"EXPOSURE" could be described as a portrait of a New England neighborhood. The movie contains four storylines that thread together--an old flame moves back into town, a basketball player visits his dysfunctional biological parents, a suburban mother sleepwalks as a way to escape her claustrophobic life, a couple struggles with infertility. Though the characters face different challenges, what they have in common is something many of us share—the difficulty in letting go of past disappointments. In this film, as in life, moving on is hard, going back is impossible, but staying still can kill you.

Jean-Paul Sartre's play "No Exit" is famous for posing the idea that hell is other people, but "Exposure" poses a different idea. Human relationships may cause irritation, anger, anguish, or heartache, but they are the only thing worth living for. We grow stronger or weaker, discover what is best and what is worst about ourselves through our connections with others. Hell is fearing exposure to others. It is a vast and empty loneliness. This film is about life outside of hell.