"I was born without limbs, but my motto in life is no limbs, no limit". Joanne isn't fazed by giving a speech to a room full of influential technologists. It is everyday life that poses more of a challenge; the tasks that most people take for granted. Being able to feed herself, type 36 words a minute, and text using just her nose, chin and tongue are by far the more trying obstacles, and huge achievements in themselves.

Moving interviews with Joanne's parents explain the difficulties they had in coming to terms with Joanne's condition. "I looked at Joanne and all I thought was 'What will you ever do?'" her mother recalls. She couldn't have been more mistaken - this local and national hero has now helped to change government policy regarding disability, and is close to completing school. In home movie footage, we see that Joanne's vivacity and enthusiasm for life has been constant, motivated through the loving support of her family.

As she turns 16, Joanne's determination to live an independent life takes her on an incredible journey to meet those who might make it possible for her, and those who have already proven that it is. Her drive to forge a pathway of her own with the help of assistive living technology, which Joanna describes as "the limb I never had" is truly inspiring. "I do not look at the word impossible and see it as impossible" Joanne tells us. "I look at that word and my life, and say 'I'm possible'".

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Official Selection - Dublin International Film Festival 2014