Animal is the story of Brigham an Iraqi vet that has been dishonorably discharged for cowardice. Suffering from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, he decides to take his own life. At this moment of his suicide he is visited by the ghost of an Iraqi woman, for whom Brigham witnessed her death. She challenges him to wander the desert to prove his courage. Along the way he faces his past and finds the courage to be the person that he needs to become.