| Director | Rose Troche |
|---|---|
| Genre | LGBT-related film, comedy drama, drama film, romantic comedy |
| Runtime | 87 min |
| Country | United States |
| Budget | $15,000 |
| Box office | $2.5 million |
Max is a young lesbian college student in Chicago who has gone ten months without having sex. She and her roommate and college professor Kia are in a coffee shop when they run into Ely, a hippieish woman with long braided hair, whom Max initially dismisses. Max and Ely end up going to a film together, and afterward return to Ely's place, where, after some flirtatious conversation, they kiss. They are interrupted by a phone call from Ely's partner Kate, with whom Ely has been in a long-distance relationship for more than two years, which puts a bit of a damper on things.
Ely decides to cut her hair into a very short butch style. At a bookstore, she meets Max, who barely recognizes her.
Kia's girlfriend Evy returns to her family's home to find her ex-husband Junior there and be confronted by her mother, who tells her that Junior told her he spotted Evy at a gay bar. Evy's mother throws her out, and Evy flees to Kia's place, where Max invites her to live with them.
Ely and her roommate Daria throw a dinner party and, after a spirited game of I Never, Max and Ely reconnect. After making plans to go out again, they kiss. Over the course of several phone conversations, Ely reveals that she's "sort of broken up" with Kate. They meet for a second date, but they don't make it out of the apartment; Max ends up trimming Ely's fingernails, which turns into foreplay before they have sex. Intercut with the closing credits are shots and short scenes of Max and Ely's burgeoning relationship.