Set in 1928, a nervous and naive Michael Phillips is brought by his father to participate in the patrilineal family tradition and rite of passage. He struggles to understand his place, as he navigates terrifying expectations.
Disguised with a fake mustache, Nora is the first woman to attend the Royal Academy of the Arts in London in 1894. Her ruse is upended when the Academy admits its first official female student, insufferable heiress Margueritte Durand.