A man explores the ruins of an abandoned city, but realizes he's not alone as he descends into the basement of a forgotten house.

A neighbor watches a nearby family struggle with financial difficulties and find ways to have fun with an idle car.

In rural Nebraska, a 13-year-old boy and his best friend visit a broken-down car that belonged to the friend’s older brother, who died by suicide the previous year. The boy tries to make sense of his friend’s grieving process and understand his own surprising actions in the face of grief.

A woman allows her grandchildren's road trip games in the Canadian backcountry. Distracted by her own nostalgia, she unwittingly takes them to a strange, unfamiliar house.

Stuck with a broken engine in the middle of icy cold weather, a traveler goes to a nearby farm to seek help. He comes across a boy with a greater problem than his own, and changes his plans to help out the boy and his sick grandfather.

A young boy who lives in the prairie is excited for the rare opportunity to go into town to see the fourth of July parade and celebrations. However, his day takes a turn for the worse when the family's car will not start.

A house painter fixes up a beat-up jalopy with a neighbor boy. As the two spend more time together, the boy’s family strife escalates.

A man leaves his family in NYC to look for a job out West. During the trip, he helps an injured young boy, sleeps with a waitress, and considers leaving his family for good.

A young boy who spends his time in an abandoned house fears for his own future happiness after he watches his father live a difficult life.

An unpopular fifth-grade boy who is troubled by his drug-addicted parents discovers a plane crash site and retreats into fantasy.