本片展示了画展开幕式之前一位艺术家的日常及其与他人的关系。生活中的混乱成为了她的灵感源泉。

　　在女孩温蒂（米歇尔·威廉姆斯 Michelle Williams 饰）平凡的人生中，狗狗露西是她最好以及最信任的朋友，那些无法和家长倾诉的苦恼的困惑，温蒂能够很轻易的向露西倾诉。为了赚钱，温蒂决定利用暑假前往阿拉斯加州的一个工厂打工，带着露西，驾驶着一辆破旧的二手车，温蒂上路了。 　　没想到，刚刚来到俄勒冈州，车就报废了，在荒无人烟的小镇上，身无分文的温蒂不仅要为自己找到出路，还要养活露西。无奈之下，温蒂只得干起了偷窃的勾当，毫无经验的她没有悬念的被逮了个正着。在警察局中接受了批评教育后，温蒂惊慌的发现露西不见了，而当她和露西再度相遇时，露西已经有了一个富有的新主人。

His trainer stands below the tree holding a dead mouse by its tail and a clicker. Dimitri is meant to fly to his trainer. He has missed his cue. A perfectly still film crew is waiting for the owl to make his move. The crew has been shooting in these woods all week and has spotted a baby eagle and it’s mother. Dimitri seems to sense the eagle’s presence. The trainer calls the owl with a whistle and clicks his clicker. Dimitri is not listening.