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201952 minPGdocumentary

mySELFie

201952 minPGdocumentary

At 12 years old, Maya lost all her hair due to alopecia areata, leading her to question her self-image and beauty as she navigates adolescence.

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Anne Scheschonk

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At 12 years old, Maya lost all her hair due to alopecia areata, leading her to question her self-image and beauty as she navigates adolescence.

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Anne Scheschonkdirector

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Maya, age 12, faces alopecia areata, a condition that causes her to lose all her hair. As summer arrives, she struggles with her baldness and questions her beauty and how others see her. To cope, she takes selfies like her friends. The documentary mySELFie follows Maya and her friends as they navigate self-perception and the challenges of growing up in a digital age, searching for self-love and acceptance.

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