On the beaches of a remote British Caribbean Island, a mixed-race family enjoys a relaxing vacation. However, a simple conversation with a local white woman about the island soon evolves into one of introspection and racial discrimination.

On Christmas vacation in Florida, a ten-year-old boy and his family take a fishing boat out to the Gulf of Mexico, where the boy's father hopes to catch the first tarpon of the year. While the boy is sensitive and observant, his father looks for ways to push his son to be more strong and brave.

A physically disabled man lives secluded in an Essex lighthouse for over ten years, where he finds meaning in caring for birds on the beach. When a little girl stumbles upon his studio and brings him a wounded Canadian snow goose, he experiences a fulfilling human connection for the first time in his life.

A 21st-century family reunites every year for a battle against the Crawfather, a crawdad monster the size of an 18-wheeler that has killed and eaten many family members.

In a dystopian world, the red water ocean attracts tourists but repels residents. When a couple moves from Boston to the somewhat abandoned shore, strange things begin to happen.

A teenage boy in Alabama monitors the water near his father's marina for signs of oil in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon leak — and also falls in love with a girl who works for his father.

A young Caribbean merwoman decides to bring her friends to explore living on land, but the trip puts them in horrible danger. Upon returning underwater, she must face the consequences of putting her entire community at risk.

A man who has lived as both a seaman and a barber settles in the city, where he acquires a pet alligator.

A fisherman begins to isolate himself from his peers after his family members pass away, but when a school of dolphins call out and guide him one day on the water, the man experiences a transformative moment.

Under the moonlight, garbage and seaweed entwine to form a thing from the ocean, a monster in the shape of a man who makes its way towards the nearby town.