As the film begins (in 2001), Savannah travels to San Francisco in the apartment of her brother and sister-in-law. Albert (Laura Dern) has developed a number of telephone relationships with celebrities such as Courtney Love , Dennis Cooper, Gus Van Sant et al. Dern is-wonderful at capturing Laura’s almost erotic emotion. The real Albert was not involved in this project and has his own words, truly fascinating transactions take place in plain sight.