Elements of Matter is about a famous actress who has a nervous breakdown during a junket for a new franchise film. She asks a complete stranger (who mistakenly thinks he's rented her family's house), to pretend to be her boyfriend for the holidays and spend it with her eccentric family.

Shifting from one pocket to another, from one man's drama to another, a lowly dollar bill, 'one buck' takes us on an odyssey through the heart of a forgotten town in Louisiana.

A young, disenchanted couple (Ron and Becca) agree to engage in an open relationship with their couple friends (Mindy and Max) in hopes of rekindling their love life, but none of those involved anticipate the jealousy, heartbreak and betrayal that soon follow. Written by lament