Little Miss Sunshine

Directors Faris and Dayton follow a dysfunctional family that, after their young daughter enters a beauty pageant in California, embark on a cross-country trip in a VW bus being forced to address their serious underlying tensions on the way or fall apart for ever.
Faris and Dayton create a daring satirical feeel-good independent comedy that tackles the concept of family with great ensemble performances. It won 2 Academy Awards and was nominated for another 2.