An immigrant Russian woman gets a job teaching English classes out of a witch doctor's tiny Brooklyn office.

A Vietnamese American man reflects on a poem that he wrote, and in doing so, contends with the weight of desire, lies, and injustice.

When a middle-aged Jewish man is captured during the Iranian Revolution, he spends the time in his cell mentally designing an intricate rug. Now freed and living in America with his son, the man struggles to be fully present in his life, though he does develop an interest in his daughter-in-law.

A young black boy lives with his parents and older brother in Harlem. Though his older brother will tell their parents they are going to the movies together, he often ditches his younger brother to hang out with his friends. Meanwhile, the younger boy explores New York City and its subway, and learns about the racism around him.