I Believe In Unicorns tells the story of a teenage girl who escapes her obligations to her disabled mother by running away with an older boy. As their new relationship turns emotionally and then physically abusive, she attempts to escape to a fantasy world but ultimately must learn to face her stark reality and reconnect with the life she left behind. From Student Academy Award nominated director Leah Meyerhoff (Twitch) and producer Heather Rae (Frozen River), I Beleive In Unicorns stars Natalia Dyer (The Healer), Peter Vack (I Just Want My Pants Back), Toni Meyerhoff (Twitch), Julia Garner (Martha Marcy May Marlene), Joshua Leonard (Humpday) and Amy Seimetz (The Off Hours).  A Sundance Lab finalist, I Believe In Unicorns is supported by an Emerging Narrative Filmmaker Grant from IFP, fiscal sponsorship from San Francisco Film Society and an All Access Grant from the Tribeca Film Institute.