For 'Patti Cake$,' a rap star is born in Jersey (by way of Sundance)
The movie’s star and writer-director talk about finding the character’s voice at the Sundance labs.
Danielle Macdonald plays Patricia Dombrowski, a New Jersey teen with dreams of becoming a famous rapper, in the comedy "Patti Cake$," which screened in the U.S. Dramatic competition of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. (Courtesy Sundance Institute)