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When hydraulic fracturing unlocks a vast oil field in North Dakota’s Bakken shale, tens of thousands of unemployed men descend on the state for work, and in the tiny town of Williston, busloads of newcomers step into the sad reality of slim work prospects and nowhere to sleep. Pastor Jay converts his church into a makeshift dorm for the “Overnighters.” THE OVERNIGHTERS engages universal themes: the promise and limits of re-invention, redemption and compassion.