8 sentimental tropes in the trailer for Zach Braff's Wish I Was Here

Because nothing says ennui like shouting at the horizon

Tuesday 20 May 2014 05:44 EDT

(All pictures: Focus Features

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Zach Braff's Kickstarter-funded feels-fest Wish I Was Here has debuted a full-length trailer, complete with a new Shins song, lots of deadpan expressions and a little bit of Donald Faison.

The film sees Braff play a downtrodden dad with an ill father, strained relationship with his kids and a difficult brother, who must overcome these familial issues by looking blankly at sunsets, driving places in slow motion and other feelsome tropes.

Let's look at some more served up in the trailer:

1 Staring at public signage that seems strangely hollow through the prism of one's own emotions