Entitlement

Leaving an unsatisfying job as a teacher, Brooke Orr lands on her feet at the Asher and Carol Jaffee Foundation. Asher, a white, 83-year-old billionaire, is trying to give his life meaning by divesting his fortune in good works to honor the daughter he lost in 9/11. He views Brooke as a confident, young Black woman who’s unafraid to speak up. As his protégé, Brooke is invited along to meetings with the rich and richer. She is also expected to find worthy causes and believes she has found one in a progressive but run-down school for the arts, but its director has no interest in her largesse. As Brooke’s proximity to wealth and privilege grows, so does her sense of entitlement. Soon she alienates her family and oldest friends and tries to buy an apartment with money she doesn’t have.