Praise the Rot

Under the rot of tyranny, we are all faced with uncomfortable truths as political institutions crumble that once stood firm. Under this detritus, two disparate lives navigate a fateful evening that will test their political will and affections. Gary, a downtrodden adjunct history professor, wanted to grade papers when Alise, an idealistic student of his, throws them both into a moral quandary that threatens to establish society on a set of new terrifying organizing principles.