Nutshells

An outdoors orientation contest turns into a journey to the participants' self and conscience.

A policeman's son searches for a suitable subject for an essay about an important person.

The children of Iowa farmers find love, with mixed results, at the state fair.

Angela has a big revelation to make and will have to accept life's compromises.

A young woman returns to her hometown for a brief stay, a journey that will lead her to confront her past. The homecoming becomes an opportunity to...

A young aspiring actress has an argument with her father on the phone just before recording a self-tape. Later, as she begins to perform her part,...

Newspaper columnist Mr. Inquisitive telephones readers to ask, "What would you like to do?", with the chosen responses being eligible for a prize....

The path of a street fighter and a dancer on skates, who are in love, is paved by friendship, grit and hope.

Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a...

A poor otter family risks everything for the chance to win the cash prize of a talent contest for Christmas.

A young autistic woman runs away from her caregiver in order to boldly go and deliver her 500-page Star Trek script to a writing competition in...

Liza Lee, fast-talking press agent for Al Jarvis, persuades Jarvis to stage a Musical Mystery Contest, with a $5000 prize to the person who can first...