Quirky and rebellious April Burns lives with her boyfriend in a low-rent New York City apartment miles away from her emotionally distant family. But when she discovers that her mother has a fatal form of breast cancer, she invites the clan to her place for Thanksgiving. While her father struggles to drive her family into the city, April -- an inexperienced cook -- runs into kitchen trouble and must ask a neighbor for help.
Keywords: apartment-building , breast-cancer , dying-mother , dysfunctional-family , estranged-family , family , grunge , holiday , illness , independent-film , kitchen , neighbor , new-york-city , road-trip , thanksgiving , urban-neighborhood