Young Hilnka Guards disrupt a peaceful morning in Bardejov, plastering posters demanding that every Jew in town registers for work. Rafuel Lowy, a rabbi and wine maker meets with the Jewish council to make a plan of action against the Guard's orders, keeping all boys in town in the brewery. After the town's girls are able to sneak in and get boys out, with the rest released the next morning, another order is issued: all girls in the town must present themselves for work in a shoe factory in the East, with no exception. The streets erupt with chaos. After Lowy discovers there is no shoe factory and the girls will be taken to Auschwitz ....

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The Monk And The Gun captures the wonder and disruption as Bhutan becomes one of the world's youngest democracies. Known throughout the world for its extraordinary beauty and its emphasis on Gross National Happiness, the remote Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan was the last nation to connect to the internet and television. And if that weren't enough change, the King announced shortly afterwards that he would cede his power to the people via their vote and a new form of government: Democracy.

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1964. Channel Islands, UK, Agnes, a 24-year-old switchboard operator passes time listening to phone conversations while connecting people. When she receives a distressing call from Shirley who suffers from dementia suggesting a kidnapping, Agnes alerts the police. As more callers share information, Agnes deduces that Harold, a workman, is the kidnapper. She assists the police in tracking him, but the situation becomes complex. Eventually, Martha is found, but Harold contemplates suicide. Drawing from her own experiences, Agnes talks him down, bringing hope to both of them. Her day ends with both Harold and Agnes having new hope for the future.