Three very different people—a vulgar comedian, an eloquent Cambridge graduate with a chemistry doctorate, and a proud historian—deliver three speeches posthumously honoring the same chemist and lend comic but profound insight into the recipient's multi-faceted character and contributions.

An aging ad executive reflects through the years in snapshot scenes about his ex-wives, a troubled friend, an awards ceremony, and an unlikely love story.

Ruthie, an experienced writer, reflects on the scholarship opportunity that set her career in motion.

A daughter, on the verge of becoming a mother, learns a great deal in spending time with her own mother.

A woman embarks on a treacherous, snowy journey to help her friend.

A maid, silently and in thought alone, contemplates her own position in a house full of opulent, decadent lives.

The ex-wife of a famous male writer considers a story he wrote about a neighbor they once had.

Years after facing abuse from the hermit overseeing a nature preserve, two children—now adults—enact their revenge.