Starring Maja

Running time: 94 mins

Everyone wants to be seen, everyone wants to be noticed.

Finding the perfect balance of comedy and drama, Teresa Fabik?s Starring Maja inspires with a poignant, coming-of-age tale that examines our hopes and fears, about discovering ourselves and about following our dreams.

Meet Maja, an 18-year-old girl from a small town in Sweden. She dreams of becoming an actress and getting the world to see her for the beautiful person she is. But it?s difficult to get anyone to look past her portly physique, her awkward social skills, or her clumsiness. Along comes Erica, a struggling documentary filmmaker, who sees an opportunity to create some comedy and make some money by recording Maja?s daily antics. As time passes, Maja?s warm-hearted enthusiasm wins Erica over and has her questioning her motives. Maja?s journey is riddled with comedy and sadness as she struggles to find the self-esteem and courage to live her dream?on her own terms.

? Heather Nacht