Seven stories about people confronting the real world.

Bryn’s week goes from bad to worse, when her latest babysitting gig turns out to be a grown man. Kyle is terminally ill, and wants company for the last hours of his life - he intends to kill himself by the end of the evening.

Sitting

After his father gets into a fight at a bowling alley, Darious begins to investigate the limitations of his own manhood.

Bruiser

A time traveler tries to save the future. It doesn't go well.

Message from the Future

Alejandra is a criminalized organizer and unapologetic immigrant. While she prepares for one of the biggest moments of her life — her deportation case — Alejandra is forced to reckon with a past mistake and a system that could tear her apart from her family and the only home she has ever known.

Ale Libre

She’s a department store window designer, he’s a Nordic warrior trapped in the body of a mannequin. When her nosy co-workers disrupt our star-crossed lovers’ hushed romance, Kate and Leif must attempt a daring escape from their enchanted diorama. Can their magical bond survive the escape, or will the cynical gaze of the outside world reduce their romance to a pile of plastic?

Still Together

An adopted woman is forced to confront her darkest fear about motherhood at her sister’s baby shower.

The Goldfish

A lonely American faces unrequited love on a farm commune in the south of France.

Plaisir

Q+A Shorts: Adulting

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