Viola's success in her career feels like a bulletproof vest. In her glass office, she develops marketing strategies for stuffed animals and watches her assistant answer the phone for her. The evenings tell a different story. There, Viola stands by the window of her loft apartment, ironing her way into a mental void. Away from the years spent at home. Away from the time with Yannick, whom she loved as bravely as she could. When her mother falls ill and slips into a coma, Viola loses the weapon that had protected her: control. The train journeys between her childhood home and her current residence, between then and now, take her to unexpected places. Back into a life she no longer anticipated. "What It Is" tells the story of a time of inner transformation - in powerful images and a language that doesn’t say a word too many.