A young girl, Joanna, is ostracized from kids at school. Lonely, she retreats into the books of HP Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe. Her imagination then comes to life, when Joanna builds herself a robot friend from the odds and ends in her father's garage. Instantly popular, she learns that even those you love the most can turn their backs. This gothic and stylized film explores the desire for love and acceptance we all share.
Dalila Bela
Joanna
Fred Ewanuick
Phil
Katelyn Mager
Sofia
Emilia Hodson
Aileen
Sebastian Pateman
Chauncey
Angus Newsmith
Adam
Alisha Newton
Susie
Dawson Dunbar
Everett
S. Siobhan McCarthy
Clown
A young girl, Joanna, is ostracized from kids at school. Lonely, she retreats into the books of HP Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe. Her imagination then comes to life, when Joanna builds herself a robot friend from the odds and ends in her father's garage. Instantly popular, she learns that even those you love the most can turn their backs. This gothic and stylized film explores the desire for love and acceptance we all share.
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