A multi-ethnic ensemble drama, the film explores the connections between a Mexican graffiti muralist, an Armenian camera repairman, an African-American blues guitarist and an English pensioner living near the Los Angeles River.
While painting a mural of her trademark Payasa, a sad-faced Lady Clown, she encounters Sal, a mentally challenged homeless man who attempts to make contact with her.
Unable to communicate with Happy, Sal then crosses paths with Avo, a vintage camera repairman living with his wife Allegra on the East Bank of the river.
Having recently lost his wife Ethel, Humphrey spends his days eating lunch by her grave, a few feet from Heidi’s resting place where he sees Allegra.
"Largely dialogue-free, the pic shuns histrionics, instead generating its gathering emotional force via carefully crafted images and sharp editing, though it fails to reap the potential benefits of the decision to tie its yarns together...a strong calling card for debutante Eric Nazarian.”[1] –Variety The genesis of the film came from writer/director Eric Nazarian's childhood when he moved to Los Angeles from the former Soviet Union and raised in a neighborhood near the Los Angeles River.