By day, Carter (Lukas Haas) repairs cars in a Charlottesville auto shop. He spends his nights outside the apartment of Ann Shelton, voyeuristically listening to her violin playing. Through Ann, he realizes an artistic dream that counters his mundane existence in the auto shop. That equilibrium is disrupted when he comes across an astronomy book outside his apartment and discovers that his routine is not solitary –that he is also being watched from the shadows. Slowly, Carter awakens to the world around him and discovers that the real love which had eluded him may be just around the corner.

UVA graduates Tyler Davidson (Producer) and Derek Seig (Writer/Director) brought cast and crew to Charlottesville for filming in Fall of 2005 where the film received much support from the local community. Swedish Auto will make its home-town debut at the Virginia Film Festival.