ShiriPEshel_MARIA h

Shiri Eshel

Maria is an 18-year-old poet, daughter of Mexican immigrants from the Bronx NY. Maria’s life was never easy; her family moved between housing and shelters and never really had hope for a better future. When Maria started high school she experienced depression and social isolation. Luckily she started writing poems. The movie opens the door to the world of a young woman who, against all odds, keeps the faith with only her poems to keep her from falling. The images from Maria's present life in college and with her parents, weaved with her past in the form of artistic storytelling.