In the near future, the United States has set aside designated areas for each group of ethnic minorities. After growing up in one of the cultural conservation units, three dancers consider leading a life outside their home.

Real-life tensions of the Ragtag party and their associates color the fantasy setting of fest. Taylor must navigate her feelings through two worlds in parallel as fest reaches its climax.

The Runner's Ball is an annual event in which the Runners of the city would attend in peace. No weapons of any kind are allowed to ensure peace. However, Erin's past comes with a vengeance when her friend-turned-enemy comes to the ball ready for her blood.

Following the failure of the Hong Kong sovereignty movement, diasporic Hongkongers in Scotland organize a beautiful dance performance in spite of H1N3 lockdown measures.

In a bridge-building reconciliation workshop between Jews and Nazi descendants, a Jewish woman and a Nazi descendant attempt to connect with each other. At the conclusion of the workshop, wounds have not been healed, but perhaps a greater understanding has been reached.

In Iowa, a young Black man goes to a party where he meets a host of artist types who cause him to reflect on how people relate to each other.

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

In intense discussion a group leader ponders aloud, asking why hermits hide and what defines outcasts, among other cerebral queries. A group of friends discusses the oddities they have seen and perceived in their lives leather-clad hermits and criminal astronauts among them. They debate the purpose of hermitage, the classification of outcasts, and the purpose of their own reflections.

After their son goes to bed, a husband and wife socialize with another couple on the Fourth of July. As the group smoke and dance, the wife watches her husband admire the other woman, and she worries that he will leave her.

Three people all sit down to talk after a night of drinking, but the agenda of one dinner guest changes the night.