It's the Golden Age of Hollywood, spotlight on Vera Stark, a headstrong African American maid and aspiring starlet. Veras life is transformed when shes cast in a trailblazing role in a movie starring her boss. Decades later scholars and historians grapple with Veras legacy in Hollywood and the impact race had on her controversial career. This spritely, sly satire is a journey through Veras seventy-year life and a sharp take on race and culture both in the past and today.