On Earth in a distant future life forms adapt to a new planetary ecology.
A young boys visits his grandfather and begins to understand a little about mortality.
In Kano City, Northern Nigeria, crowds gather to watch local heroes face off in the ancient Hausa martial art of Dambe. Part battle, part dance, part live mythology, it’s a cultural tradition that has survived and thrived in the region.
When a cold case novelist's career implodes, she seeks refuge in her friend's remote vacation home. Upon arrival, she encounters a strange couple who claim to be the caretakers. As tensions build, a dark secret begins to emerge.
In a desperate struggle against his ballooning ego, Bill battles in vain to re-woo Deb with his below-par outdoor skills and, quite frankly, shocking behaviour, until their last-ditch camping trip takes a very sinister turn.
An imaginative 15-year-old is stubbornly determined to lose her virginity despite the pathetic pickings in the outskirts of Houston in the early 90’s.
The steak has been marinating for a few days now. The pan is heated. Franc's stomach is rumbling. But Liza's co-workers surprise her with a birthday party. Will she be home on time?
When two ships collide in a harbor, a passing sailor is sent skyward and forced to contemplate the wonder and fragility of existence.
A lone man waits in a hut in the desolate expanse of the Russian Arctic, he is holding out in order to observe a natural event that occurs here every year, but ocean warming is taking its toll.
