When a yard sale search for old records yields a box of 16mm film and studio recordings from 1973, a modern-day university student (Jordan Shipman) uncovers the tragically true story of a nine-member band that left the world when it was still in its prime. After one remarkable week in the recording studio, the members of Novem lost their lives in a terrible accident. But through the music they left behind, their collective spirit lives on.