This documentary introduces the inner worlds of diverse characters as they face their own parallel identities. Ten self-portraits structure the film, presented in the opening credits as: Name / Parallel Identity.

Christina Cha is coming to terms with the looming presence of her aunt, Theresa Hak Kyung Cha. Her rape and murder sent a nuclear blast through the family, with the young niece only being 10. Jason Brinkerhoff reveals how his mother leaving him at the age of seven has him look for picture stand-ins in going through strangers' old photographs. Family Romance LLC's star Ishii Yuichi is featured, expressing himself on the natures of reality, replaceability, and mortality. Another Japanese storyline features a monk introducing a robotic deity incarnating Lord Kannon as an AI. Traveling further to India, the audience encounters a Doctor who dresses up as Charlie Chaplin, worships him and sets up a festival for Chaplin's birthday every year. His aim is to heal his patients through laughter. The film's themes interweave as they take us around the world, from the USA around Asia to Switzerland, where a factory turns human ashes into diamonds.

Through a collection of vignettes, the audience enters the inner worlds of the characters as they grapple with their alternate identities. The film's structure follows the idea of the 10 self-portraits, introduced by Jason Brinkerhoff. A poem is introduced by writer Christina Cha, coming to terms with the looming presence of her beloved artist aunt who was tragically murdered in 1982. Another story documents outsider artist Jason Brinkerhoff, as he is diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and begins receiving spiritual visions. As we travel from the United States to India, Japan and Switzerland, we encounter, among other figures, a Buddhist monk who worships a robot god, a factory that turns human ashes into diamonds, and a doctor who becomes Charlie Chaplin in order to heal his patients through laughter.