The humble fable of an immortal jellyfish and a curious shut-in, and the lessons they learn from one another.

A struggling actor's life is turned upside down when his estranged mother appears on his doorstep with a terminal illness.

A former Russian soap opera star, who didn't find the Hollywood dream to be all it's cracked up to be, now runs various scams to survive the LA hustle. When Fate intervenes, she is brought together with a gay theater nerd from the Midwest, and the two form an unlikely bond that turns into a prosperous partnership, changing both of their lives.