Third Wheel

A Japanese trumpet player on a cultural pilgrimage to discover New York City jazz experiences a hell of a night after being lost in Brooklyn.

Cassius, a worn down Hispanic gladiator of modern life fights to make a living as a nighttime garbage man in the concrete arena of the Bronx. One night he’s inevitably laid off and faces his fear of becoming a homeless and pariah. On his own terms, he sets up his final farewell but a fuse unexpectedly defaults him and makes him wonder through the night in quest of his truth.

Emerging from a plaster egg in Central Park, a baby embarks on a lyrical voyage through the city’s pulse, uncovering her true form.

In his classroom a philosophy teacher opens the discussion on the place of religion in society. Out of his course he faces the realities of the street.

With Mommy out for the night, Daddy invites over Natalie. But when his daughter wakes up afraid of a monster, can Daddy put her back to bed in time to get in bed with Natalie?

Shining the shoes of a walk-in customer, a shiner discovers his client's dark secret.