An old man recalls how the death of King Kong caused him to lose someone he loved.

In a post-apocalyptic future, a woman in prison awaits her punishment, where she will be cast out of her community and into the mysterious world above. Though she is sure the process will kill her, when her mother reminds her of the prophecy that her people will reunite with survivors in the world above, she begins to feel a glimmer of hope.

A weary healer seeks to leave her warrior wife, her village, and a life endlessly tainted by war.

In deep space, a crew of humans and artificial intelligence deliberate on whether or not to change course so as to preserve the life of an innocent-presenting alien-being.

A very pregnant female-identifying being must go into the war-torn mountains to find her breath-sibling, so that his presence during her birth may prevent the baby from being a stillborn.

While fleeing for his life, a Native American man makes an unexpected pit stop to nurse a sick woman and baby back to health.

In the far future, extraterrestrials wage war on Earth. Despite the aliens’ comparative strength, mankind’s tenacity fascinates one extraterrestrial soldier to the point of absolute endearment.

When a human couple loses their half-human, half-centaur child, the father must put aside his pain and mother her fear in order to bring the child back to safety.

Ancient, doomed Moggadeet struggles to overcome the deadly cold in order to save their beloved Lillyloo from the harsh, alien world they inhabit together.

In limbo between life and death after falling five hundred feet into a cement mixer, a construction worker reflects on the nature of love.