In a futuristic society in which free speech is illegal without a license, a man works to get his license by having strange and touching conversations with a bizarre cast of characters.

A white reverend has given up a considerable amount of his good life to support a Black political campaign.

A schoolboard debates the merits of history—and how to remember it.

While experiencing a midlife crisis, a respectable man must choose between his wife and his commitment to an eccentric political party.

When a man's wife gets swept up in the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s, he agrees to tag along on a march in Boston while sick in order to save their shaky marriage.

In the early 1970s, a listless radical must decide what to do with his life as his social circle of grassroots activists dwindles.

In 2018, a pedestrian on the New York City’s Lower East Side witnesses a young Black couple in love, prompting a consideration about the storytelling, hope, and Nelson Mandela.

Al Roosten, a local business owner always second-best to his competitor, Larry Donfrey, contemplates returning to an anti-drug charity event to ensure that Donfrey is able to help his disabled daughter.