Spencer Bruttig

The Southern Sea Otter was historically abundant along the California coastline until intense hunting pressures reduced their numbers to near-extinction levels. But now the otters are coming back, and with them they bring the potential for drastic change to the modern-day economics and ecology of the Santa Barbara Channel.

A young boy, determined to solve the riddle of death, approaches his decaying grandad for answers.

Home for the holidays, Adam longs for the magic of his childhood. Amid the chaos of the annual Foxhall Village Christmas party, he dodges relatives, evades the political turmoil, and-surprise!-falls for his childhood friend.

Two young East Village stand-up comedians juggle rising career ambitions while struggling to preserve their friendship.