Darian Mahdi

A deep friendship between two first-generation American girls—one Korean, one Persian—illuminates the beauty and tension of belonging, even as the unseen weight of their mothers’ expectations follows them into adulthood.

Theo, a college student torn between his past and self-acceptance, attempts to heal from a prior relationship to find himself again.

Cooper mourns the loss of his father as he is accepted into college, he yearns to see him again. His wish seemingly is granted when his father returns in the form of his childhood action figure, Tex Ranger, bringing comfort and confusion.

Cicily is on her last train out of New York after learning that she must return home to treat her life-threatening illness. While on the train, Cicily’s world morphs into moments from her past that reveal how she can fix her mistakes and amend her relationship with her younger sister, Angie.