New Mexico, 1985. Brigid Long Night, a young half-Navajo painter, goes to

work as an assistant for the elderly Georgia O'Keeffe. Haunted by the decision

to give up her newborn daughter for adoption, Brigid struggles with the direction

and inertia of her life. With O'Keeffe's encouragement, Brigid develops a

powerful style, incorporating language and wordplay as well as image in her

portrayal of Native American life and her place in it.

Atlanta, 1996. Nancy Diamond, an aspiring playwright, encounters Brigid's work

and begins to understand the hidden truths about her own...