A man goes to the movies with his father-in-law and uses an assisted hearing device to listen in on the old man's thoughts, discovering that his father-in-law may be a murderer.

A Japanese businessman reflects on his experience with Chinese people and longs to visit China.

In a world brimming with magical realism, a young girl in Communist China confronts a malicious member of the Red Guard when he threatens her ailing grandmother.

A Chinese woman reminisces on her relationship with her geologist husband, reuniting with him after a work-separation and his eventual death by sickness. Their communication centers around the husband's assistant, the Human Phonograph, who sings on command.

An ironworker is racked with guilt after making a torture device for a man across the street.

A man and his wife find their rom-com movie screening interrupted by the couple in front of them, one of whom narrates the entire movie to the other.

A young man meets a woman who has eyes all over her body, and he soon discovers how the eyes are acquired.

A Black female spy has the ability to physically transform into whoever she wants, but her mental shifts are proving to be much more difficult. While on an assignment in China, she begins to crack under the pressure, leading to disastrous results.

A gay filmmaker uses his borderline super hearing to help his best friend uncover the mystery behind a tape depicting a captive woman taking her last breaths.

In a Chinese village during the Qing Dynasty, a crippled man acts as a lawyer for the poor with the help of the trickster Monkey King, but his peaceful life is turned upside down when he comes into possession of a book that details atrocities committed by the government.