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Set in a land under attack by a swath of darkness filled with creatures that feast on human flesh, a young woman discovers she has a dormant power that could be a key to turning the tide and is taken to be trained by her country’s magical elite.

Inspired by true experiences of grief, girlhood, and growing up, Jessie Barr’s Sophie Jones provides a stirring portrait of a sixteen year old. Stunned by the untimely death of her mother and struggling with the myriad challenges of teendom, Sophie (played with striking immediacy by the director’s cousin Jessica Barr) tries everything she can to feel something again, while holding herself together, in this sensitive, acutely realized, and utterly relatable coming-of-age story.