Amid the disconnection and almost painful solitude in the face of the mounting horrors of COVID-19, blocked musician Deon discovers a ray of hope.

How much of who you are is where you come from? A woman and her daughter interrogate their Southern roots.

Despite all the many things Black folks have experienced throughout the centuries, we’ve still managed to keep our spirit alive and moving through time and space. There’s debate (including in the Black community as a whole) about what is appropriate and are traditional practices. Regardless of what negative connotations are placed, these rituals remain generation after generation.

The Morning Passing on El Cajón Boulevard follows Julie– a young and ambitious second generation Vietnamese American funeral director working in City Heights, known as the refugee neighborhood of San Diego, California.