In India, Smita is an untouchable. She dreams of giving her young daughter an education and will go to any length to make that happen, including leaving behind all she knows in search of a better future.
　　In Sicily, Giulia works in her father’s wig work, the last of its kind in Palermo. When her father is the victim of a serious aident, she disvers that her family’s livelihood is at stake.
　　In Canada, Sarah is a twice-divorced mother of three children and a suessful lawyer whose identity is wrapped up in her work. Just as she expects the motion she’s been working her entire career for, she learns she has breast cancer.
　　The Braid is a vibrant and singular reminder of what nnects us all – across borders, across languages, across cultures.