America is a tender and receptive 10 year old girl who lives with her parents and 3 siblings in a small apartment. She struggles to understand the violence and conflict in the world around her.

Vivian is a respiratory therapist who watches people die from Covid every day. She describes how hard it is to see people die alone and wishes everyone would stop arguing and finally come together to fight this disease.

A restaurateur, Jean Michel, shares his professional journey navigating the instability of the pandemic, and laments the crisis of misinformation, wishing for his kids a future where the truth is reliable.

Native American grad student Kapena Baptista shares his growing concern about the distance between main street and wall street, and describes global warming from an indigenous perspective.

Daniel, an insightful teen from South Central shares his experience with online radicalization and how he came through it to discover how systemic racism has affected his family and his community.

Quincy balances taking care of his father who has Alzheimers with nurturing his relationship with his partner John, and believes that empathy is the key to overcoming any obstacle.

Irish-Cameroonian breathwork instructor & healer Susan Ateh reflects on the civil unrest in the nation and believes that facing the reality of systemic racism is necessary for a hopeful future.

This is a (self) portrait of a working mother navigating homeschooling and the pandemic while awakening to her connection with her community as a whole.