Southern Comfort follows Robert Eads, a trans man living in Toccoa, Georgia, in the early 2000s. After Eads receives a cancer diagnosis, he is turned away by local doctors, who fear that treating him will upset other patients. His restricted access to medical care has devastating effects and severely worsens his illness. Director Kate Davis connects with Eads and his circle of friends in the last year of his life. Chaptered by the changing seasons, the film unfolds through a series of close conversations in which loved ones reflect on their sexual identities, romantic lives, and connection to Robert. Davis approaches these interactions with sensitivity, curiosity, and compassion. There’s a palpable familiarity and an easy, forthright honesty in these exchanges. At once refreshing and tender, Southern Comfort is a love story—between Eads and his sons, in his unexpected romance with Lola Cola, and with the close friends who make up his dynamic family of choice.