FITTING IN Trailer (2024) Maddie Ziegler, Emily Hampshire

FITTING IN Trailer (2024) Maddie Ziegler, Emily Hampshire

FITTING IN Trailer (2024) Maddie Ziegler, Emily Hampshire, D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai
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"To own who you are is up to you. No one should make you feel ashamed of that…" Elevation Pictures in Canada has debuted the official trailer for an indie coming-of-age comedy titled Fitting In, from filmmaker Molly McGlynn. This first premiered at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival, and also played at the TIFF, Calgary, and Vancouver Film Fests up in Canada this year. A teen girl is diagnosed with a reproductive condition that upends her plans to have a sex life, propelling her to explore unusual methods. Her relationships are also challenged with everyone in her life, but most importantly, herself. A semi-autobiographical feature written and directed by Molly McGlynn (Mary Goes Round), Fitting In stars Maddie Ziegler as Lindy, with Emily Hampshire, Djouliet Amara, D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, and Ki Griffin. This looks fun and authentic, a slightly different sex comedy story about a young woman trying to figure herself out. Have a look below.

Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Molly McGlynn's Fitting In, direct
A joyful, comedic drama, from director Molly McGlynn, Fitting In is a coming-of-age story following 16-year-old Lindy (Ziegler) who is unexpectedly diagnosed with a reproductive condition, MRKH syndrome. The diagnosis upends her plans to have sex, presumptions about womanhood & sexuality, her relationship with her mother, and most importantly, herself. Fitting In is written and directed by Canadian filmmaker Molly McGlynn, director of the film Mary Goes Round previously, and also TV series "Grace and Frankie", "The Big Door Prize", "Grown-ish". Produced by Jennifer Weiss and Liane Cunje; executive produced by Janelle Monae, Mikael Moore, Molly McGlynn, Brenden Brady, Adrian Love, Laurie May, James Huntsman, and Lisa Gutberlet. This first premiered at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival earlier this year. Elevation Pictures will debut McGlynn's Fitting In in Canadian cinemas starting February 3rd, 2024 coming soon. Curious?

Fitting In mines a traumatic, rare reproductive abnormality diagnosis for laughs and tears in director Molly McGlynn’s second feature film, starring Maddie Ziegler as a teen who must confront her new health reality.

With incisive storytelling, pathos, and humour, Fitting In is the semi-autobiographical tale of a teenage girl grappling with a rare health diagnosis.

Molly McGlynn’s follow-up to her acclaimed debut, Mary Goes Round (TIFF ’17), opens with a quote from screenwriter Diablo Cody: “Hell is a teenage girl.” But that descriptor can also work as “Hell is a teenage girl in a gynecologist’s exam.”

Maddie Ziegler stars as Lindy, who has moved into her grandmother’s old house with her single mom Rita (Emily Hampshire) and is in the early days of deciding to have sex with her boyfriend Adam (Reservation Dogs star D’Pharoah Woon-A-Tai).

She is brought to the doctor’s office to get a prescription for birth control. One physical exam later, a cold and unfeeling male gynecologist delivers news that will turn Lindy’s world upside down.

She is diagnosed with the rare reproductive abnormality called Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome, which means she doesn’t have a uterus or cervix and has a shortened vaginal canal.

While other high school kids are competing in sports, dating, having sex, and going to parties, Lindy is spiralling and pushing away all her previous sources of trust and comfort, like Adam, her best friend, and her starring track and field spot.

In its portrayal of Lindy learning how to confront her new health reality, Fitting In tells a story about bodily autonomy with laughter, angst, and authenticity.

KELLY BOUTSALIS

Official Selection, 2023 Toronto International Film Festival

Content advisory: sexual content

As the inaugural Sloan Science on Film Showcase selection, Fitting In tells a coming-of-age story shaped by medical science. Following the September 12 screening, the Sloan Science on Film Showcase will feature a Q&A with writer-director Molly McGlynn and an expert in reproductive health.

Funding for the Science on Film Showcase is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s Public Understanding of Science and Technology program, which supports books, radio, film, television, theatre, and new media to reach a wide, non-specialized audience and to bridge the two cultures of science and the humanities.