Until It StopsAnd Other Stories

Synopses

1. In “Go Dieter, Go,” an East German Stasi informant fears that an innocent lapse in judgment may make him a victim of an unforgiving Communist society. The harsh consequences of bleak totalitarianism loom over him like the sword of Damocles and force him into a life-changing decision.
2. In “Washed Out,” we follow a salesman and his faithful dog after a bad business decision leads him down a somber road to see the ugly face of society.
3. “Shake It” is the tale of Saltman, a successful, ruthless businessman who, through unusual circumstances, finally meets an equal and sees his true self.
4. In “Good God,” two young men go on a road trip to South America seeking adventure. They find it through encounters with a series of bizarre characters but end up with more than they asked for when they get embroiled in local corruption and are made to pay the price.
5. “Aenna,” set in a dystopian future, tells the story of a woman in the Yucatan jungle, badly injured, dying, and completely alone except for a mysterious, holy, and unwanted bird tormenting her.
6. “Control” is the story of Sean, a military drone operator suffering from the consequences of warfare, the lack of a woman in his life, and the ambitious major who fails to see his humanity.
7. In “The Break-in,” we follow three friends who decide to become burglars in order to exact revenge on a despicable local multimillionaire, dodge town, and start a new life.
8. “The Lonely Poet” takes place in Northern Spain, where a hopeless poet spends his days dreaming of love, hurdling over the obstacles he puts in his own way.
9. “Until It Stops” depicts the journey of Garry, a time traveler who falls in love with a mysterious woman and gets regular visits from an even stranger character, all the while being thrown into inner turmoil by his past transgressions and weaknesses.
10. “Payback” is a short tale of an old man in bad health whose last wish in life is to take vengeance for an old wrong. One night he escapes from his nursing home to visit a cemetery, seeking an end to his pain and finding instead a young, curious cat to keep him company.
11. In “The RR,” an unsuccessful journalist gets caught up in the dirty power struggles of the Russian mob and in clumsily navigating an even more dangerous love affair.
12. “No More” is the story of a young, ambitious scientist couple with big plans and bigger egos. When they challenge the balance of nature to a duel, they throw the citizens of Topeka into a dystopian chaos.