Em 2013, o grupo de bombeiros Granite Mountain Hotshots é chamado para controlar um grande incêndio na cidade de Prescott, no Arizona, Estados Unidos. O desastre fica conhecido como Yarnell Hill Wildfire e os bombeiros arriscam suas vidas quando ficam presos numa mudança brusca de vento.

Utilizing the 1920s jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw, the epic Indian tale of exiled prince Ramayana and his bride Sita is mirrored by a spurned woman's contemporary personal life, and light-hearted but knowledgeable discussion of historical background by a trio of Indian shadow puppets.

After discovering the man who raised him is not his biological father, 15-year-old Ian's world is forever changed. His mother refuses to identify his real father, fueling Ian's desire to escape suburbia. His girlfriend urges him to stay and work things out, while his best friend continues to lead him down a violent path. The duo sell drugs to make money – until their dealer offers an easier, deadlier way to get rich quick.