After attending university abroad, Louise returns to NYC and is reunited with her firecracker of a Jewish mother. When she reveals news of her engagement, old wounds are reopened as her mother reveals secrets about her own failed marriage.

A Palestinian detainee goes on a hunger strike after being separated from his daughter and incarcerated without trial or charge.

Izzy's unusual habit of smiling at her own reflection before turning off the light each night is an attempt to capture a positive image to end the day, like taking a photograph. But pop psychology tricks like smiling to make yourself feel better can only do so much when something genuinely terrible has happened...

When life couldn't get any worse, Jack realises his flight is from Glasgow and not Gatwick. Attempting to catch a last minute train from London, he is confronted with his stage in life by his fellow passengers.

Out in the Wild West, a retired magician is confronted one stormy night by an anxious priest in search of a miracle, but once a confession is made, tensions surface.