Ally is new from the UK in an unfamiliar LA high school. Worrying about fitting in, she meets rebellious classmate, Alana Haim. They hit it off immediately but soon things become complicated...

[C'est La Vie- that's life; things happen] Matthew surrounds himself with music. Others need religion, media, sports. Matthew needs music. On a cold November night, he takes his girlfriend to see Haim. It nearly costs him his life. But then he realizes that it actually gave him a new life. But he is yet to find out if that life is actually better or worse.