After a gay friend's suicide, a teenage athlete in rural Wyoming begins examining his own conscience and sexuality.
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A destitute 1930s Louisiana teen is pushed into prostitution by her mother to escape poverty, chronicling her transformation into a successful courtesan.
A husband's true account of his marriage unraveling after his wife begins pressuring him into cuckolding arrangements he no longer wants, culminating in separation.
A teenage girl wakes in the hospital after a suicide attempt and confronts the shame and guilt that drove her there.
A teenage boy writes a breakup letter to his girlfriend, confessing that he secretly enjoyed watching her with other men.
A terminally ill 64-year-old man ventures into a seedy part of town for one final sexual encounter before ending his life.
A pregnant teen girl begins therapy and confronts the fallout from her ex-boyfriend distributing her intimate photos, seeking happiness amid her chaotic circumstances.
An exhausted ex-cop turned killer drives through the city wrestling with loneliness and the urge to act.
A recently separated man finds solace in an unexpected encounter with his teenage neighbor's daughter.
A group of young boys struggle to survive in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by aliens after losing their families.
A quiet freshman girl nurses a crush on a brooding senior Goth boy in 1999, and a mysterious leather-bound book becomes the catalyst for a transformative first encounter.
A young woman reflects on a formative year in Washington, D.C., recalling the kindness of a steadfast friend who helped her through hard times before she returned home.
A lonely widowed older neighbor and a younger bachelor gradually connect after years of small gestures, hinting at an intimate relationship ahead.
A woman spends Valentine's Day alone, fantasizing about an online lover she's never met in person.
A 17-year-old closeted gay teen spends his summer holidays at his grandmother's house with his cousins, exploring his attraction to the younger 12-year-old boy known as Baby.
A teenage boy reflects on his tangled romantic past with multiple girls, including his ex-girlfriend's sister, as he reconnects with his first love under the night sky.
In an apocalyptic world, two younger boys reunite with their cousin amid grief and loss, while sexual encounters with each other and a monstrous presence unfold.
A man grieving his lost love Rose for five years meets a mysterious woman in mechanics' overalls on the anniversary of her disappearance.
A blocked writer in Indiana begins an online affair with a young married woman trapped in a sexless marriage to a Jordanian immigrant.
A bored young man in an isolated small town, stuck in a rut after a bittersweet year, hopes an unexpected house guest will bring the connection he craves.