Written and directed by Sara Kern, Moja & Vesna is
centred on a Slovenian immigrant family in the suburbs of Melbourne. When
her mother dies, 10-year-old Moja (Loti Kovacic) attempts to heal her grieving family by helping her
older sister Vesna (Mackenzie Mazur) to deal with her pregnancy.
The film also stars Gregor Bakovic, Flora Feldman and Claudia Karvan.
Moja & Vesna premieres in the US on VOD service Indiepix
on January 19th. A UK/ROI release has yet to be announced.
Check out the trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
Ten-year-old Moja (Loti Kovacic) lives with her grief-stricken Slovenian father, Milos (Gergor Bakovic) and pregnant twenty-year-old sister, Vesna (Mackenzie Mazur) in the outer suburbs of Melbourne. Unable to accept the reality of her mother’s sudden passing, Moja instead focuses on preparing for the baby while Vesna struggles to take responsibility as an expecting parent. Despite the growing strain in their relationship, Moja pushes on, hoping in vain that Vesna will eventually fill the "mother-shaped hole" in her life. It is not until Moja meets and befriends Miranda (Claudia Karvan) and her quirky daughter Danger (Flora Feldman) that she begins to realize that brighter days lay ahead.
