A middle-aged man who runs a landscaping company is introduced to a mentally disabled boy and takes him in as an employee. As he becomes a father figure to the boy, the man confronts his past as an ex-alcoholic and grapples with the guilt of having accidentally run over his own son in a drunk episode 9 years prior.

Three boys wreak havoc upon a woman's Georgia property and refuse to leave.

Two boys begrudgingly spend an afternoon at a park, where their bold and embarrassing attempt to flirt with two girls leads to a troubling miscommunication.

A young boy who lives in the prairie is excited for the rare opportunity to go into town to see the fourth of July parade and celebrations. However, his day takes a turn for the worse when the family's car will not start.

A young boy goes away for the weekend to pick potatoes with his friends and evaluates his friendships along the way.

A boy feels isolated from his group of friends and targets his rage towards the most popular of them all. When he realizes the extent of the influence this enemy wields, he is forced to come to terms with the hopelessness of his situation.

A group of boys is lured into a sewer by their classmate where mind tricks and riddles await them in the damp darkness.

On a fatally cold winter night, two brothers make the trek to their parents' barn where they guard the expensive machinery.

When all the able-bodied men of a small town in Oregon get sent to the war front in Iraq, two teenage boys are left behind. They vent their frustration, seek revenge on those who have wronged them, and ultimately grow up to be like their fathers, despite their fathers' absence.

An elderly couple argue over their farm and house labor. When they agree to switch responsibilities, they must confront their obstinacy, strained relationship, and most significantly, exhausted old age as they struggle to complete their tasks.