In less than an hour, 16-year-old Malin Porter will experience the event that will change her life forever. With her best friend, Eve, in tow, they strut through the lamp-lit streets of a late summer night to arrive at the media-blitzed mainstage of the Toronto International Film Festival. Malin's false bravado falters, but with the help of her friend, she plasters on a headshot ready smile and steps into the spotlight, desperate to impress on her debut big-screen appearance.

"Searching for Spotlights"

by Tara Ross