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Ambition, love, joy, and pain are all on show over Zoom, as people from various walks of life call each other to air their grievances and say what's on their minds. Much of life is online now, but how much are we truly listening to one another? Each episode will tell a different story from a different perspective.

Follows a poet's stroll through the gardens of the East Village and city streets on a summer's day. Through image and word, you can tag along. Questions abound, but answers are scarce. Still, the quest continues until the very end when an answer materializes.

The year is 2020. Mariposa practices social distancing in her apartment. All the while she longs for human interaction, stares at her phone, and calls friends, reliving the same conversations over and over. As she remarks "It's like we're each on individual little boats and we're all stranded at sea."

A collection of intertwined monologues from the point of view of multiple characters performed by one actor. Issues explored include art, insanity, philosophy, and the demons of the past. Learn to dance with the dreadful.

People and ideas mingle in Old Hearts Cafe. Feed yourself with poetry and intellectualism...or just try the scones.

The patient in Room Nine, Wolfgang, is exhibiting signs of a complete loss of connection to reality. He believes he is a clown ascended from a Jack in the Box. He shows violent tendencies. A doctor is determined to help him. But after Wolfgang breaks free, will she be able to find him? And who is safe from his maelstrom of madness?

Markus, the dishwasher in Old Hearts Cafe, makes a short film about the evils of technology.

Jasmine dances by herself in an empty warehouse. She thinks she is alone. But someone is watching her. And that someone wants her to keep dancing, no matter what. Jasmine feels herself getting trapped by a doll named Chatter, but is it all in her mind?

A cynical middle-aged man and a group of young adults battle zombies and clashing egos in a dying world. During their fight to survive, they inadvertently learn about loneliness and relationships, and eventually discover the bravery, cowardice, darkness, and rage within themselves.

Kromz Homes explains a dream he had while simultaneously living it.

Markus Montage finds himself quarantined at home with no one to connect with other than himself. He finds himself reliving each day, trapped within his own thoughts and over analyzing his existence. Eventually he hopes to return to work at Old Hearts Cafe, but for now he just has his inner monologue, dreams, and reads "Leaves of Grass."

Markus Montage, the dishwasher who works at Old Hearts Cafe, explains how he knows his true calling is to be an artist. He knows he is an artist because he drinks coffee black, has a blog, and knows a lot about cameras. As he talks, he realizes he is drowning in his own memories.

Whitney, a stand-up comic, is accused of stealing jokes because she's afraid she's not good enough on her own. She is confronted about this while getting some scary news about her family, which challenges her to make a hard decision. Whitney gets confronted by her ex-girlfriend and fellow comedian Autumn for stealing jokes from her set. Whitney's new girlfriend Alisha intervenes, but then Whitney gets news from her father that her brother Bill has gotten in trouble with the law for robbery. Will Whitney come home and put her comedy career on hold?

Chad is clearly "the creative" in his business partnership with Nancy. They have made quite a stir with their unique new app design. Drennan and Taylor, an important firm, is considering investing in their company. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for Chad and Nancy, and their best hope for realizing their dream of six-figures. But Chad has certain personal issues Nancy believes might sabotage their prospects and are better left hidden from sight. She won't allow Chad to talk in their meetings. In her mind, the risk is just too high. What neither of them know is that Drennan, of Drennan and Taylor, also has something she has been hiding. And she is willing to reveal what that is, but only in a meeting with Chad, alone. Now, their entire future success rests on the outcome of that meeting.

"The Virus Hits Home" in more ways than one. Not only is this nuclear family of mother, father, and daughter sheltering in place because of COVID-19, they are also locked in a toxic struggle and ready to explode. Rebecca is back from college for the semester and has confined herself to her room to avoid her mother. Debra is unhappily downstairs, resenting a daughter she has little in common with and a husband who has little in common with her. Frank is ensconced in his business lair in the basement, staying in touch with his sales force more closely than with his wife and daughter. This is a family stretched to the breaking point. The outcome is one that none of them saw coming.

Markus Montage continues to attempt to uncover hidden truths in his filmmaking. He also discovers yet more insights into who he was meant to be. The frequent customer Ricko admires Markus as an artist. And Old Hearts Cafe remains the home of free thought. And free wi-fi.

