The raw chill of an early autumn grips this post-industrial city. Eighteen-year-old Maria is still reeling from her father's recent death. She's working at a discount store, trying to save enough money to finally leave home, all while living in a community where young women like her are going missing. Carmen Maria Machado's Mary When You Follow Her captures Maria's breathless, haunted state in a single, unspooling sentence.
Carmen Maria Machado is widely regarded as one of the brightest literary voices today. In 2021, her book, In the Dream House, was banned from high-schools in the south, despite the efforts of courageous educators. The censorship that sparked controversy around Carmen Maria, helped to bring greater attention to her extraordinary work. Mary When You Follow Her tells a non-linear story of Maria, a Dominican-American teenager who is coming of age and faces unrelenting trauma. The story is a visceral, incisive social critique that roots us in Maria’s experiences. With excitement and appreciation, our team is busy at work to develop this story for the cinema.
