While waiting for their reverend to arrive for their prayer group amidst a horrible storm, a pair of elderly Southern women try to repair a broken friendship by sharing stories about the mysterious acts of God that saved them.

In modern day New York City, a woman working on a movie set attracts an actor who might just give her the life of fame she's always wanted.

When her child refuses to take off his Halloween costume because he’s decided that he’s a Mongolian nomad, an ESL teacher in Portland finds herself stuck in an absurd conflict that further strains her suffering marriage.

When a mysterious businessman moves into the house next to his, a South African widow finds himself and his painter daughter embroiled in a political scandal.

In contemporary Connecticut, a 19-year-old boy works at a mechanic shop where he emulates the boss but has an affair with his boss's wife.

Two former Yale roommates, now middle-aged divorced men, reunite in Montana when one of them is being investigated for embezzlement. During the brief time they spend together, the other friend wonders why the clearly unsuitable friendship has gone on for so long.

A young contemporary couple housesitting in St. Martin, France, playact at homeownership and encounter the romantic misfortunes of a life of mild poverty and artistic creation.

An unemployed woman in a contemporary urban setting passes a slow day at home, where mundanities consume her and reality seems far away.

In a society where civilians are monitored by personality tests that surveil whether they are being perfect citizens, a 1970s high school teacher meets an over-achieving student who forces him to confront the forced boredom dominating his own life.

An American married couple in Turkey cannot stop arguing over the husband’s nonsensical novel and the wife’s alcoholic tendency until a life-or-death accident forces them to reevaluate their relationship.