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An internet sensation who goes by the name Kutiman is an experimental composer living in Israel who creates video mash ups from clips he finds on YouTube. He discovers Samantha Montgomery, a soulful singer in New Orleans, who cares for the elderly by day and becomes her alter ego—Princess Shaw—by night, performing at open mics and uploading her songs to the internet in hopes of being discovered. A star is born in this crowd-pleasing documentary, which also examines loneliness, anonymity and connectivity in the Internet age, where showbiz dreams remain but a mouse-click away for the lucky and talented few.

“Astounding and thoroughly inspirational.” Variety

“A real-life Cinderella story!” The Hollywood Reporter

“An essential tale for the digital age.” Indiewire

In collaboration with Repair the World and the Young Adult Division of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh.