Chance meetings, careful solitude, companionships of convenience, and that unexpected spark of connection – sometimes we’re only truly ourselves while alone, or in the company of strangers.
In a small Belarusian village where time seems to stand still, nine-year-old Jasja's father sends her to an orphanage after her mother’s death. When she hitchhikes her way back she finds everything has changed, including her understanding of “home.”
A series of vignettes catching different people at particular moments in time. While at first they may seem absurd, each scene slowly reveals itself as a sincere look at vulnerability and frustration.
Upstairs-downstairs neighbors barter sounds captured in food storage containers. With the sounds come fragments of past relationships and the hopes and disappointments that remain.