The 10 stories/ Amendments*

KEVIN (The First Amendment) - A young boy, mired in the grief of losing his father, reads an article about reincarnation which gives him hope that his father will come back. But freedom of speech is questioned when reincarnation does not fit with his family’s religious beliefs.

DAVEY (The Second Amendment) - A boy’s journey toward manhood is accelerated through a generational passing down of hunting traditions in an American landscape that once depended upon them for food and survival.

MARGARET (The Fourth Amendment) - A novelist, ready to submit her latest work to a publishing contest, encounters unexpected and unwelcome guests at her doorstep who inquire about her in-depth research, revealing she’s being monitored by authorities.

ARACELI & ALI (The Fourth Amendment) - Araceli is a teenage girl struggling with the responsibilities of managing a skateboarding team for the company owned by her dads, Gabe and Ali. When a computer error at the DMV lands Ali on an ICE target list, Araceli learns he may be deported to Iran.

JANAE (The Fifth Amendment) - A glamorous, self-possessed Lady Justice, Janae dominates the streets in her city tow truck, controlling the parking chaos of New Orleans. When her older sister Jasmine, an emotionally unstable single mother, crashes her world with an impossible request, Janae must choose between her future and her family.

ELIZABETH (The Sixth Amendment) - A woman’s struggle with her judgmental inner voice, her view of society, and others.

FRED (The Seventh Amendment) - Fred will go to any lengths to avoid serving on a jury, which is a reflection of the pointlessness and powerlessness he feels in his own life.

MARIE (The Eighth Amendment) - An immigrant woman's husband is wrongly accused of a crime and is executed via lethal injection. A year after his death, the truth of his innocence is revealed. In her pain and anger, she seeks to torment the Judge, but instead, they reach an understanding.

ASH (The Ninth Amendment) - Ash is the story of a transgender boy struggling with the physical, emotional, and social isolation that comes with being denied equal access to the school facilities that match his gender identity. 

JOY (The Twelfth Amendment) - Joy, who is Navajo, and her wife Lucy run a small lodge on the edge of Bears Ears National Monument. Lucy, fighting to be heard, is an elector of the electoral college representing one of the six votes from Utah.

*The Third and Tenth Amendments have been replaced. Please reach out for more details on this creative choice.