A well-intentioned, if naive, British cleric is eager to educate a West African village about the benevolent power of God. But as slavers encroach, he begins to question his purpose as well as his humanity.

A middle-aged man ruminating on his past failures witnesses a canoe accident and considers sacrificing himself to save two drowning girls.

A divorced couple reunites at their son's wedding. On their way down to a Hawaiian valley for a short trip, multiple unlucky obstructions prevent them from making it any further.