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 Margarita (Lillian Carrier) bears her name—as she proudly proclaims—in honor of the drink her parents were consuming the night she was conceived. She is a 22-year-old autistic woman who, despite holding a college degree, lacks a clear direction in life. Her mother, Sandy (Gretchen Mol)—who is battling cancer—tries to nudge her, not always subtly, toward various paths. Their relationship, and the way the intermittent tension between them ultimately pushes Margarita out of her comfort zone, forms the heart of *Horsegirls*, a sweet and charming comedy-drama that screened in the U.S. Narrative Competition section at the 2025 Tribeca Festival. Margarita’s great passion is horses. She even rides a tricycle with a toy horse head attached to the front basket. Sandy convinces her to look for work, and she lands a job at a Halloween supply store run by Hank (Iqbal Theba), an understanding manager. What neither her mother nor her boss knows is that she slips away early to rehearse with a "h...