A teenage girl eagerly anticipates a long-awaited summer vacation until she discovers her best friend's plan to end his life while she's away.

A young man moves in with his mother, a retired entomologist, to assist her battle with dementia. His stay quickly descends into a nightmare as his mother's aggression and strange behavior gives light to something more insidious at play.

Captain K9 tells the story of Elizabeth Blue and her imaginary superhero show Captain K-9. Elizabeth's mother is the manager at a local public access station, where Elizabeth and her brother Benji spend their time after school and occupy themselves by making a show in an unused part of the station starring Zachary, Elizabeth's dog. When Elizabeth's best friend, Jessica, experiences changes in her homelife, she withdraws. Elizabeth, unable to understand the issues Jessica is having, interprets them as villainous, and reflects that in her show.

Long Night in a Dead City is a dark coming of age tale written by celebrated playwright Lenny Schwartz and directed by award-winning filmmaker Richard Griffin.