In a laboratory perched in the mountains, two neurologists are engaged in a bitter rivalry. Haunted by figures and events from their past, both men experiment on live songbirds in pursuit of divergent aims; one to locate the source of memory, the other to study speech patterns in humans by manipulating a bird’s ability to sing. When a young female assistant arrives and takes issue with their methods, their competition escalates as they vie for her romantic attention while defending their research. However, unlike their feathered captive, she refuses to be caged.

Rich in moral conflict and sense of place, Cages is a story of love and loss, our stewardship of the wild, and the power of memory to create or erase human reality.