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A series of vignettes about various sons along a family tree.
When a violent father receives a call from someone who claims to be his biological brother, he must re-evaluate what family means to him.
A woman narrates the experience of sending her young daughter off every weekend to stay with her ex-husband and his boyfriend- until things change.
One night while visiting his mother, a man contends with the nature of faith and family.
Over dinner, an observer reflects on mothers and their omnipresent prevalence in children’s lives.
After subconsciously imagining getting a divorce from his wife, a man examines his marriage and tries to convince himself that he still loves his family enough to stay with them.
After being left behind by her husband and two sons due to her alleged "boringness," a woman must learn how to cope with her new life.
When a man's son visits with his new girlfriend, the father worries that she is only interested in the grand house and family money. The father knows he should not intervene in his son's relationship, but the more time he spends with them, the more he dislikes her and the more difficult it gets to stay quiet.
On the day of her mother's funeral, a young woman reminisces about the summers during her childhood spent with her family and friends at their lakeside cabin. As she considers her parents' nontraditional relationship, she also wonders about her own love life.
In an attempt to mend her family's generational trauma, a young Black girl embarks on a four-day therapeutic retreat that will end in reconnecting with their enslaved ancestors.