Wavering feelings of a 13-year-old reflected in verse. The word “youth” evokes radiant teenage years. But not all boys and girls are skipping lightly with dreams in their hearts. There are those who stand still, quietly contemplating the present moment. One such girl gazes up on the path to adulthood and makes an important discovery.

One husband's request to foster a dog leads to a journey of healing.

Young Teto rides to school on his bed to school, the lonely lighthouse keeper asks the seagull for breakfast. As various people dream of tomorrow through their imaginations, harsh, rough waves of reality crash into their imaginations as Teto wanders into the darkness.

Maïto, a 14-year-old Krump dance prodigy from suburban Tokyo, navigates the pressures of school and a demanding career. Through the raw energy of his dance, he channels his unspoken emotions and the silent sacrifices of his mother in this intimate family portrait.

Set in the future shortly after singularity has happened, this is a story of a woman's decision in a world where the "scenario" has come to present optimal solutions.