On the eve of her first solo show, Ava is feeling defiant. The art gallery acolytes have insisted on writing “explanations” of her paintings for an accompanying catalog, but what do they know of her brother, Demetri, whose face echoes across every canvas? After all, Ava and Demetri have only ever had each other. Demetri encouraged Ava’s raw talent as a painter, while Ava pushed Demetri to pursue filmmaking. But the codependency that once sustained them soon threatens to be their undoing. Betrayals mount but what ultimately and irreversibly tips the scales won’t be found on canvas or film. Because now, at 31, Demetri is dying. Vaulting between childhood and the days leading up to Demetri’s death, here is a searing portrait of two remarkable siblings reckoning with the limits of loyalty.