A tragicomic odyssey, beginning in Los Angeles and ending in the far country of Santa Rosa. When Uncle Rob's fifteen year-old niece visits from Los Angeles, she is smitten with Santa Rosa, Uncle Rob, his partner James, and Mumsy, James's old mama. She decides to stay and pursue her dreams of becoming a star. Down the street, neighbor Mike Ford has dreams of his own. He believes this family would make a great reality show and be his ticket out of Safeway, where he works at the deli counter. Soon, Mike's desperate attempt to connect with this family and seeing Mumsy's dreams and memory nearing the end of the road remind the niece of the frailty of life and her own youth.