An American tourist on a trip to Nice, France with his sick wife visits a Mardi Gras parade of flowers where he grapples with the transience of life, happiness, and beauty.

In a Thai village, the life of a boy who the head monk believes has unlocked the highest state of enlightenment is jeopardized when the village chief seeks to exploit the local festival of floating lanterns for profit. Upon finding out the Thai village chief's evil scheme for the local lantern festival, a precocious child's life is threatened.

A Romani princess travels to meet her tribe, considering the state of her community and its place in the post-Revolution US. Once she reunites with the tribe, the princess's husband comes forward with a troubling discovery and she is forced to reckon with its consequences.

Two friends decide to recreate the Santa Claus legend on Mars—with a few twists.

A woman is employed by wealthy individuals to eat the sins of their recently deceased relatives.

Americans attend a French wedding, uncovering the history of German occupants, a French cook, and American soldiers.

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 Victorian London where the upper class eats the poor, a young married woman gains an invite to a coveted cannibalistic feast, pleasing her husband and elevating her social status. But after a falling out with the hostess and her husband, she is forced to make a sacrifice from her own family before she can be reaccepted into high society.