MANILA, Philippines - Wish I Was Here tells the story of Aidan Bloom (Zach Braff), a struggling actor, husband and dad who at 35 is still trying to find his true place in life. He and his wife are barely getting by financially. Aidan passes his time fantasizing about being the futuristic space knight he always dreamed he would be as a little kid.
When his ailing father can no longer afford to pay for private school for his two kids, and with the only available public school on its last legs, Aidan reluctantly agrees to attempt to home-school them.
The result is chaos, until Aidan decides to scrap the traditional academic curriculum and come up with his own. Through teaching them about life his way, he gradually discovers the parts of himself he couldn’t find.
The film also stars Kate Hudson, Joey King, Josh Gad, Pierce Gagnon, Ashley Greene, Jim Parsons and Donald Faison. It is directed by Braff.
Wish I Was Here is released and distributed by Captive Cinema.