After a terrible tragedy befalls an airplane, an orphaned cat is rehomed to two roommates who constantly ponder the nature of life and death.

In modern day NYC, an unmarried, fifty-something-year-old lawyer takes a year off work to contemplate her fate and plunges into an obsession with the life of the 19th century writer George Eliot—and with recreating Eliot's lifelong love affair.

A New York-based family of four, distracted by their own minor inconveniences in life, ignore much more dire situations in the world around them.

Consumed by the memory of his larger-than-life roommate who recently passed away from AIDS, a grieving man working at an art gallery reflects on life.

A lonely, aging American man joins forces with a French street vendor to sell his goods as his own funds dwindle.

A New Yorker working at a salon spends her time observing people she meets on the subway and at work. Though she meets a lot of people between washing hair and riding the subway to and from work, she avoids talking to them except for the rare occasions when she has to.

In New York, a young woman befriends her quirky roommate, who is trying to make it as an actor. While she watches her roommate attempt to accomplish her dreams, the woman reflects on her own life’s direction and what possibilities (or lack of) lie ahead.

A man ponders about his relationship with a stray cat that pays regular visits to his house and seems to have a secret life outside. One day, the cat goes missing, causing the man to worry.

When a dog discovers a dead child in a trash can, his owner seeks help from a local family man.

One day, a middle-aged couple takes in a child orphaned by a horrible crime.