Impressed by true experiences of grief, girlhood, and rising up, Jessie Barr’s SOPHIE JONES supplies a stirring portrait of a sixteen-year-old. Surprised by the premature demise of her mom and scuffling with the myriad challenges of teendom, Sophie (performed with placing immediacy by the director’s cousin Jessica Barr) tries every part she will to really feel one thing once more, whereas holding herself collectively, on this delicate, acutely realized, and totally relatable coming-of-age story.
