Storyline

The focus of this film rests on Avery Klein-Cloud, a teenage African-American girl living in Brooklyn, N.Y., with her Caucasian Jewish lesbian mothers and two brothers who are also of other races. When Avery decides to contact her birth mother, this development triggers a major identity crisis for the college-bound teen, leading to troubling behavior that threatens her promising academic career and her relationship with her adoptive family. Can Avery reconcile her roots with her everyday life?

Plot Keywords

teen girl, mother, lesbian, brother, brooding, emotional, brooklyn, n.y., household, adoption, identity crisis, teen angst, mother/daughter relationship, sexual identity, coming of age, discovery, love, growing up, 2000s

Short Review

Part coming-of-age story and part psychological exploration.

Trailer

Streaming Service

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