Inspired by the diaries left by Miao-jin QIU (1969–1995), Taiwan’s most renowned lesbian writer, the story begins with twenty-four hours in the life of Mai, a young expatriate writer. She shuts herself in her apartment while writing the last chapter of her novel Last Words.
The story of the modern Los Angeles film industry as a series of monologues. The monologues are delivered by various characters, including a writer, a director, a producer, an actress, and a soccer mom.
Two brothers from southwest Detroit struggle to improve their lives. Unable to afford college and faced with expulsion - and meanwhile supporting his mother - Jason turns to stripping which turns to prostitution, posing a huge dilemma since he has just begun the first true love relationship of his life.