A grieving book publisher embarks on a Surrealist odyssey (a dérive) throughout New York City, experiencing a series of spontaneous connections before arriving at Coney Island, where a renegade circus duo help her release her ex-wife's ashes in a whimsical grief ritual. Shot in over fifteen locations throughout NYC, Dérive is a visual treatise on the art of wandering and a cinematic love letter to the oddball characters, serendipitous encounters, and hidden places that await us when we dare to wander.