Machina Faust is a documentary about internationally renowned Estonian musician, saxophone player and improvisational jazz composer Maria Faust. Maria’s career started at the Kuressare Music School where she quickly realized that she wants to be an artist. She landed at the Royal Danish Academy of Music because she’s always wanted to have her music played but was forced to play only old, famous composers in Estonia. The musician’s journey in the film culminates with her piece Mary’s Mass with the film observing the rehearsals and preparations for the premiere. The creative source of Maria Faust’s work is strongly tied to the motives of her own life. All of this raises women’s issues and breaking through in a male-dominated world in her work. Maria’s husband, Ned Ferm, is an important person in her life. He is from a small island called Mount Desert in America. Ned’s childhood starkly contrasted Maria’s. Film is very much focused on relationship between Maria and Ned. Ned also plays in many of Maria’s bands. Maria is someone who has achieved the feminist ideal in a way she’s able to pursue her creative goals and is financially independent. She’s also the dominating force in her relationship, but Maria is still instinctively looking for her more fragile and vulnerable side.