In 1905, Eva Renaldi is giving birth to her first child on a steamer bound for America. Her anger and fear are fueled by the filth, stench, and noise of their overcrowded steerage cabin. Gasping between labor pains, she curses the naive enthusiasm of her husband. Men were all too eager to risk everything for an elusive 'better life, ' but Eva knew through bitter experience that it was usually women who had to pay the price.

Low-budget sci-fi drama following a couple who are grieving after the loss of their child. Rich Hadley (Jonathon Lamer) and his wife Jamie (Theresa Layne) are distraught after the death of their son. One night while Rich is out walking their dog he encounters a group of people who he later discovers are soul collectors - collecting the souls of their deceased loved ones and releasing them into heaven through vortexes. With this in mind, Rich becomes obsessed with the idea of finding his son and seeing him one last time before he lets go.