A Woman Without Clothes Tries To Sleep

A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness.

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as her last chance.

A woman embarks on a journey alone across the United States after fleeing from her violent husband.

Years after her son's suicide, a woman longs to confront both the past and a friend of his who took his business idea.

Clinging to a smooth, curved surface high above a sentient abyss, a woman tries to cover the few feet back to safety without losing purchase and falling to her death.

Fran likes to think about dying. It brings sensation to her quiet life. When she makes the new guy at work laugh, it leads to more: a date, a slice of pie, a conversation, a spark. The only thing standing in their way is Fran herself.

A young woman who is determined to maintain her independence finds herself at odds with her family who wants her to tame her wild side and get married.

In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, and neglects her daughter and husband. Lawyer Jim Train is devoted to his career, not his family. Helen Christianson wants to find a new spark in life, while Annette Jennings tries to rebuild hers.

Four siblings' lives change drastically when their ailing mother takes a turn for the worse over the holiday season.

A dying 15-year-old boy draws stories of an invincible superhero as he struggles with his mortality.

Alex Owens, a young woman juggling between two odd jobs, aspires to become a successful ballet dancer. Nick, who is her boss and lover, supports and encourages her to fulfil her dream.

94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades.