When the law sides with an oil and gas company and against Nicole’s family, the peaceful life they’ve known for years is shattered. Nicole responds in wild and provocative ways that thrust her into the public news cycle.  She aligns herself  with a group that engages in acts of civil disobedience and participates in a CNN interview that goes off the rails.

• The Old Songs takes place in Queens, N.Y. during the 1950s and 1960s. The members of the extended family you meet have been shaped by The Depression and World War II. In response to these traumatic events they are drawn together into gatherings that are fun-loving, defiant, and raucous.

It's not long before a tragic event occurs, taking two of the main characters from them. Those left behind struggle to maintain the things that keep them bound to each other, and shun contrary attitudes and ideas. But the control they desire is more elusive than they anticipated.