Septiņpadsmitgadīgā Keitija Praisa sirgst ar retu ģenētisku slimību, kas izpaužas kā dzīvībai bīstama jutība pret saules gaismu. Augu dienu viņa pavada mājās un tikai ar tumsas iestāšanos drīkst droši iziet laukā. Kādu vakaru piepildās Keitijas karstākā vēlēšanās - puisis, kuru viņa gadiem vērojusi pa savas istabas logu, uzaicina viņu uz randiņu. Abu attiecībām kļūstot ciešākām, Keitijai kļūst arvien grūtāk sadzīvot ar slimības noteiktajiem ierobežojumiem un ilgām pēc visparastākajiem dzīves priekiem.

Sensitive study of a headstrong high school football star who dreams of getting out of his small Western Pennsylvania steel town with a football scholarship. His equally ambitious coach aims at a college position, resulting in a clash which could crush the player's dreams.

African-American student Malik is on a track scholarship; academics are not his strong suit, and he goes in thinking that his athletic abilities will earn him a free ride through college. Fudge, a "professional student" who has been at Columbus for six years so far, becomes friendly with Malik and challenges his views about race and politics in America.

Set mainly in present day Dallas, Texas and Port-au-Prince, Haiti, this film features three main characters at three different stages of the same process. Supported by a nonprofit, these extremely tall teenagers come to the United States from Haiti using basketball as means to get an education and help their own country change.