Trophy homes threaten the unique character of Nantucket – much like Martha’s Vineyard– where the film is made. Ten, fifteen, even twenty-thousand-square-foot houses are going up around the island. Not only do these mansions stand in stark contrast to traditional cottages, most sit empty for ten months a year, yet are heated year round. When he feels complicit in wrecking the place he calls home, carpenter and MVFF founder Thomas Bena takes off his tool belt and picks up a camera. Bumping up against tired clichés, angry homeowners, and builders who would rather look the other way, he works with his community and attempts to create a new bylaw that would limit house size.