All Gone Awry

March 11 2011. A cataclysmic earthquake in Japan-a tsunami headed straight for the coast of California. With deep psychological fault lines of his own Dr. Alex Arai has no idea of the personal upheaval ahead. Before long the respected art history professor will become a graffiti vandal. Alex is mired in life-long conflict with his father Kazuo Arai. A narcissistic sculptor Kaz is best known for his memorials to Japanese Americans interned in U.S. concentration camps during World War II. Over the years he has ridiculed Alexs personal art while exploiting his sons scholarly articles to further his own career.Through an acquaintance in an over-the-hill basketball league Alex is introduced to the world of graffiti. After learning how to wield a spray can he embarks on a dangerous campaign as a graffiti artist a journey that takes him to NYC DC and LA. The discovery of his tags leads to wild speculation as to the vandals identity and motivation. In the resulting chaos Alex faces grave legal jeopardy loss of career community scorn and a threatened relationship with his longtime partner. From a desperate place of fragmentation he must somehow forge a cohesive new self.