In the heat and haze of a Van Nuys summer, two teenage boys discover an unexpected connection.

A young Chicano, who served time for a felony he didn't commit, hopes to reunite with a high school sweetheart while his family lures him into their life of crime.

When a group of eccentric loners is scapegoated by the government and forced into a ridiculous group therapy program as part of its war on violence they must come together to stand up for their right to be alone.

In retro-future Los Angeles, a lonely woman creates a sentient robot and, in the process, is forced to confront her neglected life and fractured relationship with her father-learning what it truly means to be alive.