A Standing Still revolves around a young woman, Allison, as she struggles with the future in the midst of loss and displacement. Allison works as a fire lookout in the Willamette National Forest. When she is called down early for a medical emergency with her father, she is forced to face the dynamics that have lead her to lead such a recluse life.

Inspired by true events, this powerful drama follows self-proclaimed prophet Edmund Creffield as he gathers a flock of dedicated followers dubbed the 'Brides of Christ' in 1903 Oregon. As rumors surface of extreme teaching and perverse goings-on inside the mysterious cult, angry families seek revenge, culminating in a dramatic and deadly conclusion.