Angel LaMere is released from juvenile detention on the eve of her 18th birthday. Haunted by her past, Angel embarks on a journey with her 10 year-old sister to avenge her mother’s death. Winner of the NEXT Innovator Award and nominated for Best of Next! at the **Sundance Film Festival**. Nominated for the Golden Gate Award for New Director at the **San Francisco International Film Festival**. Nominated for the Big Screen Award at the **Rotterdam International Film Festival**. *"Though slow, it's intense, and you're hooked from its first scene... to its last, wrenching image. Spiro is a real filmmaker." - David Edelstein, **New York Magazine*** *"Like its determined heroine, "Night Comes On" burns with a smoldering fire, a heat that is no less intense, no less effective, for remaining largely beneath the surface." - Kenneth Turan, **The Los Angeles Times***