A film about solitude and the good that might arise from it. Sometimes we find ourselves with our back to the wall and we have to get by with what we have in order to keep from slipping backward and, with a bit of luck, regain lost ground. Sometimes our past comes to our aid, with its baggage of behavior and meanings disseminated over time. When that happens, the Gathering Man might come back to visit us and walk by our side to the next camp.