Carmen, a neglectful mother who is emotionally distant from her family, meets someone from her past in a hotel room, looking for answers that will help her heal wounds that have been open for two decades.

In the summer of 1999, Maggie returns to her county fair, determined to win her third Grand Champion title in pig breeding, upholding her family’s longstanding legacy. But as the pressure of competition mounts, she feels the suffocating weight of familial expectations stifling her identity.

Seoul, 1995. A family goes to great lengths to protect a 10-year-old violin prodigy from discovering the truth about her father and musical hero. But the once esteemed violinist now medicates with alcohol and takes his failures out on his older son.

Hot Mess offers an insight into ADHD in a compact and creative way, highlighting the damage and anxiety that can be caused by a well-meaning, but ultimately toxic, parent.

Lucia, a 22 year old student reveals the abuse she suffered when she was a teenager, so that it will not happen again. A trip to the village where she spent her childhood will be the beginning of a process of resilience, but the silence and hypocrisy of her family will be her greatest obstacle.