After graduating from film school, Aura returns to New York to live with her photographer mother, Siri, and her sister, Nadine, who has just finished high school. Aura is directionless and wonders where to go next in her career and her life. She takes a job in a restaurant and tries unsuccessfully to develop relationships with men, including Keith, a chef where she works, and cult Internet star Jed.

Lena Dunham
as Aura

Laurie Simmons
as Siri

Cyrus Dunham
as Nadine

Rachel Howe
as Candice

Merritt Wever
as Frankie

Amy Seimetz
as Ashlynn

Alex Karpovsky
as Jed

Jemima Kirke
as Charlotte

Garland Hunter
as Noelle

Isen Ritchie
as Jacob