OLDJOYisthestoryoftwooldfriends,Kurt(WillOldham)andMark(DanielLondon),whoreuniteforaweekendcampingtripintheCascademountainrangeeastofPortland,Oregon.OLDJOYisaminimaliststoryoffriendship,lossandalienationintheBushera.ForMark,theweekendoutingoffersarespitefromthepressureofhisimminentfatherhood;forKurt,itispartofalongseriesofcarefreeadventures.Asthehoursprogressandthelandscapeevolves,thetwinseekersmovethrougharangeofsubtleemotions,enactingapilgrimageofmutualconfusion,suddeninsight,andrecurringintimationsofspiritualbattle.Whentheyarriveattheirfinaldestination,ahotspringinanoldgrowthforest,theymusteitherconfrontthedivergentpathstheyhavetaken,orsomehowtranscendtheirgrowingtensionsinanactofforgivenessandmourning.