For years her songs brought fame to other people. Then she found her own voice. An aspiring singer struggling in New York City in the early 1960s finds success at the famed Brill Building when she puts her talents towards writing for others. Over the course of fifteen years, through life’s ups and downs, pains and triumphs, and countless songs, she’ll learn to step out of the shadows and achieve her own dreams. A captivating Illeana Douglas stars in writer-director Allison Anders’ lyrical drama alongside stellar supporting turns from John Turturro, Eric Stoltz, Matt Dillon, and more. The soundtrack, made up of period appropriate sound-alikes, features new tunes written by Elvis Costello, Burt Bacharach, Carol Bayer Sager, Los Lobos, Lesley Gore, Dinosaur Jr.’s J. Mascis, and more.
