THE STORY OF TINY CIRCLE
Otis Conner is a Dreamer
Otis Conner is a Dreamer
Otis Conner is a Dreamer
Otis Conner is a hustler with no name. He struggles moonlighting as a piano player & door-to-door Salesman while his wife, Louise, and their children try to fit into demanding social circles. They find solace in God as they reconcile highlife dreams with their modest resources. On one sweltering august afternoon, Louise confronts Otis in
Otis Conner is a hustler with no name. He struggles moonlighting as a piano player & door-to-door Salesman while his wife, Louise, and their children try to fit into demanding social circles. They find solace in God as they reconcile highlife dreams with their modest resources. On one sweltering august afternoon, Louise confronts Otis in an accusatory tirade, when they hear a tune on the radio in the next room. Upon further investigation, they find their 5 children - Otis, Larry, Becky, Jimmy, and Allan - singing in perfect harmony with no radio in sight. A lightbulb goes off in Otis’ head. He wrangles his children into a musical troupe, assigning instruments for each child and attracting the local spotlight as they perform.
The Huffman Debacle
Otis Conner is a Dreamer
Otis Conner is a Dreamer
In small town Kansas, Donnie and Diane Huffman live a simple life as the children of a WWII veteran and hairdresser. They quickly begin to standout as their musical abilities bring them before influential people - they are diamonds in the midwestern coal. As their star rises, a performance in their hometown proves fateful: they have to de
In small town Kansas, Donnie and Diane Huffman live a simple life as the children of a WWII veteran and hairdresser. They quickly begin to standout as their musical abilities bring them before influential people - they are diamonds in the midwestern coal. As their star rises, a performance in their hometown proves fateful: they have to defend their musical dominance in their home state from the quickly-rising Conner family band from Texas. However, a last minute hiccup means that the Huffmans are in need of musicians: The youngest Conner bridges the gap by manning the drumset, and both families begin an unforeseen relationship…
Full Circle
Otis Conner is a Dreamer
Full Circle
The newfound relationship begins a series of rifts, and each band member begins to gravitate to an independent life: Donnie and Becky get married, Otis Jr. goes to the ad industry, Larry goes to Vietnam, and Allan goes to college. The family parting ways encourages a separation between him and Louise. Desperate to salvage his legacy, he r
The newfound relationship begins a series of rifts, and each band member begins to gravitate to an independent life: Donnie and Becky get married, Otis Jr. goes to the ad industry, Larry goes to Vietnam, and Allan goes to college. The family parting ways encourages a separation between him and Louise. Desperate to salvage his legacy, he rallies everyone for one last hurrah: performing on the road. As second-wind success builds, road life, alcohol, temptresses and ego begin to rip the family apart, culminating in a life-defining opportunity: a performance at the Grand Ol’ Opry. Pitted between the health of his family and his coveted heights of fame, Otis must choose for his family…