In the near future, the elements are attuned to the truth in one’s words: when one lies they are drenched in a sudden, chilling downpour; a half-truth brings about humidity; uttering a paradox results in an overpowering sense of dread, which relents only when one says an unequivocal truth; telling a powerful truth suffuses one with warmth and the sensation of a spring breeze. A young, gay, Chinese-American man navigates the coming out conversation with his immigrant parents while being honest throughout.

A young boy's frank essay on moral principles is erroneously published in the local paper, and the resulting fallout is mayhem for both the boy's family and the paper's editors.

A mother, her two children, and their stepfather come over to a friend’s for a dinner on Labor Day.

At the root of her complicated family formed by her father and stepmother, a girl faces years of abuse through what they consider to be a “royal beating.”

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

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

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