Rebecca Beluk

Esther is beautiful beneath the surface, in an office where the surface is all that matters. Plus she has brains and about 100 extra pounds. Her nasty, brutish, and tall colleagues (Donna, Caroline, and Erica) make fun of her even as they depend on her knowledge. One day, she excitedly offers to show them a portrait she's had taken by Bud, of "Bud's Glamour Shots," who had spammed the office with an e-mail promising a picture that will reveal her true inner self. Cut to Esther, driving home in tears. That night she sleeps with the portrait near the bed and awakes to discover something extraordinary. When the three harpies see the result, will they book a session with Bud?

A man falls in love with a half-woman/half-phoenix who fell to Earth from the sky.

A man and a woman see a therapist together in a last ditch effort to save their marriage. Their story has wider implications.

In this trio of edgy tales, Eugene spends his energy and inheritance on trying out new ways of having sex; a young brother and sister pop prescription pills as if they were candy; and a grieving father torments a weapon manufacturer's family. This highly suspenseful and provocative set of stories from writer-director Adrian Selkowitz also features Jim Storm, Alec Clawson, Katie Kocis, Drew Watson and Kelly Costa.