Shariba Rivers

A lonely man's connection to dogs help him recover from a life shattering illness.

Stage actor Dina attempts to jump-start her failing on-camera career by standing outside a coffeehouse, asking passersby for first impressions. Humiliated, reduced to IRL comments, likes and indifference, Dina's authorial voice awakens.

Louie, an acclaimed writer, returns to his hometown after his father's death. Confronted with a host of people from his past, Louie is forced to reconcile with the stories he's stolen, misrepresented, or downright exploited for profit.

After yet another tense interaction with her emotionally unavailable mother, Cissy is ready to throw in the towel on their relationship. Thank goodness the connection with her own teen daughter Bennie is so different - thanks to years of therapy. On a regular night in, Cissy and Bennie stumble upon an old family photo album. The aged, crumbling photos they discovered inside not only expose the secrets of their ancestors’ survival, but they also help them travel through time to understand the struggles of the women in their family - and maybe learn how to heal their lineage.