A Decameron-esque tale of the human condition, "Through the Plexi-Glass: The Last Days of the San Jose" tells the story of a real estate deal's unexpected detour in the late nineties, one that ultimately sparked the gentrification of Austin’s hippest neighborhood. Through the lens of the camera that Liz Lambert carried by her side as the new owner of a run-down motel, we step into the universe of a drug-laden, often-dangerous place, impossibly full of heart, hope and humor. The film casts a light on human relationships, underlying gentrification and urban renewal, and lives inside layers of knotty, unanswerable questions, all of which are more poignant and pressing than ever today.