A reporter must choose between helping expose the truth or accepting the world is ruled by a global network of ruthless insiders determined to wield power over all of mankind in a coming Dark State.
As a sex worker (Liberty) desperately searches for housing after recently discovering she is pregnant, her ex-boyfriend/pimp (King) battles with supporting his family. Meanwhile, an undocumented teen (Augustin) struggles to survive while he sleeps on the streets of East Oakland and is pursued by a bully who he encounters in a homeless shelter. Lastly, we follow the story of Wei-Ling whose son Jimmy must now find the money to support his Father who dies of a heart attack while collecting cans.
Four estranged friends are content to blow off their 20th high school reunion, but plans change when they learn that on of their once inseparable quartet has committed suicide.
Keyshawn Watson and T.A. Smith were living a life on a rail of razor blades. With targets on their backs from gangsters in the gritty streets of Milwaukee to crafty personnel at the F.B.I., demise or a lifetime in federal prison seemed to be the only conceivable outcome. However, the assistance of Li Chan; an agent with the bureau gone bad; granted them the advantage needed to level the playing field. All appears to be well, until a series of brutal murders aggravates some of the city's top officials. In turn, pressure is applied on the F.B.I. to conclude its field work and bring them to justice. At the same time Chan's partner, Greg Daley, discovers her unethical dealings with Keyshawn and decides to embark on a scheme of taking matters into his own hands. Then suddenly - within the blink of an eye, the pursuit of money transforms into a frantic chase to preserve their life and liberty.
Jonathan and Evelyn were lovers 30 years ago but have been estranged ever since because Evelyn left the church to marry one of Jonathan's divorced friends and Jonathan has been trying to get her to return to her Catholic faith ever since. Now widowed, they're forced to face their past when their children fall in love.
This is the second excerpt in the story of Keenan Robinson, a recent college graduate struggling to keep his head above water and finding his true calling in life.
Hugo Winter, a roguish American drug smuggler, travels to Uganda in an attempt to export a large amount of Bulu, a sacred herb that grants the user visions of their future. Upon arriving in Kampala, he soon discovers that his only means of achieving this is through two sisters with competing agendas, born-again Kisakye and rebellious Angela, who come from the remote village of Makaana where the Bulu is grown. As they lead Hugo deeper into the jungle and further into their web of deceit, it is unclear if his drug-addled prophecies are helping his quest or clouding his future.
A Brother and Sister facing troubling times coming up in the hardcore streets of Detroit, MI. When one chooses a life of corruption the other chooses their career, when faced with a difficult decision they both pay the ultimate Price Of Love.
Sandra Dennis, a social worker, whose daughter was a victim of human trafficking must race against the clock to find four girls trapped in a warehouse before they are shipped out of the country.
When two unruly Native con-artists are forced to drive a cranky elder across the reserve so she can make peace with her long estranged and dying sister, it quickly becomes clear that a supernatural force is trying to halt the journey.
When a young woman is shoved out of a cafe moments before a grenade is detonated by the very man who commits the attack, she struggles with the guilt of survival as she attempts to uncover the reason why her life was spared when so many others were taken.
A dark skin aspiring actress is thwarted in love and work all because the color of her skin. When caught lightening her pictures online, her supportive father and light skinned best friend struggle to help her on her journey to love herself.
After the trigger of a hate crime, an undocumented Indian American convenience store clerk comes crashing into his subconscious as he grieves the passing of his father during an attempted border crossing.