Sean Shannon

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.

An ex-felon is shocked to see just how much the world has changed when he is released from prison for good behavior after a 15-year stint and returns to his newly gentrified Brooklyn neighborhood.

Eight interconnected stories told over 33 years explore how our planet’s changing climate will affect family, work, faith—and survival.

A young outcast is recruited to join the Rejectors, an anti-fascist gang.

An out of work, fantasy-prone film preservationist finds the only print of a sought-after animated film that a corporate assassin has been sent to destroy.

Two obscure and socially inept cartoonists try to further their faltering careers by winning over the pompous and successful insiders of the New York cartooning scene.

An elderly widow combs the beach in search of treasure and discovers a gold tooth that magically changes her lonely life.