During the 1980s the US is hit by a wave of nuclear attacks, and after the fallout those who remain pretend like everything is normal even though they are all experiencing radiation poisoning. A young girl named Mayday tries to make contact on a series of ham radios with her father who is in space on a shuttle mission.
As a lonely middle-schooler experiences the trauma of getting her period for the first time, she discovers her body isn’t the only thing betraying her. "The Girl" explores the feelings of shame, secrecy, longing, confusion, grief, betrayal and anger that are so central to adolescence.
