In a Thai village, the life of a boy who the head monk believes has unlocked the highest state of enlightenment is jeopardized when the village chief seeks to exploit the local festival of floating lanterns for profit. Upon finding out the Thai village chief's evil scheme for the local lantern festival, a precocious child's life is threatened.

A child observes their father’s strange obsession with dressing up the pole in their front yard as they grow up.

Two friends decide to recreate the Santa Claus legend on Mars—with a few twists.

A company holds a competition to create a new recipe for their iconic cakes. One baker's recipe passes the judges' assessment, but true approval is left up to the company's terrifying flock of crows.

In the near future, the United States has set aside designated areas for each group of ethnic minorities. After growing up in one of the cultural conservation units, three dancers consider leading a life outside their home.

In the magical Ancient Chinese world of astrology, a candyman with a knack for communicating with the zodiac animal spirits must lift a curse on his friend's teahouse by settling a dispute concerning the emperor's prized missing tea between two animal spirits.

A Romani princess travels to meet her tribe, considering the state of her community and its place in the post-Revolution US. Once she reunites with the tribe, the princess's husband comes forward with a troubling discovery and she is forced to reckon with its consequences.

On a cold winters morning, post World War I, an older couple works on updating their family memory book with the intention of passing it on to the younger generation.

A father tells a story about his deceased wife and the wild traditions they used to have involving alcohol as well as the disapproval his mother-in-law had about their relationship.

In Paraguay, following the end of the Stroessner dictatorship, a young man strikes a friendship of sorts with a sensational local mystic who writes letters from the ghosts of a person's past.