Seeking solitude after a personal tragedy upends his world, American born artist Chris, travels to his mothers homeland Jamaica, in a bid to find peace. He expects to spend his time painting in solitude, coming to terms with his loss and fractured relationship with his father. but instead he discovers a new extended and complicated "family", with their own startling stories including a love triangle. The people he meets helps him heal, even as he supports them in unexpected ways through his art.