Set in contemporary northeast USA and Nova Scotia, Canada, Passage to Yarmouth follows the chronicles and tribulations of an affluent family's reunion trip in honor of the family's 90 year old matriarch. The family's incomplete history - an allegorical story of Scottish origins, fearfully suspect and possibly Irish - resonates within family relations. Unforeseen travel events take over the course of this uneasy journey, lending greater importance to the family story and its impact on each member's selfimage. While on the road trip and sea crossing, the diversity of the family members' lives and characters confront one another. Generational stories, intimate feelings, siblings' conflicts and personal confessions intertwine with matriarchal memories. Deep rooted beliefs re-surface, haunting most of them, and causing each to face the meaning of family history.