrenders to market pressures and the current economic crisis, and shuts its doors leaving behind a devastated community. In lyrical, verité detail, the film follows the workers and patrons of Hout's on their last day in the store and explores what happens when an emblematic American place succumbs to forces beyond its control.