The film opens in Portland, Oregon. The time is the present. "My Life as a Dead Girl" tells the harrowing saga of a young prostitute, exploited first as a foster child and ward of the state, then by a nefarious creature named Jackson, who becomes the pimp of the protagonist named Brittany.
While working the rough streets of Portland, Brittany makes friends with another foster child named Chelsea, and they plan to help Brittany break away from Jackson and recover her hard-earned money that he expropriated. But Chelsea is shot and killed by Jackson. Brittany then impersonates her friend and travels to the coastal town of Steveston, moving in with the long-lost aunt of Chelsea.
For a moment, Brittany is successful with her identity theft scheme, but her new foster parents, Kim and Donnie, soon become suspicious. There is a touching relationship developed between Brittany and her adopted aunt, who genuinely cares for the young woman regardless of her identity.
There are other scenes at school where Brittany comes to the rescue of a mousey nerd named Shannon. Brittany stands up to the student who is bullying Shannon and eventually has the perpetrator expelled from school.
Another connection at Steveston High is a romantic relationship blossoming between Brittany and a brainy student named Zach. A charmer and over-achiever, Zach is successful is getting Brittany to tell the truth about her past. But when he learns that she has worked as a prostitute, he bails on her in the middle of dinner. Later, he feels remorse and tries to make amends. The relationship between Brittany and Zach was one of the best parts of the film because the characters had genuine chemistry and a heartfelt connection.
Aunt Kim and Uncle Donnie have unbounded love to offer Brittany and to provide her with the home she has never had There is a defining moment in the film when Brittany is about to shop-lift a tube of lipstick while shopping with Aunt Kim. A child witnesses the scene and gives Brittany a hate stare. It is as if the child is the symbol of Brittany's own youth and lost innocence. She then returns the lipstick, which is a token gesture of how she is undergoing a life-changing experience that will culminate in her moving past the threshold of a nightmare to experience a real family.
While working the rough streets of Portland, Brittany makes friends with another foster child named Chelsea, and they plan to help Brittany break away from Jackson and recover her hard-earned money that he expropriated. But Chelsea is shot and killed by Jackson. Brittany then impersonates her friend and travels to the coastal town of Steveston, moving in with the long-lost aunt of Chelsea.
For a moment, Brittany is successful with her identity theft scheme, but her new foster parents, Kim and Donnie, soon become suspicious. There is a touching relationship developed between Brittany and her adopted aunt, who genuinely cares for the young woman regardless of her identity.
There are other scenes at school where Brittany comes to the rescue of a mousey nerd named Shannon. Brittany stands up to the student who is bullying Shannon and eventually has the perpetrator expelled from school.
Another connection at Steveston High is a romantic relationship blossoming between Brittany and a brainy student named Zach. A charmer and over-achiever, Zach is successful is getting Brittany to tell the truth about her past. But when he learns that she has worked as a prostitute, he bails on her in the middle of dinner. Later, he feels remorse and tries to make amends. The relationship between Brittany and Zach was one of the best parts of the film because the characters had genuine chemistry and a heartfelt connection.
Aunt Kim and Uncle Donnie have unbounded love to offer Brittany and to provide her with the home she has never had There is a defining moment in the film when Brittany is about to shop-lift a tube of lipstick while shopping with Aunt Kim. A child witnesses the scene and gives Brittany a hate stare. It is as if the child is the symbol of Brittany's own youth and lost innocence. She then returns the lipstick, which is a token gesture of how she is undergoing a life-changing experience that will culminate in her moving past the threshold of a nightmare to experience a real family.