Katherine Allentuck

In this era of digital communication, 16-year-old Madeleine and her four eclectic friends are negotiating the emotional turbulence of teenage life in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts by creating and posting YouTube video diaries. The diaries are a microscopic look into the contemporary landscape of adolescence; sexual confusion, dubious antics, and existential angst. Mad is the center of her single mother, Iris' struggle to parent and produce a living, as a visual artist. This pursuit often includes Mad and her friends' participation in the creation of Iris' edgy paintings. Iris is the eccentric, breezy mom every kid wants. Mad's reality is shattered when she discovers that Iris has a serious illness. Forced into adulthood, Mad grapples with these harsh circumstances as her friends rally around her. They accompany Mad on her journey, inspired by the links she uncovers to her mother's surprising past.

１９４２年の夏、戦火を逃れてニューイングランド沖合いの美しい島にやって来たハーミーとその家族。１５歳のハーミーには、オシーとベンジーという同い年の友人ができたが、思春期の彼らの興味はもっぱら女の子のことだった。だが、ハーミーは小高い丘の家に住む美しい人妻ドロシーの虜となる。彼女と知り合った事でハーミーの夏は楽しい日々と化すが、夏に終わりが来るように、彼とドロシーの関係にも終わりを告げる時が訪れた……。