Two filmmakers searching for the perfect documentary subject stumble across a story that even they don't want to believe.

A happy child is sent to a harsh institution for orphans where the headmaster dislikes her, but her hopes for a customary Christmas treat spark magic.

Amid swirling, salacious rumors, Marilyn Monroe schedules a "tell-all" press conference. She's found new purpose after meetings with President Kennedy and Fox Studios mogul Darryl Zanuck. Powerful conspirators, however, want her silenced.