A young adolescent gang leader steals a flashlight, which helps him find a new way to see the gang activity in his city.

A rich know-it-all visits Los Angeles after his marriage falls apart, where he has a spiritual encounter with wildlife. He is left with a greater understanding of himself, but needs yet another push to finally change his attitude.

After a man from New York meets a young woman from a Mexican family on a bus to L.A., the two travel across mid-20th century Southern California searching for work, food, and shelter while falling in love. As the travelers struggle to survive on their few remaining dollars, the man wonders how long this adventure can last.

Searching for a muse to inspire a novel he is attempting to write, an author in San Francisco finds his passions ignited by something much more sinister.

A man recounts his life experience in New York, covering the various people near and dear to him, as well as the growth of the city itself.

When a friend from his drug-dealing past shows up unannounced, a filmographer who lives in the suburbs of Long Island must reckon with how to preserve his suburban fantasy while he tries to save his friend from their former dealer.

In the 1990s, a 19-year-old aspiring actor-turned-construction worker develops an affinity for crack cocaine, making him doubt the promise of his future.

When an LA tour of gruesome celebrity murder sites takes a violent twist, reality becomes legend.

A woman recalls the life and death of her aunt, an American who became an avid traveler and died by suicide after she realized that nothing in her life was as exotic or exciting as she once believed.

After a couple is carjacked one evening in a Los Angeles neighborhood, the wife becomes increasingly paranoid and cannot return to normal daily life.