Alex, a self-assured young gallerist, escapes the city for a summer-idyll with his artist-friend Daniel. When met with an unexpected beach house guest, the alluring Chloe, Alex's best-laid plans unravel and the holiday draws to a close.

Aishe, a Uyghur woman trained by her military father, migrates to New York City where she finds herself laboring in Chinatown’s underground kitchens. She fatefully encounters Skinner, a young American soldier who has just returned from three tours in the Middle East. While falling in love, they discover the possibility of a better life together than the ones they believed they were destined to live alone.

Tongue-in-cheek look at 20-something singles clubbing and partying in L.A. Voice-over narration, charts and graphs, and visits to a research laboratory punctuate the story of a single night when groups of friends go out, drink alcohol, take drugs, dance and talk, and look for someone to go home with.

A young environmentalist wakes, trapped, kidnapped in the elevator of a super high rise building at the mercy of her tormentors.