Alcoholic: Mike Shepherd - Wellsville, OH
Mike, a self-declared alcoholic is almost certain he won't quit drinking, despite the turmoil he puts his family through. A 22 year old native of Wellsville, Ohio, his drinking began as typical youthful experimentation, but has progressed into a debilitating addiction. In this segment, he brings the viewer inside his painful world of substance abuse, and through the cathartic process of sharing his grim lifestyle, he gains insight on the nature of his condition.
Cornerstone: Jorge and Leigh Goyco - Austin, TX
Jorge and his wife, Leigh, create divinely inspired electronica that has captured the attention of the Christian Techno music scene. They are on the verge of being signed by a Christian record label, and recently performed at Cornerstone, an annual Christian music festival. Jorge takes the camera to the show to demonstrate the variety of what he feels is a misunderstood music genre.
Card Thrower: Jon Wedd - Denver, PA
Jon has discovered an unusual mode of self-defense - card throwing. He and his friends get together to hone their skills and ward off small town boredom. They practice techniques on each other's stomachs, drawing blood even, in an effort to demonstrate how an ordinary deck of cards can be used as a powerful defense weapon.
HIV Love Story: Shawn Decker and Mariana - and Brazil
Shawn Decker and Mariana met and became interested in each other on the Internet. Their relationship immediately became more intimate when Shawn encouraged Mariana to visit his homepage, "My Pet Virus". There, she was introduced to an important side of Shawn's life -- that he is living with HIV, a virus that he contracted at the age of eleven. Their feelings for each other transcend both the stereotypes surrounding HIV and the great distance separating them, and they soon fall very much in love. This segment documents their complicated relationship, as Shawn proposes on-line, and then travels to Brazil to personally escort his new fiance back to the States, where they prepare to forge a life together.