A writer finds himself entangled in the lives of his college friends, an ex-literature professor and his wife, decades after they graduate. They pursue love and their literary dreams mind a chaotic New York City of the 1960s.

In a 1960s American suburb, a father promises his three girls a family vacation for Christmas. As they find out months later, however, they won't be going to Disneyland—instead, they'll be spending two weeks in the bomb shelter beneath their backyard.

A teenager in the 1960s enjoys walking around the streets at night, to the annoyance of his mother. One night while out, he meets an unusual girl.

A middle-aged woman living in the suburbs reflects on three moments in her life that have made her question her understanding of love and sexuality — meeting an expectation-defying girl in her youth, attending a bodybuilding competition with her family, and watching her hairdresser transform into a different person.

In 1950s Canada, two girls see each other for the last time on a bus ride home from college. Over the following summer vacation, their lives change irrevocably due to boyfriends and pregnancy scares.

A teenager spends the summer dealing with the unsettling company of two older boys. As he spends time dating girls, he becomes increasingly uncertain about what he truly wants in life.

In 1961, two orphaned, Miami-based Cuban exiles invade their homeland as U.S.-backed soldiers—and as "long-lost" brothers. But only one returns.

Against the backdrop of an unspeakable tragedy, a woman contemplates leaving her cruel husband in a bar on the last day of their vacation in 1950s Mexico. Unfulfilled desire and rising dissatisfaction consume her as she considers what she really wants from her life.

In a small university town in the 1960s, a mysterious couple moves into the attic and keeps to themselves, leaving the neighbors to wonder what goes on behind closed doors. Through gossip and rumors, the neighbors witness the slow unraveling of Mr. Markham's life.

A desperate man in the Air Force reserve in the 1960s struggles with his belief in fighting for the US during the Vietnam War but fears that objecting may lead to his imprisonment.