It's a wonderful thing to be in love. And Angie is in love...helplessly in love....but with the wrong guy, and it's taking its toll on her. Adam is breaking her heart. That trust you expect in an intimate relationship is being shattered by his gas-lighting and lies. Angie confronts Adam with her fears and confesses to doing some outrageous things to recapture his love and attention. But Adam isn't moved, nor letting up on his destructive path, which includes inappropriate flirting with Angie's best friend, Eliza. Angie would be totally emotionally spiraling out of control, but for Eliza's friendship and help. Eliza wants Angie to clearly see what Adam is doing. What results is an unexpected and shocking wake-up call for both Angie and Adam.

Sidney and Juliette are taking opposite paths toward getting older. Sidney welcomes his solitude and focuses on an ever-diminishing future. His sister, Juliette, on the other hand, is tired of the routine of her present-day life and wants to move on to greet whatever adventures may lie ahead. Sidney's plans are to hunker down in his apartment in Manhattan; Juliette wants to leave hers in Connecticut and relocate to the Southwest. Their brother-in-law, Ralph, sees a middle path, one that could benefit both. He offers them an opportunity that might just prove to be a second chance.

Martin has been unhappy his entire life and thought there was just no way out of his misery. But now, because of the rare blessings of an organization called "The Institute for DNA Closure," and Eugenia, their expert examiner, he has finally "found himself." He can't contain his excitement, and is moving at a fast and furious pace into his plans for a new life...one far away from the lies he's endured from generations of his ancestors. At least those who he thought were his ancestors. His beloved granddaughter, Remy, is devastated. "Poppaloo," as she calls him, and her older brother, Randall, are the only family she has since her parents' divorce. Why would Poppaloo leave so suddenly and without a word? Everyone's mind is in a swirl, as they react to personal memories from fear, mixed with betrayal and doubt, to all the many good times they have had together. How will it all end? Only Remy has the answer?

Arlene teaches an online class on how to take photos of animals dressed as people, while also coming up with funny names like Tailor Swift and Paw McCartney. However, she isn't happy. Her true desire is to take photos of wine glasses dressed as people. It turns out one of her students, Liz, also has her sights set elsewhere. Liz wants to take photos of glass jam jars dressed as people. Her father Jim, however, is devastated, as he dedicated his life to animals and he expects his daughter to do the same. Later, Arlene confesses to her friend Irma her true intentions, but Irma also has dreams of her own. Irma has plans to start a photography business that shows off sexy stemware with names like Diana Rosè and The Supremes. Whose dreams will flourish? And whose will have to be put on "paws"?

Meet our furry announcer, Bob Cat, with the elegant Lana, our host, featuring Freyja, the Stunt Cat, and many others, including our PURRRR-fect Santa CLAWS in our Festival of Felines. In this season of takeout, join us for outtakes of all seven of our Zoom Shorts with Lana's Most Memorable Moments in a Zoom Short...for a CAT. Whether or not you've been naughty or nice, join us for our holiday special featuring cats and mice.

Steve refuses to let age or inexperience quench his enthusiasm as he embarks on a new career as a stand-up comic. He practices at home, honing his craft, and decides to enlist the help of a friend, Roweena, who is a successful, established stand-up. He asks for her honest opinion about the merits of his material. Will she feel free to express how she truly feels, or will she be forced to wear a dutiful smile frozen on her face? Does Steve have what it takes to actually soar or will he crash and burn? Roweena has some ideas about how to approach this delicate subject, but then Steve pulls out a surprise secret weapon from up his sleeve that changes everything.

Three Grumpy Guys chew the fat around the potbellied stove of zoom. Hunter (Grumpy Guy #1) reviews his life from his salad days to the sunset years, from unbridled passion to forgotten passwords, of going from getting it up to not being able to get up. Val (Grumpy Guy #2) recounts the threats to his health, not having the old fire in the belly, no longer liking the cold, and feeling just plain tuckered out. Life has become a one-way street to a dead end. Charlie (Grumpy Guy #3) hears their pain, but he has journeyed on-first to Pilates and now to Shibari. No longer feeling tied up like how the other two are, he offers a new take on the age-old dilemma of growing old.

Sofia and Daniel are the perfect couple. Both are budding professional photographers, living their dream in blissful success, loving it, and loving each other even more. They see life through that very special artist's lens, where reality melts with fantasy, and anything is possible. When an unexpected twist of fate threatens to blast a hole in their happy, secure relationship, both are challenged to the core. Separated physically due to work by an ocean, they are also oceans away emotionally about the solution to their problem. Some choices are life changing and this is one. There's no turning back the clock. And what remains after the dust has cleared is the test of true love.