The Life of Paula examines a day in the life of a working-class immigrant Latina with a taste for the finer things in life. After getting fired from her job, Paula goes from one awkward interaction into the other in a failed attempt to connect with the people in her life.

When Ollie’s mother is attacked by a monster hiding in the depths of Lake Merritt, he sets out on a mission to find her—discovering instead a hidden network of monster-hunters tasked with protecting Oakland from its own dark underbelly.