Little Girl (2020) is a captivating documentary offering an intimate and touching journey into the world of seven-year-old Sasha. Sasha is a young child living as a girl, yet this innocent quest for identity requires her to confront the prejudices and challenges of the society around her. Director Sébastien Lifshitz delicately captures, with the pure sensitivity of childhood, the support, love, and sometimes anxious attitudes of Sasha’s family and close circle. The film powerfully highlights how gender identity takes shape at an early age and emphasizes that acceptance and love are among life’s most fundamental needs. Little Girl is a unique narrative revealing one of the purest forms of growing up, freedom, and self-expression.
