Owl Lady
15-year-old Natalie, confused to begin with, finds out about her father's affair with one of his students. Refusing to simply stand by and watch her family disintegrate, Natalie takes it upon herself to expose the problem, and in doing so calls into question the family's penchant for denial.
White Woman #1
Sara Matthews é uma afro-americana que trabalha em uma livaria em Oakland e cria Zora Matthews, sua filha adolescente. O marido de Sara morreu há muitos anos atrás e Zora cresceu pensando que ele fosse seu pai, até que descobre por acidente que ela era produto de uma inseminação artificial. Pesquisando no computador do banco de esperma, Zora descobre quem é seu pai biológico: Hal Jackson, um vendedor de automóveis branco que aparece na televisão fazendo palhaçadas com animais. Sara também fica aturdida, pois especificou que queria um doador negro. Sara decide conversar com Hal, mas o encontro não é dos mais amistosos.
Nurse
In a badly-overpopulated future, where each couple is only allowed one child and where people over 65 are forbidden medical care under a very draconian set of laws, a young couple, pregnant with their second child (the first died shortly after birth) enlist the help of an elderly former US Senator to help them escape to Canada.
Maggie Henderson
Ray Henderson joins Buddy De Sylva and Lew Brown to form a successful 1920s musical show writing team. They soon have several hits on Broadway but De Sylva's personal ambition leads to friction as the other two increasingly feel left out of things.
Therese/Tracy McAuliffe
A sexy but poor young girl marries a rich man she doesn't love, but carries a torch for another man.
Marjorie
Adapted from the TV and radio series of the same name, the producer of said show reads letters from three woman providing the framing story for this melodrama anthology film. The tales focus on parenting and family struggles.
