Gail Neighbors is the hardworking single mother of two sons. Mason, the older, grew up without knowing his feckless father. Tyler sings in the church choir and enjoys a close relationship with
his father, who left Gail a few years ago but spends plenty of time at the house. Creatures Here Below renders with richness and care the realities of a makeshift family struggling to stay
together as life wears away at their bonds of blood and love.