A 17-year-old girl juggles three jobs and an alcoholic mother's demands while daydreaming about a better life and finding love.
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A recently divorced man encounters aliens and finds companionship beyond his shattered Earth life.
A heartbroken father reconnects with his estranged teenage daughter at a ski resort, where their relationship takes an explicitly taboo turn.
A bitter, grieving 25-year-old debt collector with an inheritance recounts a restless rainy night when an unexpected visitor arrives at his door.
A heartbroken teenager still pines for his ex-girlfriend who moved away, reminiscing about their sexual relationship and hoping for a reunion.
A young man returns home after attacking a stranger, confronting his grief over a lost loved one while bonding with his father on a bleak housing estate.
A former Olympic gymnast trapped in a snowbound cabin wrestles with dissatisfaction over her stalled coaching career and contemplates self-pleasure to pass the time.
A recently divorced woman reluctantly visits her mother for Christmas after her husband left her for a younger woman, rediscovering family warmth during the holidays.
A lonely Oregon woman is abducted by aliens who fulfill her sexual fantasies through body modification.
After a family tragedy, a father and his teenage daughter start over in suburban Vancouver, where dreams begin to blur the line between reality and forbidden desire.
A businessman rescues a sixteen-year-old runaway from street prostitution by offering her legitimate work and shelter, but boundaries blur as she remains terrified and vulnerable.
A man blindfolds and ties his departing lover to the bed, teasing and tantalizing her with kisses and touches before she leaves the next morning.
A woman calls her ex-lover late at night with surprising news, setting up one final encounter before her wedding.
A reflective gay coming-of-age tale told through flashbacks of high school days, unspoken connections, and the looming tragedy that will upend everything.
A widowed father struggling with loneliness and desire contemplates how his son's new girlfriend has unexpectedly soothed his difficult daughter.
A young man leaves home and begins a journey of sexual awakening and new experiences with various lovers.
After a fight with his stepdad, a teenage boy is sent to Georgia for the summer where he develops attractions toward his gorgeous aunt and cousin.
A heartbroken teen boy on a late-night walk encounters a lonely 16-year-old classmate sitting outside a party, sparking a tentative connection.
A 42-year-old man returning to college revisits the Wal-Mart where a past affair cost him his career, forcing him to confront lingering emotional wounds and consider whether he can finally trust again.
A husband grapples with his wife's terminal cancer diagnosis as their long marriage faces its final chapter.