An obsessed bodybuilder who struggles with personal demons and his family’s lack of belief soon learns that achieving perfection is all he has left.
Hoping to find some measure of acceptance, Howard, a farm boy who feels misunderstood by his rural family, resorts to stealing a cursed old man's wish-granting box. Despite many warnings, he remains blind to his blessings.
Set in 1881, a black minstrel performer grapples with acting on stage after getting a surprise visit from his estranged father.