2008 Student Academy Award Winning film about a young immigrant who has given up on the future is forced to face his sister's renewed hope.

The story of Danny and Lily, a brother and sister who emigrated from China to the vibrant backdrop of the Florida Panhandle. In desperation the two have been forced to turn to prostitution to pay their debts. Night after night, Danny watches in agony as men pay to sleep with his teenage sister.

As the day-to-day realities of their life begin to push the siblings apart, Lily holds onto hope. When she accuses her brother of giving up on their future, Danny, still despairing, dismisses her dreams as naïve and impossible. Deeply hurt, Lily buries her hopes forever. At his lowest, Danny is forced to face the realities of his lost dreams or risk losing his sister forever.