Malibu Fae is a day in the life of Malibu teenage girls. This day is a mix of myth and reality in the culture and rituals of girlhood. Place, nostalgia, and symbol frame the psychology of girls coming-of-age in the midst of oppressive patriarchal forces. Their brooding metamorphosis should not be confused with contemplative malaise but forebode a supernatural force come to wreak havoc.