Alejandro is an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador, struggling to bring his unusual ideas to life in New York City. As time on his work visa runs out, a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast becomes his only hope to stay in the country and realize his dream.

I år 2000 blev kunstneren Mark Hogancamp mishandlet af fem mænd og efterladt døende. Efter overfaldet mistede han store dele af sin hukommelse på grund af en hjerneskade. I et desperat forsøg på at genvinde, hvad der er gået tabt, begynder Mark på en speciel slags terapi. Han beslutter sig for at skabe en 2. Verdenskrig-verden i miniatureformat.

Juggling demanding careers with three kids, Martin and Vendula decide a big change is needed to keep their marriage from sinking.

'Black girls don't play with black dolls', says the lyrics of Preta Rara's rap, one of the characters in It Looks Like Me. The documentary explores the lack of black dolls in the Brazilian market and shows the work of the artisans who try to change this scenario facing the gigantic toy industry with their handmade dolls.