Ben Harris is a talented news photographer whose job puts him where the action is - a job that's costing him his marrage and his family. At the request of the FBI, Harris goes in with a television news crew to cover an infamous right-wing extremist who is holding a family hostage.. "Frames per Second is the story of Ben Harris, a flawed but good man trying to make the best of a bad situation. Trying to uncover the truth of his friend's death, trying to keep his family together, trying to reconcile with the new man in their lives - and, ultimately, fighting desperately simply to keep them alive.