A story of concentric personal dilemmas and political conflicts, The Heart of the Possible unfolds against the backdrop of a modern Democratic National Convention. Greg Epstein, a white reporter covering the convention, is in a passionate relationship with Melanie Johnson, a black activist. Greg is torn between the aloof role of mainstream journalism and the urgency of activism, while Melanie struggles with the shadows of the nation's racial barriers - and the hidden legacies of her mother's life.

The Heart of the Possible is filled with tensions between courage and compromise, evasion and clarity, risk and refuge. The story pulses with the flow of historical consequences: from the workaday decisions in a newsroom to the intimacy of a bedroom to the floor of a political nominating convention. In this multilayered story, men and women who have learned to cut corners for professional advancement come face to face with the downsides of their caution.

The Heart of the Possible has been made feasible by the resurgence of independent film-making and distribution aided by High Definition digital video technology. This is a feature movie project with a commitment to depicting - and challenging - the personal and political dynamics that allow injustices of the past to exert power over America's present.