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In discussing the altercations witnessed over the course of the day, Stephen Elwin and his family grapple with question of whether the downtrodden and those burdened by prejudice are nonetheless responsible for their own breeding and behavior. Elwin’s earnest and idealistic daughter Margaret valiantly defends their maid, who happens to be Black and also named Margaret, until she witnesses 'the other Margaret' breaking a piece of artwork.
An insufferable white man offers advice to a well-read, unemployed Black man holding a sandwich-board sign on a street corner on race relations, physical appearance, and how to improve his handwriting and thereby advance himself in society.
In a world where some individuals can access the memories of everyday objects, a man works as a cleaner who scrubs away painful memories stored in people's belongings.
In the depths of his mind, a writer tries to uncover the autonomous, nefarious motivations of his own characters.
In a future where "Precogs" predict crimes before they happen, allowing for preemptive arrests, the head of the Precrime Division finds himself slated for a future crime and must grapple with issues of fate, free will, and the system he's upheld.
A young gay man attends the wedding of an ex-hookup, and suspects the ex has a fetish for Koreans.
A Chinese American man gushes about his favorite animated series being adapted into a live-action movie–until he finds out that racism has corrupted the project.
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.
A man is walking home from his office one afternoon, when he passes a man lying unconscious in the street. As the man goes home and tries to navigate the complications of family life, he considers his own mortality and wonders if he has failed the people he loves.
An actress rolls through the plan of a rehearsed production while making small mistakes to spite the production team.