Director's Cut

At twenty-nine, Valeria Sullivan has an Oscar, a directorial debut, and a hard-earned PhD, and she steps away from Hollywood to teach as a guest professor at USC. Her brilliant co-professor, Maeve Arko, makes no secret…

At twenty-nine, Valeria Sullivan has an Oscar, a directorial debut, and a hard-earned PhD, and she steps away from Hollywood to teach as a guest professor at USC. Her brilliant co-professor, Maeve Arko, makes no secret of her contempt for the movie star in her classroom. As Val throws herself into teaching, their battle of wits turns into something warmer and much more charged. Then Hollywood…